Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: multiple dat autoloader? | From | (Scott Laird) | Date | Fri, 23 May 1997 10:54:06 -0700 |
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In message <Pine.SOL.3.96.970521125201.4894X-100000@marvin.kla.com>, Jauder Ho writes: > > I just saw one of these for sale. It is an Archive Fast SCSI-II 32 >GB Dat Drive. I was wondering if anyone knows if this will work with Linux >i.e. I can address all 4 tapes with linux. I know people have gotten 4x4 >SCSI cdroms to work but I haven't heard anything about x4 tape drive... >Thanks...
I've got one and it seems to work. It presents two interfaces to the computer for changing tapes. First, LUN 1 is a standard SCSI changer device, and will accept change commands. I think there's a driver somewhere.
Second, if you eject a tape, then it'll automatically load the next tape. So *anything*, even without SCSI changer support, will work.
JEM Computers (www.jemcomputers.com) has them for about $360 each, refurbished. That's not bad for a DDS-2 drive :-).
Scott
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