[KLUG Members] Travan TR-4 Tapes & IDE-Tape Driver

Richard Zimmerman members@kalamazoolinux.org
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 08:42:47 -0500


> I won't go into the fact that Travan is a tragically flawed "technology"
> and how incredibly expensive per megabyte it is,  since the user
> probably already owns one.  If you don't, don't buy one.

   Yup, these existed before I came around. I agree, they are a serious pain
in the butt but in the current economic times I can forget asking for "real"
tape drives. <frown>

> There were format tools for fttapes,  you might want to chase those,
> but I doubt it.

   Not the answer I was looking for but suspected. Thanks anyhow...

   Richard



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