tapestreamer

[Paul Dumais]

In article <1991Jun2.222552.28785 at intacc.uucp> mann at intacc.uucp (Jeff Mann) writes:

[stuff deleted]

>Since Apple has discontinued the SC40 tape drive, there are NO tape
>drives available that support A/UX (or rather, A/UX doesn't support tape
>backup), except for the DAT models.  This really pisses me off.

Jeff, please check before you make such a bold statement.  A/UX does
have tape drive support from a number of third parties and the formats 
include more than just DAT.  Look on AppleLink under the A/UX Icon or call
your dealer (in your case University Book Store, right?).  I found several
backup solutions in the 1991 Macintosh Product Registry [start pp.356]. Check
it out.

>I've got a 650MB drive and there's no way in hell I'm going to back it up
>onto floppies.

You probably don't want to back it up to Apple 40 Tapes either ;-)

>Also, there's a bunch of UNIX software I need that only comes on QIC-format
tape cartriges.

Try the MaxStream 250Q from Maynard (407 263-3500). There are others.  This
was the first one that I called.

>The fact that A/UX doesn't support non-Apple hard drives (without using
SilverLining, etc) is inexcusable.

This isn't true.  You can use the A/UX tools diskformat(1M) and dp(1M) to
set up any drive.  As well most drives come preformatted so all you have
to do is partition the drive.  That isn't too hard.  Finally, there are *many*
companies that include A/UX compatible formatting and partitioning software
with their drives.  Call Daynatek here in Toronto.  When you buy their 650M
Fujutsu drive you get the A/UX software.  

Here are some A/UX compatible drive format/partition software packages.

	HDSC Setup
	SilverLining
	DiskManager
	SCSI Director
	CMS 6.0.1
	PLI Formatter
	HDD Formatter
	Relax Installer
	Smart Format

>The fact that it doesn't support non-Apple tape drives under any
>circumstance, and that Apple doesn't even make tape drives anymore, is
>just plain stupid.

Jeff,  Tony Cooper has written a tape driver that is available on the Net.  The
driver is A/UX 2.0 compatible and will recognize most tape drives.

Stay cool dude and check things out a little more before you say A/UX *can't*
do something 'cause I bet it can.  

>|  Jeff Mann  Inter/Access Artists' Computer Centre, Toronto  [416] 535-8601 |

-ped-

-- 
_.  Paul E. Dumais   A/UX Specialist 	 	Apple Canada, Inc.	     ._
_.  Internet: dumais at apple.com			7495 Birchmount Rd.	     ._
_.  UUCP: {apple, geac, utgpu}!mauxci!dumais	Markham, Ontario L3R 5G2     ._