Thanks fot the info! I took back my unopened DittoMax yesterday.
Can you recommend and drive specifically? Do you know what the status of
the Sony SuperStation is?
Thanks.
-Todd
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Tim Jones wrote:
>
> I was the original port-meister for the Max stuff (worked with the
> Iomega folks to get it done). What I have discovered over time rolls
> around these bits of info:
>
> 1> The Max/DASH DX combo requires a very fast machine (P5-200+) to
> function properly (even under Windows).
>
> 2> Three different Max drives will operate in three different ways.
>
> 3> Tapes made on one Max drive may not be usable on any other Max drive.
>
> 4> Even with the DX card running at 4000K/sec, you'll still not see much
> better than 300K/sec (18MB/min) of real data throughput (discounting
> compression).
>
> 5> The cost of the Max drive, its lower speed, and its proprietary media
> make it not so attractive when ATAPI TR-4 drives cost just a few $$
> more, plug in to your existing IDE controller, and hold more data
> natively on a tape.
>
> Even though there is some of my blood in the ftape driver for the Max,
> my strong recommendation is that owners return the Max drive to the
> store (if opossible) and buy an ATAPI TR-4 or NS-8 drive. You'll save
> time and frustration, regain a precious ISA slot, and get backups that
> are reliable.
>
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>
