William Ono wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Arnold K Christensen wrote:
>
> [I want to know about the]
> > Iomega DittoMax Prof(external/internal), and if
> > it's any good.
>
> I have a Ditto Max Pro internal, and it works. A afio-based backup run of
> my machine takes around three to four hours, which isn't too bad since I
> run it at night. Be prepared to buy a cleaning cartridge though, as you
> are expected to use it every time after using a new tape -- you can't, on
> this model, pop the hatch open and clean the head with a Q-tip and
> isopropanol.
>
> > Because I have heard some rumor, I
> > didn't like.
>
> It's not the best tape drive in the world. It uses a special accelerator
> card, which ties up yet another valuable expansion slot in my computer.
> It might not be the most error-resistant drive/tape ever made. Cartridges
> tend to be expensive, and from what I can see only Iomega makes them.
>
> > I am going to use it under Linux 6.0/5.2.
>
>
> The stable Linux kernel is at version 2.2.10 right now. If you mean
> RedHat 6.0, please say so. There is no such thing as Linux 5.2 or Linux
> 6.0.
>
Sorry, The only Linux been used around here is Redhat,
I just took it for granted....
Arnold..
>
> Good luck.
>
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