Hey, I wish there was a driver for the T-1000 parellel, I
still use it, it is a fine drive, so what if its not the newest thing,
4mm take is old technology to, but it is still great.
I just got a ditto max parellel a few months ago, and quite frankly
I don't think ftape ever did support it, atlest the external
version, I have yet to get it to work compleatly, nor have I heard
of any one else that has got it to work. And there are sertenly
people out there that would like to use the ditto max parelle,
I am only one of them.
I think time should be spent on makeing that is clamed to work
actuly work. I got the drive becase it was suppose to work with
ftape, thats what the ftape page says, yet I have not found that
it dose work.
And what the heck do i need to spend 300$ on a drive, when a
150$ drive backs up every thing I need and then some.
And I don't care if its not quite as fast, I got all night,
its a scheduled backup.
Tim Jones wrote:
>
> Andy Corteen wrote:
>
> > Perhaps
> > the Ftape authors could investigate if the driver is optimally setup
> > for this drive? If not I can see many people eventually migrating to
> > the new OnStream ATAPI drives.
>
> Since the Ditto Max is dead technology (Tecmar has taken it over until
> the old stock is depleted), the thought of folks abandoning the Max is a
> "Good Thing(tm)." The Max code was worked and tweaked as much as Claus
> and I were able to under the restraints of a multi-tasking operating
> system. The biggest hold up is in the ECC generation requirements
> (which is also why I strongly recommend a 266MHz+ system for Max use).
>
> I'm sorry to see the Max get hammered, but there ARE better solutions
> out there now - ESPECIALLY in the guise of the OnStream DI30 now that
> Gadi has the Beta drivers (which are VERY stable) available. $300 for
> the drive and 15GB (native) tapes for $35 - what more could a desktop
> user want?
>
> My recommendation: if you don't have a drive, or want to get good
> technology to replace the dated QIC-113 drives, the OnStream DI30 is a
> great option for desktop/workstation backup.
>
> Tim
