Re: onstream deal??

2000-06-23 Thread Matthew Tevenan
problem so we can help you troubleshoot it. Matthew Tevenan Technical Support Specialist Dantz Development Corporation 925.253.3050 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 18:49:28 EDT > To: [EM

Re: onstream deal??

2000-06-23 Thread Workingmacs
I've installed about 5 of the SC-30 models on Macs. They work well. The only issue I've run into is that sometimes the drives goes offline after swapping tapes. Turning the unit off and on clears the problem. This issue was well documented earlier on the Mac Managers maillist. There is sti

Re: onstream deal??

2000-06-22 Thread Fred Turner, III
>Just a note on our experience with OnStream. We bought an Internal >ADR30 drive and installed it in a PowerTowerPro 350. We immediately >lost everything on the SCSI chain. The drive works fine but I no >longer can use my Zip, Jaz drives. Try checking ID #'s and termination. I have a intern

Re: onstream deal??

2000-06-22 Thread Trevor Haggard
Just a note on our experience with OnStream. We bought an Internal ADR30 drive and installed it in a PowerTowerPro 350. We immediately lost everything on the SCSI chain. The drive works fine but I no longer can use my Zip, Jaz drives. Trevor Pixelar --

Re: onstream deal??

2000-06-22 Thread Malo de Lastelle
le 22/06/00 9:36, jakob krabbe écrivait : > At 09:42 2000-06-21 -0400, you wrote: >> Last I heard, the drivers were not available for the Mac. It's not a very >> popular format for the PC either. I would definitely recommend VXA over >> Onstream if you're addressing smaller backup needs (<20GB)

RE: onstream deal??

2000-06-22 Thread jakob krabbe
At 09:42 2000-06-21 -0400, you wrote: >Last I heard, the drivers were not available for the Mac. It's not a very >popular format for the PC either. I would definitely recommend VXA over >Onstream if you're addressing smaller backup needs (<20GB). > >Steve Your input is greatly appreachiated. Th

Re: onstream deal??

2000-06-21 Thread Fred Turner, III
>The drivers are available, at least for the smaller model, mhich comes >bundled with retrospect. Our press has one connected to a G4. Actually, the OnStream site states in the Mac area or a FAQ that the RDU 1.9 (which supports the 15/30GB drive) also supports the 25/50GB. We had assumed that

Re: onstream deal??

2000-06-21 Thread Jim Grisham
But who ever would want to use any backup program OTHER than Retrospect on Mac OS? ;) Jim Eric Ullman said, in a previous message: > > Retrospect for Mac OS and Windows actually use their own custom drivers, > built right into the software. > > On the Mac, we write pretty much the only drivers

Re: onstream deal??

2000-06-21 Thread Eric Ullman
Retrospect for Mac OS and Windows actually use their own custom drivers, built right into the software. On the Mac, we write pretty much the only drivers available for tape drives. With Windows, Retrospect does not require (or use) the manufacturer's or Microsoft's driver -- we support the device

Re: onstream deal??

2000-06-21 Thread Jim Grisham
ginal Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of jakob krabbe > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 4:57 AM > To: retro-talk > Subject: RE: onstream deal?? > > > > >OnStream is a spin off from Philips Electronics. > > > >You ca

RE: onstream deal??

2000-06-21 Thread Stephen Jones
PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of jakob krabbe Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 4:57 AM To: retro-talk Subject: RE: onstream deal?? >OnStream is a spin off from Philips Electronics. > >You can find out about their drives and ADR technology from: > >http://www.onstream.com OK, so the tapes

RE: onstream deal??

2000-06-21 Thread jakob krabbe
>OnStream is a spin off from Philips Electronics. > >You can find out about their drives and ADR technology from: > >http://www.onstream.com OK, so the tapes are called ADR. I downloaded the whitepapers and will take a look... The reason I ask is that I haven't seen them around in any catalogue

RE: onstream deal??

2000-06-21 Thread Craig Isaacs
> A company mailed me with a deal on an onstream backup solution. What > technology does onstream use? Is that the name of a backup tape + drive or > a company that sell OEM backups...?? (DLT's for example.) > > The tapes were 25/50 and the drive handle 4 MB/sec. > > What are they talkig about!?