SUMMARY: Can TZ88 be used for direct pc backups

From: managers account <managers_at_2100-1.mcb.net>
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 17:52:03 +0100 (BST)

Thanks to all who replied with some very good suggestions which in the
main said that it was quite practical to use the DLT even if a bit
unusual.
Dieter Tschermernig - dieter.tschermernig_at_joanneim.ac.at
Chris - ruhnke_at_us.ibm.com
Dr Tom Blink - tpb_at_doctor.zk3.dec.com
Bryan Lavelle - bryan.lavelle_at_compag.com
John Losey - johlos_at_hbsi.com
Tom Webster - webster_at_ssdpdc.lgb.cal.boeing.com
Richard Bond - rbond_at_mbt.washington.edu

So what we did was :

After a bios upgrade of the PC (Windows98) and various settings adjusted
to detect a SCSI adapter, windows found the TZ88 as a DEC unit.
Unfortunately, the various software packages we tried didn't recognise the
TZ88 as a tape device so this had to use generic device drivers to make it
visable to the software (Novaback+).

We are now able to make multiple save sets on a DLT.


-Original Message-
We have a spare TZ88 and have managed to bust all our IOMEGA and jazz
drives that we used for stand alone pc backups. Can the TZ88 be used if
you have a scsi card in the pc? If so what software would you need and
where could we get it? Whereas we appreciate that a DLT is a bit big for
most pcs, it is available doing nothing but look pretty.

stuart mckenzie
Received on Fri Apr 07 2000 - 16:53:10 NZST

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