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Eric Hansen writes: >My question is, if I hook up this bargain drive to my floppy >controller, can I still use Unix-type backup utils such as "tar"? Yes. You will need to compile and load the "ftape" module, then write to /dev/ftape. I have a Colorado Memories Jumbo 250. I was never able to reliably write a backup tape and read it back again. About six months ago, I finally gave up on it and got a Zip drive instead (which works perfectly, and offers random access, but holds only 95 MB per disk). The new tape drives may be more reliable, and I'm sure the software continues to improve. I suggest you look around for successful users before investing, though. - Jim Van Zandt
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