Re: QIC Tape 'Survey'

["Al Barsa" <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Larry,

Considering how long I will keep it, and the comparative blinding speed, I
have deemed that this is worth it.

Merry Christmas

Al - at Newark Airport on the way to Charlotte

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

http://www.barsaconsulting.com
http://www.taatool.com






                      Larry Bolhuis
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Al,

   I agree that given the choice, the 3580 wins hands down, *BUT*:

   For a customer with 13GB QIC Drive in a 170 or 600 family machine *ANY
3580
solution is EXPENSIVE and may not even be an option and clearly does
nothing
to allow this customer to read any archived QIC tapes.

   Drive $5,300
   Controller $1,300 (withdrawn)
   Possible IOP or System Expansion unit $1,800++
   50 tapes $4000-5000
   PLUS $100 MMC.

  - Larry


Al Barsa wrote:
> I have been using QIC devices as a standard for years, and now I am
> dropping them in favor of 3580.  3580 is a series of freestanding devices
> at relatively reasonable prices for the amount of storage.
>
> Merry Christmas to all and to all...


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