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  3. July 2005

RE: 820 to 520 Upgrade

So I just have to make sure the tape drive I get is compatible with both
the model 270 and the model 520.  The redpaper says that what comes with
the 520 is a 3GB QIC tape drive.  That sounds awfully small.   Maybe
they meant the 13GB drive?

In any case, here's a REAL newbie question.  If both machines have QIC
tape drives but one machine has a drive with greater capacity than the
other, can the greater capacity drive write to tapes that the smaller
drive can use, and vice versa?

Joe

> From: Wilt, Charles
> 
> Joe,
> 
> You can probably get a used tape drive for the cost of the used
DVD-RAM.
> 
> The tape will be much faster and have a higher capacity.
> 
> If you've built a PC, you should be able to install either.

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