Drive inventory

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Wed Feb 13 22:50:59 2002

On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:

> Here's a troubling statement I found on this webpage:
>
> "One of the drawbacks with QIC is incompatibility. The format has
> suffered from an overabundance of standards over the years - there are
> more than 120 currently - and not all QIC drives are compatible with
> all standards."
>
> Oy. Looks like I'll have to hang on to every single different tape
> drive I find to make sure I can recover any QIC formats that get
> thrown at me. At least until I find a definitive reference that tells
> me what drives can read what formats.

Well, I'll help write up a list of drives if you want to start one. Might
be a good reference to have out on the 'net anyway.

-Toth
Received on Wed Feb 13 2002 - 22:50:59 GMT