Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hsi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!hao!noao!hsi!stevens From: stevens@hsi.UUCP Newsgroups: net.periphs Subject: 6250 tape drive experience ?? Message-ID: <177@hsi.UUCP> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 15:21:40 EST Article-I.D.: hsi.177 Posted: Tue Jan 15 15:21:40 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 17-Jan-85 04:38:59 EST Organization: Health Systems Intl. New Haven,CT Lines: 16 We're looking for a modestly priced ($10K - $20K) 6250 bpi tape system. Talking to Emulex they have the Cipher M990/M991 CacheTape which streams at 125 ips with a 128 Kbyte cache for around $13K. They also have the Kennedy 9400 which is a standard Kennedy start/stop at 45 ips for 6250 or 75 ips at 800/1600 for around $17K. Both will interface through the Emulex TC7000 Massbus controller to our 11/785 under 4.2 BSD. (The prices above include the TC7000.) My questions are: has anyone had any experience with either of these ?? Any other recommendations ?? Do you really think that the Cipher with 128 Kbytes of cache will ever stream on a 785 ?? (We don't want to make any kernel changes to have the drive stream.) Thanks. Richard Stevens Health Systems International, New Haven, CT ihnp4 ! hsi ! stevens