Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mimsy!oddjob!uwvax!rutgers!ames!ptsfa!ihnp4!alberta!ubc-vision!fornax!bby-bc!john From: john@bby-bc.UUCP (john) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Recomendations wanted on tape backup unit. Message-ID: <134@bby-bc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 4-Jul-87 20:37:40 EDT Article-I.D.: bby-bc.134 Posted: Sat Jul 4 20:37:40 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 5-Jul-87 05:36:38 EDT References: <106@dalcsug.UUCP> Organization: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Lines: 14 In article <106@dalcsug.UUCP>, dalegass@dalcsug.UUCP (Dale Gass) writes: > Does anyone know of a tape backup unit for the IBM-PC that does not require > the installation of a card (i.e. possibly by using the parallel port)? I > have a requirement to backup several PC's, and plugging and unplugging a > board is unacceptable. > You might try one of the qic-02 units around. They seem to be about $100 or so more than other 60mb units but you can buy extra controller cards for about $150 and just unplug the (external) drive from one machine and carry it over to another machine which has it's own interface card. john