Re: Why no third party solutions?

[Randal Whittle <whittle@chaph.usc.edu>]

> One warning here is if you want to use SCSI tape drives you better
> make sure the PCMCIA SCSI card you purchase comes with it's own backup 
> software. Most of the SCSI backup products are coded with specific SCSI 
> drivers in mind and most likely won't support your PCMCIA card. I was 
> hoping to use Norton Backup with my new Adaptec SLIM-SCSI and an Exabyte 
> tape drive and discovered that it only supports well-known ISA and LB SCSI 
> cards. I'm stuck with the Trantor's TapeMate software supplied with
> the SlimSCSI.
> 
> --Bruce
 
	Doesn't the Slim SCSI come with Adaptec drivers?  Presumably,
the whole industry pretty much supports those...

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