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Floppy-Controlled Tape Backup
Name: Peter S. Date: January 17, 2005 at 08:43:33 Pacific OS: MS-DOS 6.22 CPU/Ram: 486/66-8
Comment:
Is there any "generic" tape backup program that will backup data from the harddrive to QIC tape drive connected through the floppy controller? I have 3 drives-a Irwin, Mountain and one that doesn't have a name it just says SE120. I have tried Iomega for DOS, but when it tries to detect a tape drive the light flashes on the drive and it says no tape drive found. If I leave a tape in the drive while detecting it says Please remove tape. Then No Tape Drive Found. I know these are out of date but it works well for old computers.
Name: rogerashley Date: January 17, 2005 at 09:18:45 Pacific
Reply:
http://www.datman.com
Supports DAT/DDS Drives, check the FAQ, if no good post back.
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Response Number 2
Name: Peter S. Date: January 17, 2005 at 11:09:49 Pacific
Reply:
The format I have is QIC connected through the floppy drive and it says it doesen't support that type.
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Response Number 3
Name: Phil Calvert Date: February 6, 2005 at 22:09:29 Pacific
Reply:
I used a QIC tape drive in my old job, although it was connected via a parallel port and not through the floppy drive. I will check to see what software I used. I used DOS software with it, software written for Win3.1x/WFW, and software written for Win9x. I am almost certain that the DOS software I used was called "Arcada Backup." Actually, now that I think about it, there was another DOS-based program I used that I believe was put out by Central Point Software. I don't remember the name of it, though. I think it might've been called "CP Backup." I might even have the installation floppies for some of these in the boxes of stuff I have from that job.
Phil
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