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Re: newbie question -storing a file from tape to disk -
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 5 Mar 2008 07:17:56 -0800
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That's probably not far off...makes alot of sense.

John Lee



> Maybe even SLT on USB, boot from a chip.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Johnson, Tracy
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:33 PM
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> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] newbie question -storing a file from tape to
> disk -
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Craig Lalley
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:54 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] newbie question -storing a file from
>> tape to disk -
>>
>>
>> "Johnson, Tracy" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:     And
>> your average 3rd party backup software will also have this feature
>> for its own product.
>>
>> Too bad USB ports never made to the HP3000, we could have had
>> a lot of fun there with thumb drives as User Volumes or as
>> other storage media.
>>
>>
>>
>>   Tracy,
>>
>> Keven Miller has graciously volunteered to write a USB
>> driver... in his free time.
>>
>>   -Craig
>
> Yes but are there USB ports on HP3000s?  Or are there conversion boxes
> that attach to SCSI cards?
>
> In any case, that would be kind intersting, banks of Thumbnail drives
> for Backup or User Volumes.  Don't forget to issue that VSCLOSE command
> before yanking them out!  Don't put them on the System Volume Set!
>
> If used as a backup medium, labeling would be tough.  They come in
> various shapes, you'd have to write dates say, on an Avery label
> attached to the external box they came in.  Or something like that.
>
> Tracy Johnson
> Measurement Specialties, Inc.
>
> BT
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