> Probably no one here knows anything about an ALT 4/52. Are
> you sure it's not an ATL 4/52 ? If so, some Googling shows it
Ah. Typo. Sorry.
I googled for it (without typo) quite a bit, but couldn't find anything.
Could you email me the link(s) you found -- you have far more
information here than I have been able to locate...
Thanks
rr
> has a 68-pin SCSI-2 fast/wide differential interface. Also
> might have firstbeen made by Odetics then ATL which is now
> apparently part of Quantum. Has up to 4 DLT-4 drives, 52
> tapes, is 23"x44"x32", and weighs 380 lbs. Changer uses a
> separate SCSI-ID from the drives, and a separate SCSI
> connector for each drive and the changer, and possibly a
> (serial?) console port.
> You can buy one new in box on eBay for $4500 or less. Also
> were rebranded by DEC, Sun, and others. First press release
> on it I found was from 1997. Apparently first sold with
> DLT-4000 drives and later with DLT-7000 drives.
>
> Frank
>
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > rr
> >
> > --
> > Richard Russell
> > Yellow Goanna P/L
> > m: +61 412 827 805
> > e: richard AT yellowgoanna DOT com
> > w: http://www.yellowgoanna.com
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> >> [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org] On Behalf Of Richard Russell
> >> Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2003 2:01 AM
> >> To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> >> Subject: Tape Robots
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I'm rather new to Amanda, new to tape Robots, somewhat
> >> unfamiliar with the finer points of SCSI, and am completely
> >> new to this mailing list. Bear with me :)
> >>
> >> I am about to acquire a tape robot. All I know about it is
> >> that it's an "ALT 4/52" with 3 DLT4000 drives, and an
> >> "Ultra-Wide Differential SCSI" interface. Unfortunately,
> >> that's all I know. My two questions, in brief, are "will I be
> >> able to make this work with Amanda under Linux?", and "what
> >> sort of SCSI card will I need?"
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any information that will help me here?
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> rr
> >>
> >> --
> >> Richard Russell
> >> Yellow Goanna P/L
> >> m: +61 412 827 805
> >> e: richard AT yellowgoanna DOT com
> >> w: http://www.yellowgoanna.com
> >>
> >>
>
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>
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Richard Russell
Yellow Goanna P/L
m: +61 412 827 805
e: richard AT yellowgoanna DOT com
w: http://www.yellowgoanna.com
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