Epson Equity III, Product Support Bulletin

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Product Support Bulletin
Subject: Tape Backup System Test Results
Date: 6/13/89
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PSB No: S-0087
Originator:
The Epson America Product Support Center has recently tested four tape
backup systems:
Archive VP - 150i Internal, 150MB
Mountain Series 4000 FileSafe External, 40MB
Tallgrass TG - 4060 + External, 60MB
Tecmar QT - 60e External, 60MB
The tape drives were tested on a variety of systems (please see the notes
below). In all cases, the drive manufacturer’s documentation was used as a
guide to installation and operation. Note that for 8086/88 computers, the
XT- type settings were used. For the 80286/386 computers, the AT- type
settings were used. This is important for correctly configuring the host
adapters or controller cards for IRQ, DMA and I/O port address.
Archive VP - 150i
The VP - 150i was tested on the Equity II +, Ill + and 386/20. Due
to the capacity and nature of the drive, it is not particularly suited
for use in any of the 8086/88 computers. This was the only drive
supplied with Unix/Xenix device drivers. It was tested under MS -
DOS 3.3 and SC0 Xenix 286 System V version 2.2.1 with no
problems encountered. The VP - 150i is also Novell tested and
certified under the NetWare operating system.
Mountain Series 4000 FileSafe
The Series 4000 FileSafe was tested on the Equity II+, III + and
386/20. Due to the use of a 16 - bit controller, it was not tested
in any of the 8086/88 computers. It was tested under MS - DOS
3.3 with no problems encountered. A chapter is included in the
tape software documentation on backup and restore operations on
a local area network, including Novell.