27 Dec
2018
27 Dec
'18
10:53 a.m.
On 12/27/18 10:32 AM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
If you want something that can easily be shipped and
moved around one
option is a Qualstar 1052. I wasn't impressed with the quality and
performance of those. I gave away the ones I had. They do 1600 (and
3200), but not 6250.
The 1260 (or later) will do 6250, but I can't recommend it--it isn't
terribly good at reading tapes that the Fuji does fine on. I suspect a
couple of reasons for this--the transport mechanism itself and the very
low speed at 6250 (less induced EMF in the head).
If that's not important, it is pretty lightweight and comes in a SCSI
version as well.
--Chuck