Re: Tape Drives

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I know what you mean. I also like doing things for 'the challenge'. And it's
not costing you anything. On the other hand, the advantages of optical media
are so overwhelming, that it really doesn't pay to fiddle with tapes.
Especially when CD and DVD recorders are so inexpensive. I would find a
computer that will transfer the data from tape to optical media and go from
there.

You could take the tape drive apart to see what makes it go. I like doing
that too. Around my house, anything that stops working is a candidate for
autopsy.

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"David DeBoer" <it@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23rTrJTwWFHA.2796@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Didn't see any drivers at SONY.
>
> I have the drive and I have the tapes so I thought I might just as well
try
> to use them. Isn't costing me anything. I figured if I could get to
work,
> fine. If not I'm not out anything.
>
> It's the challenge of it all...
>
>
> "James" <anyone@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:FApie.24152$VH2.16183@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > You need XP drivers for the tape drive, have you checked the Sony
website?
> > With the price of hard drives under $.50 per gb I can't imagine why you
> > would want to use a tape drive.
> >
> > "David DeBoer" <it@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:uw8iVFwWFHA.2420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to add a SONY StorStation to a Windows XP pro PC. The
drive
> > is
> > several years old and the software that came with it is for Windows 9X.
> > It
> > connects using the printer port. Windows doesn't see this tape drive.
Is
> > there something I need to do to get Windows to know it's there or is it
a
> > compatibility issue?
> >
> > Thanks for any thoughts you might have.
> >
> >
> >
>
>


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