TOM WALKER wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT>TW> Other then reserecting the Colorado I can thinlk of NO use.
RJT>TW> I can turn my Head and look at me Favored HP Colorado T-1000. I
RJT>TW> still also have 10 Tapes for hte Drive. As I recal lit could use
RJT>TW> either the 2120's or the TR-1's Two of my TR-1's are the extended
RJT>TW> length 1,000 Meg copmpressed TR-1Extra tapes.

RJT>I remember seeing those back when I was buying tapes,  but never
RJT>got a hold
RJT>any...

RJT>Might be worth my while to mess with one of those drives for the extra
RJT>capacity.

TW> With the Massive Hard Drives mnowdays even 1 gig is pittifuly
TW> inadequate The HOT ticket nowdays, and I suppose the Replavement
TW> for the Home user for the old Tape Drives, is the USB Hard Drive.

Yeah,  but that's assuming that *I* have some of those massive drives here,
which isn't the case,  and I don't have any USB going on any of these boxes
either,  though some of them are finally equipped.  I'm not at the point
where I can afford to buy really "new" hardware,  anyhow,  I just
keep making what use I can out of older stuff.

TW> Adn with the Entry of the DVD and Double Layer DVD with their Four
TW> to Eight times the capacity it pushes the Colorado type tape drives
TW> even further out of the Picture. For the professional Though the
TW> DAT tape Drives are still somewhat popular. But those Drives are
TW> OUT of sight in cost for the home user.

No argument there,  but I haven't got DVD yet either.

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