Want 8mm tape drive experience

[Chris Rende]

We are considering the purchase of an 8mm tape drive for backup purposes.

I would appreciate any info/experience that anyone can offer.
Price, speed, service, interfacing, unix-able-ness, storage, etc...

I have a Nixdorf Targon M35/50 (Pyramid 9810).

The plan would be to connect the new 8mm tape drive to the system as drive 1.
(Drive 0 is the 9track tape drive that came with the system).

Thanks,

car.
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