[rescue] Exabyte 8500 questions

[Leslie Connally]

>I just got what seems to be a working
>Exabyte 8500 for $3..

Other than hating you.. GGGRRR!

>Are 8500s (and possibly other 8mm
>drives) supposed to be this quiet?
>There is one thing that is making me nervous,
>though. The drive only seems to make tape
>drive type noises

Exabyte has (probably DOS based) a test & diagnostic utility that does a
good job analyzing and certifying these.. www.exabyte.com  somewhere in
support..

L