Greetings To GTALUG Members, A setback has occurred in my project to acquire a new Linux PC. On the Windows XP PC that is going to be replaced by the new Linux PC, the DDS-3 DAT SCSI tape drive has died, that does backup duty for the HDD. Died too soon by only a couple of months -- !@#$%^&*(!! Since it could still take a few months for me to complete the acquisition of and conversion to the new Linux PC, I am not going to risk operating the Windows XP PC without regular HDD backup for so long. So, I need to source a replacement tape drive for the Windows XP PC, before I can continue with acquisition of the new Linux PC. A soon as I have a replacement tape drive operating on the Windows XP PC, I will resume the Linux PC acquisition project, and complete the revisions to the specification of components, per advice from GTALUG members. Regards, Steve * * * Steve Petrie, P.Eng. ITS-ETO Consortium Oakville, Ontario, Canada (905) 847-3253 apetrie@aspetrie.net