Re: stock kernel 2.6.6 ftape driver, debian ftape-util 1:1.09.2000, old colorado jumbo 250(350), - no device or adress -

	hello,
	
	my dad heard of linux support of his old colorado jumbo 250 floppy tape
	drive (qic-80), no win xp support.
	
	now he wants it running, cos he doesnt trust cd/dvd for photo data
	storage over decades ;)

Skipping the technical issues, you should probably make your father aware
that jumbo 250 tapes can only be read by what are now long discontinued
devices.

The odds of any computer being able to actually connect to something that
runs off the floppy port, let alone have the right drivers be able to read
the tape contents, are going to be very low indeed even five years from now.
Ten years from now, even worse.

He may end up with perfectly preserved media, and no chance to extract
the contents.

Tom
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