At 08:30 PM 12/30/1999 , you wrote:
>Hi All...
>
>    I'm quickly saying hi and thanx... you all know what I mean...
>
>    Just wondering... have a Colorado Jumbo 250 tape drive that was just put
>into an upgraded machine with Windows 98 SE... it's being seen by
>windows... but the software can't get the tape to start... after about 2
>hours, it finally errors out with a "Can't engage motor", or some such.
>I've been to the HP site, with no luck finding drivers or software. By what
>it sounds, the Jumbo 250 is not supported for Win98... can anyone confirm
>that?
>
>                                         Thanx again...
>
>                                         Harlen Linke


Your Colorado Tape drive information and drivers can be found on
HP's site at this URL:
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg10723.html#P99_4368

That is the good news.  The bad news is that the drivers are part of the backup
software provided by HP and they sell this software for $29.95 plus shipping.

Since the drive is probably only worth about that amount or a little more, this may
not be a good investment.

If you contact local used computer stores in your area, I am sure you will
be able to find a copy of the backup software that was originally shipped
with this drive for Windows3.x or Windows95.  It will still work with Windows98.

      Bob Wright
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