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Leslie (and Derek) – My advice is to get something other than PP&S's QICtape before you're old and grey. What follows is an editted capture from AmigaUser: #: 6299 S3/Hot News and Rumors 16-Nov-90 10:20:55 Sb: QICTAPE Announcement Fm: Reid Bishop 72017,1744 To: All ANNOUNCEMENT! For all you users wondering about a reliable tape drive system for the Amiga, this announcement may interest you. I have uploaded a demo of this new product to this forum, and the official product announcement is appended to this message. This project has been in development for the past 18 months and proves to fill a void that many Amiga users have been begging for. I myself did a lot of work on this project as well, so I can answer any specific questions you may have about it's operation and reliablity. [[A paragraph of demo description left out]] OK- here goes the 'official' announcement…. Progressive Peripherals & Software and M.V.Micro are pleased to announce the release of QICTAPE, an inexpensive tape back-up system. [[A page or 2 of features/description left out]] For more information please call: Progressive Peripherals & Software: (303) 825-4144 QICTAPE is scheduled to ship mid November. Please see your local dealer for availability or call Progressive. QICTAPE ) 1989,90 Progressive Peripherals & Software + M.V.Micro – end quote – Note: a) Message was November 16, 1990 b) "…in development for the past 18 months…" at THAT time c) the "'official' announcement" says "RELEASE" of the product d) "…scheduled to ship mid November" ==> 1990 <== This is vaporware at this time. And not as wondrously useful when and if it ever gets out as the Toaster was (which was vaproware for so long also). Originally quoted mail-order price was about $450. As has been noted, that is higher now. You can get a SCSI floptical for $650 or less, and $1/meg for the media, and it's useful for more than just backups…. . . . . . JimDoc