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I have a Syquest Sparq parrallel port hardware device which uses 1 gig cartridges. I wanted to know if anyone knew where i would be able to get the linux version of the driver and how i would install this to my computer. I have data stored on sone of the cartridges from a while back and i wanted to be able to salvage the stored data. I dont know if it would be a problem but it was saved from a windows 98 computer, I doubt it would be a problem but there is always a chance of this. If anyone has any experience with this device at all this will also help. I have many different computers in my house and i can test it on any of them, if it is neccessary. I can try useing any version of windows as well If someone knows how to use this on it better than linux.. On my Linux system i am Redhat 9.0 using gnome, reboots are not prefered but if neccessarry I will sacrifice it. Thanks for the help ahaed of time.

[Al-Firdaus]

Linux, etc.
Although the SparQ is claimed to be compatible only with Windows systems, the SparQ internal is a standard ATAPI (IDE) device that can be accessed under Linux as a hard drive (as can any other ATAPI drive like the Zip, ORB, etc.). The parallel port version should work with the 'ep' driver for Linux available at http://www.torque.net/linux-pp.html.