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From: Timothy J Kniveton <tim+@CMU.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Backing up FreeBSD?
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 11:05:27 -0500
Organization: Freshman, CIT general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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kduling@solaris.carl.org (Kevin J. Duling) writes:
> Here's a scary thought.  Backups.  How does a neophyte FreeBSD'er backup
> 224 Megs of FreeBSD space?  Am I right that there isn't a QIC-80 driver?

try a QIC-150 (250M) tape backup.  you can buy them used for about
$150 - $200.  there is a driver.

i believe i've seen talk of a QIC-80 driver as well.  but since i
don't have a QIC-80 drive, i don't really know (or care).