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From: cliftf@sanpete.et.byu.edu (Fred Clift)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Like to use ZIP or am I a Dip
Date: 17 Nov 1995 17:38:26 GMT
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo UT USA
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Message-ID: <CLIFTF.95Nov17103828@sanpete.et.byu.edu>
References: <48eutq$dcj@slate.cyg.net>
Reply-To: fred@byu.edu
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In-reply-to: Eugene Grant's message of 16 Nov 1995 09:06:02 GMT
>>>>> "Eugene" == Eugene Grant <egrant@cyg.net> writes:
In article <48eutq$dcj@slate.cyg.net> Eugene Grant <egrant@cyg.net> writes:
Eugene> I know someone out there is using ZIP drives for backup of
Eugene> sorts. What I would like to know is what model and how you
Eugene> do it. Presently the only model I see avaliable is the 100
Eugene> MB model. Is there another? Do you use dump to backup? Is
Eugene> it easier? Thanks for your time.
The largest zip media is 100 Meg -- rumor has it that there are some
lower density disks, but I've never personally seen one...
You could use gnu-tar in multi-volume mode to do backups onto several
zip disks. However, keep in mind that while each zip disk costs
$15-$20, you might be better off buying a dat drive. Sure the drive
costs an order of magnitude more, but you can fit ~50 times more data
per $15 cartriage. If you plan to do a lot of regular semi-permenant
backups, then this might pay off after a while.
On the other hand, the zip drive has other uses and bennefits if you
consider other applications besides backkups...
--> fred
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Fred Clift - cliftf@byu.edu Assistant Systems Manager CAEDM - BYU
"Remember, if women don't find you handsom, they should at least
find you handy." -- Red Green