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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!csnews!alumni!atk From: atk@alumni.cs.Colorado.EDU (Alan T Krantz) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Tape drive for backup. Date: 29 Mar 1996 09:17:45 GMT Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder CS Dept Lines: 19 Message-ID: <4jg9rq$j45@csnews.cs.colorado.edu> References: <Doy3z5.K2o.0.raindrop.seaslug.org@raindrop.seaslug.org> <315AFF62.167EB0E7@FreeBSD.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: alumni.cs.colorado.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Jordan K. Hubbard (jkh@FreeBSD.org) wrote: : I think that for backup, where you'd like the media to also be somewhat : robust and not self-destruct occasionally (4mm DAT is pretty fragile : stuff, I've found!) then there's really only one choice: An 8mm Exabyte : drive. : You can also get 525MB QIC drives (I have two) but backing up multiple : gigabytes is such a drag with those that I hardly ever use them for that : purpose now. An Exabyte is also a fine method of data exchange, given : that most folks have them. : -- : - Jordan Hubbard : President, FreeBSD Project The only thing you don't take into account is money. Does a home user really need that expensive of a tape drive? (i.e, I"m looking for a tape drive too and while i don't want a 'floppy' drive - I also don't want to spend $500 (much less $800)) to do an occasional backup now and then...