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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!news.leonardo.net!news.cyberport.com!news.supernet.net!news.magicnet.net!nntp.newsfirst.com!nntp.crosslink.net!news2.cais.net!news.cais.net!nntp04.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!newspump.sol.net!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfu lhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: 2 gig DAT drives Date: 20 Aug 1996 13:37:56 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 14 Message-ID: <4vcbj4$dc@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4umg1f$ftl@symiserver2.symantec.com> <4usrem$1dc@chaos.dac.neu.edu> <ZXCypQY.smartsignal@delphi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Jim Nelson (smartsignal@delphi.com) wrote: : We're getting 40-45 MB/min onto DDS-2 DAT from a pentium pro. Uncompressed! : I don't know who invented DAT, but I think that they've queued up enough : karma, in that single invention or conflux of inventions, to enjoy several : wonderful lifetimes. Hmm, I've got almost 6Gb on my FreeBSD box and another 2.5 Gb on the Windoze/ play box and another 1Gb on my Laptop. 9500 / 45 = 211 mins = 3.5 hours :( I've got a 4(8)Gb DAT. They certainly beat QICs, but against DLT....? Now *THAT'S* an invention ! -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....