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From: Robert Wier
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 1990 04:45

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 If this is posted to the wrong newsgroup, please forgive.

 Some time ago (4 - 5 months) I saw an ad for a tape backup
 system (not 9 track) for PCs and clones.  The nice thing
 about this was that it functioned via the printer port,
 and didn't require a card for each machine.  Since we have
 a BUNCH of pcs here, with no means of tape backup, we got
 a problem....

 It doesn't look like we could afford a seperate backup 
 unit for each machine, so I wonder if anyone could pass along
 any suggestions for:

   A unit working via the printer port (I know, it'll probably
 be slow)
  
  or 

  A unit where you can buy the tape unit seperate from the 
 controller cards.  If necessary, then we could install a 
 controller card in each machine, and move the tape unit
 around as backups were needed.

 I have 3 ATs with moderately large hd's which I'd REALLY like
 to back up....

 THANKS

 - Bob Wier

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From: rrw@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Robert Wier)
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Subject: MSDOS tape backup advice
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