ST412/ST506 tape or disk cartridge backup wanted

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From: Larry Campbell
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1986 04:42

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I'm looking for an effective mass storage device to back up my 70MB
winchester.  Since my system is a DEC Rainbow, which is compatible with
almost nothing, I can't use most of the popular IBM PC oriented options.

About the only standard part of my system is the disk controller, which
can run two ST412/ST506 compatible drives.  Since I'm only using one
drive, the ideal solution would be a tape cartridge drive that looks
like an ST412/ST506 disk drive.  A disk cartridge drive would be OK too,
except that the ones I've seen only hold 5MB, and the cartridges cost
$100 apiece -- which means $1400 in media for just one full backup.

Any ideas?
-- 
Larry Campbell                                The Boston Software Works, Inc.
Internet: campbell@maynard.bsw.com          120 Fulton Street, Boston MA 02109
uucp: {alliant,wjh12}!maynard!campbell              +1 617 367 6846
ARPA: campbell%maynard.uucp@harvisr.harvard.edu      MCI: LCAMPBELL

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From: campbell@maynard.BSW.COM (Larry Campbell)
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Subject: ST412/ST506 tape or disk cartridge backup wanted
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Date: Tue, 16-Dec-86 23:42:22 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 16 23:42:22 1986
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Keywords: ST412 ST506 backup tape disk cartridge Rainbow