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High Capacity Backup Recommendations Sought

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From: Alexis TMS Tatarsky
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 1990 00:29
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I'm looking for solutions to my backup dilemma which is basically 
that I'm tired of spinning hundreds of tapes to backup 20 systems 
totalling well over 30 gigabytes of data.

We are considering 8mm, DAT, and possibly optical solutions.  I've
heard mixed reviews on the Exabyte 8mm technology.  Basically, some
users of the Exabyte drives have a lot of problems with 
the hardware and in some cases have been unable to restore what they
had backed up.  Users have also voiced concern about Exabyte being the
only manufacturer of this technology.

If you have experience with these media, especially info on reliability
and actual performance (capacity and transfer rates) I'd be grateful
for any information.


	Thank you.
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From: tms@cup.portal.com (Alexis TMS Tatarsky)
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Subject: High Capacity Backup Recommendations Sought
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