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Article #29276Re: Mac II backup device - reccomendations?
From: Howard A. Landman
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1988 18:32
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1988 18:32
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In article <4888@dasys1.UUCP> alexis@dasys1.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) writes: >I have several CMS T-60 tape backup units. >4) THIS IS THE FASTEST UNIT YOU CAN BUY, BY A WIDE MARGIN!!! > I *CONSISTENTLY* get 4.1 MBytes/minute off of a 1-mbyte Mac II. Pluses and > SE's aren't much slower. Extra RAM helps a little. >However, contrast Apple's 40 MB tape drive, with buggy software, < 1 MB/min. >speed, and $1300-1400 list price... there's no comparison. Consider that DAT backup units should be available within the year. Consider that the data rate for DAT at CD sampling rates is 10.5+ MB/min (assuming that the software can keep up with that!). This is all vaporware at the moment, and the price is anyone's guess, but if you don't need your backup unit right this instant it might be worth waiting to see what the DAT units look like. Howard A. Landman landman@hanami.sun.com UUCP: sun!hanami!landman
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!oliveb!sun!hanami!landman From: landman%hanami@Sun.COM (Howard A. Landman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Mac II backup device - reccomendations? Keywords: backup tape mac Message-ID: <57018@sun.uucp> Date: 17 Jun 88 18:32:32 GMT References: <159@toybox.UUCP> <4888@dasys1.UUCP> Sender: news@sun.uucp Reply-To: landman@sun.UUCP (Howard A. Landman) Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mountain View Lines: 19