Tape drives for backups (info request)

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2 total messages Started by Adrian Zannin Fri, 31 Oct 1986 17:05

#8666

Author: Adrian Zannin
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1986 17:05

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   I would like to ask for information on tape drives for backup purposes
for the IBM PC.  I use one at my job, and when I was hired there recently I 
found out that in the two years before I got there they had NEVER backed up 
the hard drive, and there is some pretty valuable information regarding
sales, warranty information, etc.  Since I have been working there I have
gotten them into a weekly backup procedure, but I would like to do backups
at the close of every business day.  However, backing up a 10Mb hard drive
with floppies is a bit time-consuming and almost counterproductive...

   The information I would like is the usual:  price, speed, reliablity,
outstanding features, etc.  Also, if anyone out there has a personal 
preference for a particular one, please post!  I am relatively new to 
PC's, so any information is helpful...thanks in advance!

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Re: Tape drives for backups (info request)

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Author: Greg Waldref
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1986 05:38

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In article <1320@sunybcs.UUCP> ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) writes:
>
>   I would like to ask for information on tape drives for backup purposes
>for the IBM PC.  I use one at my job, and when I was hired there recently I 
>....
>
>   The information I would like is the usual:  price, speed, reliablity,
>outstanding features, etc.  Also, if anyone out there has a personal 
>preference for a particular one, please post!  I am relatively new to 
>PC's, so any information is helpful...thanks in advance!
>

Look into the Everex tape system.  It can be had for about $800, but
if you are real good at shopping, $700.

The software that comes with it is about the best that is out there.
The biggest selling points that I liked were: You can make an image back
up, and then restore from that image, file by file or image.  Also
It will prompt you to put a next tape in, if you need to back up more
then the tape size.  It comes with a scheduler that will let you back
up stuff any way you want (ie. what files) whenever you tell it.

I've had mine for about 2 weeks, and have had no problems. 

greg
...tektronix!psu-cs!psueea!waldref

ps. I am not connected with Everex (or anyone).

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