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- Video Backup System
- by Lyppens Software Productions
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- Cost: 60 UK pounds for phone version or 65 UK pounds for SCART version
- Available from Power Computing
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- Tested on a A1200 with 2meg chip and 4meg fast 540HD.
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- The Video Backup System is a mixture of hardware and software that
- enables you to back up data onto a standard video tape. The amount of
- data it can fit on to one tape depends on the length of tape and the
- compression method you use. For example on a four hour tape you can
- expect to fit around 400 MB!
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- OK so how does it all work?
- Simply install the software onto you Amiga and plug in the supplied leads
- from you Amiga to your VCR. Next boot the Video Backup System software
- and select the disks/files etc you wish to backup and follow the on
- screen prompts. It really is that easy.
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- The software supplied will enable you to back up harddrives or floppy
- disks, it even keeps a log of all back ups, so it is easy to find that
- file or disk backup at a later date. The disk logger section of the
- software is a real life saver. Just imagine searching a 4hr tape
- containing over 300+ backed-up floppy disks for that required price of
- software. Well the disk logger will cut that search down and save you so
- much time and pulling out of hair ;-) [CLICK FIG BUTTON]
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- With extensive tests I found this system to be very reliable and on the
- occasion where a fault did accrue it was discovered that the video i was
- backing up to had a crease in the tape, ooops.
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- This brings us to reliability of the system. Well the software can
- hardly go wrong and nor can the hardware (1-2 cables). The only real
- problem is the VCR and the video cassette. Make sure when using this
- setup to use a pro-video cassette and also make sure the heads of the VCR
- are clean.
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- The only real niggle I have with the Video Backup System is the price of
- it. I would think very hard before buying it as the money may be better
- spent on a Tape Streamer or a Zip drive. If the Video Backup System was
- around 30-40 UK pounds then I would recommend it, but as is think twice
- before you purchase.
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- Madness
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