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- From: 128a-3fq@e260-4c.berkeley.edu (Bob C. Lee)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: Storage for backups...floptical, tape: insights
- Date: 23 Nov 1992 23:30:32 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- References: <1992Nov18.143823.19267@athena.mit.edu> <1992Nov19.210238.19839@rtsg.mot.com>
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- In article <1992Nov19.210238.19839@rtsg.mot.com> wolfmc@rtsg.mot.com (Michael Wolf) writes:
- >I would like a low cost somewhat fast backup method.
- >
- >How are the 21M Flopticals? This months MacWorld goes over tape drives, but
- >not floptical storage, any one have any experience they'd like to share?
- >
- >Thanks
- >
- >MJW
-
-
- Hmm... IMHO, $30/21mb doesn't sound economical to me. If you want
- to just back up data, go for a tape drive. TEAC drives are not bad.
- DAT drives are ridiculously expensive.
-
- Come to think of it. You wanted a "fast" backup method. So, get a
- Syquest or Bernoulli drive.
-
-
- G'day,
-
- ...B.o.b...
-