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- From: robbel@fwi.uva.nl (Robert Belleman)
- Subject: Re: Backup on VCR
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.145418.28574@fwi.uva.nl>
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- Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
- References: <72918@cup.portal.com> <1993Jan6.015343.982@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 14:54:18 GMT
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- mchandy@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu writes:
-
- >In article <72918@cup.portal.com>, DonH@cup.portal.com (Don - Hirschfeld) writes:
- >> If there is anyone out there that has a bridgecard and an open PC
- >> slot, I've got a PC card and software that will backup a 40 meg HD
- >> to a standard T-120 VHS tape in 2 hrs with full backup/restore features.
- >> Just attach the output of the card to the video input on the VCR and
- >> run the software. I'll sell it for $50 + shipping. Leave E-mail.
-
- >That seems awful slow for a 40meg backup...especially considering the time to
- >verify the data (a must-do when using videotape with all its dropouts).
- >There are PCM systems which can store the equivalent of 2GB of digital music
- >(sampled at 48kHz) onto a 2 hr videotape.
-
- Ah .. but your ear won't mind if you loose a couple of bits in a dropout
- (PCM logic won't mind either), but I'm sure you'd hate to loose two bits
- from your latest version of ProPage ...
-
- But I concur; two hours is too slow. I do think Stereo VCRs could do a
- better job if you could use the full bandwidth of the tape.
-
- -- Rob
-
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