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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: Data Exchange Device Recommendation
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.221710.28607@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Keywords: backup devices; sydos
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1992Sep3.213116.11439@wubios.wustl.edu>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 22:17:10 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep3.213116.11439@wubios.wustl.edu> phil@wubios.wustl.edu (J. Philip Miller) writes:
- >We are currently implementing a distributed system running under OS/2 where
- >users (about 10), distributed across the country need to send data to us on
- >a weekly basis. We can design the system in various ways but we probably
- >need a media that will hold at least 20MB. The systems will be CompuAdd
- >486 machines and we originally specified using the Sydos 44i optical disks
- >since they can be purchased from CompuAdd and we were assured they were
- >supported on OS/2. The fact that they could be logically accessed as a
- >disk was seen as attractive, but not essential. When we started testing
- >our first sytem we discovered that the driver is not available and won't be
- >until after the first of the year. This is outside of the time frame that
- >we need to have the system deployed.
- >I am interested in recommendations from others. Either tape or disk would
- >be usable, but support over the next several years is probably critical.
- >The device would also be used for local backup. Speed is not critical
- >since it can be written to overnight. Cost of both device and media is
- >relevant, but the media can be recycled. The media need to be shipped via
- >mail domestically.
-
- You have several options. The most obvious is to go with Bernoulli
- drives, which do have OS/2 2.0 drivers now. Each cartridge can hold
- roughly 90 MB and is a similar technology to the Syquest device.
- Contact Iomega (or one of their dealers) for details.
-
- Another interesting option would be to go with a floptical drive.
- These drives are now supported by OS/2 2.0. Each floptical disk holds
- about 20 MB. The media cost is substantially lower than Bernoulli or
- Syquest, even on a per megabyte basis. A floptical drive, with SCSI
- adapter, runs about $450. Contact the Floptical Technology
- Association, 21710 Stevens Creek Blvd. #220, Cupertino, CA 95014, tel.
- 408-446-0407.
-
- IBM sells devices which might serve you well, so it is certainly worth
- checking with them. For tape drives you should check with Maynard,
- Irwin, IBM, and perhaps others, but, since tape drives don't look like
- regular disk drives to the system, it is probably not the best option
- for you.
-
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