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- From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: Using the digital Audio out to backup on a DAT .. ?
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- Date: 1 Sep 92 00:48:10 GMT
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- In <?.715298753@tazdevil> henrik@mpci.llnl.gov (Henrik Klagges) writes:
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- | Can the digital audio output jacks on an Indigo be used to record
- | Backup-files onto DAT tapes ? This would be a great kludge in connection
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- YUCK. Fortunately this gawdawful suggestion won't work, at least, not
- without an incredible amount of work, and maybe not then.
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- | with a portable DAT player, because one could carry one's software library
- | around in a DAT and have the player handy to ensure everyone can read it.
- | Cheers, Henrik
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- Buy a data DAT drive. They are reasonably portable.
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- because whoever is silent dissents. | Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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