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  1. Newsgroups: usc.list.novell,comp.sys.novell
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!newsstand.cit.cornell.edu!news
  3. From: Julian Humphries <jmh3@cornell.edu>
  4. Subject: Re: Novell Tape Backup Software
  5. Message-ID: <1992Sep7.165124.7585@mail.cornell.edu>
  6. X-Xxdate: Mon, 7 Sep 92 18: 02:02 GMT
  7. Sender: news@mail.cornell.edu
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  9. Nntp-Posting-User: jmh3@cornell.edu
  10. Organization: Cornell University
  11. X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d7
  12. References: <lacnu8INNoat@phad.hsc.usc.edu> <1992Sep5.032039.15644@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> <1992Sep5.135449.58656@cc.usu.edu>
  13. Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 16:51:24 GMT
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  17. >>I am soon to implement a DAT tape backup system for a Novell 3.11 lan of
  18. >>approx. 50 users and am looking for software recommendations/opinions.
  19. >
  20. >DAT will be dead within two to 3 years as a backup medium - Why not look
  21. at 
  22. >an industry-standatd EXABYTE tape drive....
  23. > | / | Jon Biddell              Email: Jon.Biddell@unsw.EDU.AU      | \ |
  24.  
  25. Why will DAT be dead?  Exabyte is tied to a single manufacturer and
  26. will continue to be very expensive.  DAT is 5-10 gigabytes for $1500. 
  27. File
  28. access in 30 seconds.  Why would it die?
  29.  
  30. Julian Humphries
  31. Cornell University
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