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- From: lux@math.fu-berlin.de (Gerd Lux)
- Subject: Re: SUMMARY: SCSI Tape Backups
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- Organization: Free University of Berlin, Germany
- References: <1992Dec22.085210.12463@njitgw.njit.edu> <3s0cs*ct1@caleb.UUCP> <PCG.92Dec28174838@decb.aber.ac.uk> <1992Dec30.180709.6774@Celestial.COM>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 02:03:09 GMT
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- bill@Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell) writes:
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- >In <PCG.92Dec28174838@decb.aber.ac.uk> pcg@aber.ac.uk (Piercarlo Grandi) writes:
- >
- >......
- >:DAT cartridges, even the data grade ones, can be had for less than half
- >:the price of QIC ones, and they hold much more, and since DAT drives
- >:have fast positioning it is convenient to store several archives on the
- >:same 1.3-2GB cartridge.
- >
- >OK, fine. When are software distributions going to be generally
- >available on DAT? My primary reason for staying with QIC format
- >is software distribution and data transfer between systems.
-
- And which SW supports fast positioning ?????
- Nevertheless you are right, DAT tapes are cheap.
- Greetings,
- Gerd.
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