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- From: stevenh@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (steven.t.heinsius)
- Subject: Re: Parallel Port; Tape Drives ???
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:00:49 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.150049.6025@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Dec21.234306.4661@scf.loral.com>
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- I have the backpack 125/250 which runs off the parallel port.
-
- It is real slow over 2hours to format and about 1.25hrs to
- back up 80Mb.
- It works well and is very portable and easy to use
-
- The 12/92 computer shopper did a write up on different
- types take a look at that for a comparison
- of cost peformance
-
- Steve
-
- ps it may have been the 11/92 comp shopper
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- From article <1992Dec21.234306.4661@scf.loral.com>, by andres@scf16.scf.loral.com (Jeff Andres):
- > What organizations/companies make them ??? and how reliable are they ???
- > What is their expected throughput ???
- >
- > I've heard of one from H45 Technology, which is either out or soon
- > to be announced that does 8 meg/minute.
- >
- >
- > --
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- > _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ Jeff Andres
- > _/ _/ _/ _/ --- Loral Space and Range Systems
- > _/ _/_/_/ _/_/ _/_/ --- 1260 Crossman Ave. MS-S37
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