15 Feb
2003
15 Feb
'03
9:05 a.m.
Actually I recall reading about this in a local computer mag about 10 or so
years ago. They were talking something along the lines of 1.2gb per tape --
however they were seriousy questioning the device's data reliability. Anyway
I've never actually seen a commercial model.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Zane H. Healy
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:44 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: VHS Tapes as storage.
Hi, I seem to remember reading in popular
electronics,
about software that
would let you use a vcr to backup your computer.
I think it
was about 10
years ago. Does anyone remember or know anything
about
this. My searches on
google have turned up nothing. Thanks for any
help you can provide!
Andrew Strouse
I don't remember the name, but about seven years ago, one of
the machines I
was responsible for was an HP 9000/750 (Unix system) that had
a commercial
product like this attached. I don't remember anything about
it other than
the fact that the tapes cost about $100 each, as they had to
be specially
certified.
Zane
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