17 May
1997
17 May
'97
4:45 p.m.
On Fri, 16 May 1997, Paul E Coad wrote:
Videotrax
This was an interesting system. It consisted of a board which plugged
into a PC and some software which allowed backups of a system using a
VCR. They claimed to be able to get up to 80MB per tape. They also sold
a VCR which allowed unattended
I saw this system at AppleFest '89. It was pretty interesting. I think
the problem with this system and why it never caught on is because: a)
let's face it, hooking your computer to a VCR is lame and b) it was slow.
Sam
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