Tape backup unit: Any clues? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

15 Nov 1997

I dont have the exact same thing, but an old IBMer gave me something called a
videotrax, which is an 8bit isa board that connects to a vcr for backup
purposes. I got the complete thing, with box and sw. of course, this one only
holds 80meg per vcr tape. 

david

In a message dated 97-11-15 12:53:59 EST, Bruce Lane put forth:

...
  	Came across an interesting find recently.
Manufactured by Digi-Data
  Corporation, out of Maryland (yes, they are still around), it's a
  Pertec-interface TBU that uses, of all things, a VHS cassette mechanism to
  back up as much as 2 gigabytes to a normal T120 VHS tape.

  	Darndest thing I've seen this year! I've spoken to Digi-Data already, and
  it is still possible to get a manual for the thing (you better believe I'll
...
   be doing so!), so I intend to put it to good use.

  	I'm just curious if anyone else has crossed paths with this unit. It's
  called a 'Gigastore.' 