Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:20:52 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Anthony Atkielski <anthony@atkielski.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SCSI tape back that works under FreeBSD Message-ID: <20011121092052.J76318@monorchid.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <00a801c171a9$c5a8f2c0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <OF7F945520.F850FFD8-ONC1256B09.007D8B2D@use.ch> <002f01c17162$7d190550$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <20011120120938.M76318@monorchid.lemis.com> <007f01c17164$a3284c40$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <20011120121857.O76318@monorchid.lemis.com> <00a801c171a9$c5a8f2c0$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Tuesday, 20 November 2001 at 10:57:25 +0100, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > Greg writes: > >> Total failure. > > There's no such thing as "total failure." What actually occurred? In most cases, they were unable to transfer data. In two cases, there was mechanical failure. >> HP, AIWA, Sony, Conner. > > And all of them failed "totally"? To the point that a repair was not practical, yes. >> What would you replace them with? > > DLT is the usual choice. Look at the prices. >> It's a question of cost. > > If you don't want to pay for something better, you're in no position > to complain about what you are using. That is a stupid statement. Carried to its logical conclusion, you could never complain about anything if there was some really expensive alternative. >> But if disks were anywhere near as unreliable as tapes, people >> would be up in arms. > > Tapes don't have to be as reliable as disks. Nobody uses them for > anything except backups. Another stupid statement. If there's one thing that needs to be reliable, it's backups. >> Drive. > > How many times a day did you use the drive during 18 months? Once. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20011121092052.J76318>