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From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
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Subject: Re: DDS alternative
In-Reply-To: <19990101113324.Z39598@freebie.lemis.com> from Greg Lehey at "Jan 1, 99 11:33:24 am"
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As Greg Lehey wrote...
> On Thursday, 31 December 1998 at 20:24:11 +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> > As Louis A. Mamakos wrote...
> >>> As Chris Timmons wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> What sort of FreeBSD compatible HW do you recommend in lieue of DDS
> >>>> tape?

[snip]

> >> The media is pretty cost-effective, which you should be sure to take
> >> into account when comparing the alternatives.
> >
> > Ever tried to read a tape written a year ago? 
> 
> Frequently.  I read tapes written 5 years ago.  That's the part that
> works :-)

Then you should not complain..

> > I've heared to much horror stories about unreadable DAT tapes to
> > trust them...
> 
> The trouble I have (and continue to have) is that the things have
> such a short life.  I used to do a complete backup (4 hours tape
> motion) every night.  Under those circumstances, the old DDS-1 drives
> lasted about 6 months, and the DDS-2 last about 18 months.

That is the 'glorified consumer product' side of DAT drives. They are
not really designed for heavy duty use.

Wilko
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