From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Sep 3 12:37:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA21207 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 3 Sep 1996 12:37:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from orion.webspan.net (root@orion.webspan.net [206.154.70.41]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id MAA21199 for ; Tue, 3 Sep 1996 12:37:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (gpalmer@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by orion.webspan.net (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id PAA01704; Tue, 3 Sep 1996 15:37:00 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: orion.webspan.net: Host gpalmer@localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Branson Matheson cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "Gary Palmer" Subject: Re: Backup hardware recommendations? In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 03 Sep 1996 15:17:02 EDT." Date: Tue, 03 Sep 1996 15:36:59 -0400 Message-ID: <1699.841779419@orion.webspan.net> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Branson Matheson wrote in message ID : > On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Gary Palmer wrote: > > Huh? 8mm can go to 9Gb (uncompressed) from memory (EXB-8505). To my > > knowledge DAT is only 2 or 4Gb (again, uncompressed) > 8mm : 9gb compressed. 5 gb uncompressed. but you're right... a 4mm only > stores 2 gb... uncompressed. I stand corrected... however.. given the > amount of trouble that I have had with 8mm and have not had with 4mm I > will still stand by it. Hmm. Actually, I've had very few 8mm problems (apart from needing frequent cleaning, which all drives (should) need). Never hit a DAT hard, so I can't comment on that. Looking at exabytes web page (www.exabyte.com) it seems like there is a new drive on the market (two actually). 8505XL (7Gb uncompressed, 14Gb compressed). Just got a EXB10h for network backups here with a 8505XL in it, so I'll soon find out about that :) Then there is the Mammoth. 20Gb uncompressed, 40Gb compressed. > > > DAT is bleeding edge.. and although seems to be stable.. I try to > > DLT? > WHo boy.. again.. yes DLT.. ( this has been a very rough day for me. > Sorry for the screwups ) No problem. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info