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> > I'd definitely choose the HP1533A !
> > It is some three times faster than the Conner,
> > i.e. does 514KB/s (times compression factor).
> > Regarding DDS-2: I've heard multiple times, that DDS-2 tapes are not
> > reliable. And since somebody had recorded nuclear physics data on
> > DDS-2 tapes and had found no way to read back more than a few MB, I
> > tried myself and now would never again trust 120m DDS-2 tapes.


I strongly recommend the WANGDAT 3400DX DDS-2 device.  It has a hard time
with DDS-C tapes but it is a screamer on DDS-2.  I never had any trouble
with them and have used them on several different platforms.  On one system
I was regularly backing up more than 10 gig each day to one tape!

DDS-2 rules.

Regards,

Mark Hittinger
Netcom/Dallas
bugs@freebsd.netcom.com
msh@freebsd.org