Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 02:42:32 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com> To: "Greg Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "Noor Dawod" <noor@comrax.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: SCSI tape back that works under FreeBSD Message-ID: <007f01c17164$a3284c40$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <OF7F945520.F850FFD8-ONC1256B09.007D8B2D@use.ch> <002f01c17162$7d190550$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <20011120120938.M76318@monorchid.lemis.com>
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Greg writes: > I've been using DDS (so-called DAT) drives for > years too, and I've had nothing but trouble with > them. What sort of trouble, and what brand of drives are you using? And the obvious question: if they are so much trouble, why have you been using them for years? > I still estimate the average life to be about > 18 months. The average life of what? Media or the drive? Eighteen months is a long time to be keeping regular backups. Beyond 6-12 months, I call it an archive. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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