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Date:      Mon, 6 Dec 1999 21:18:21 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
To:        dutch@charm.net (Dutch Collins)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Using CD as Backup Dev
Message-ID:  <199912070218.VAA52638@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
In-Reply-To: <384BE903.C16CF4BC@charm.net> from Dutch Collins at "Dec 6, 1999 11:49:07 am"

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Dutch Collins wrote,
> I have been thinking of using a CD for backups. I figure a 18gig SCSI
> drive and a SCSI CD make a perfect couple. So, is this practicable?

An 18 GB drive can fill about 28 CDs. If you have a 8x burner, that's
still well over 4 hours to write. Does your CDROM have an automated
28+ CD changer? That's a long time to sit around swapping CDs.  Now,
do you think that is "practicable?"
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@home.com


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