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From: BHOLMES@WAYNEST1.BITNET (Brian Holmes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: DVT VCR Hard Drive backup
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Date: 27 Jul 89 21:10:33 GMT
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I received my DVT VCR HD Backup device and software yesterday.
I ordered it from Computability as advertised in START for $209.00
Currently the software only supports file backup, no image backup,
though the software could easily support it.  In START it's advertised
is as storing 8 megabits/minute which would be 1 megabyte/minute right?
I backedup my 'C' partition which contained c12meg of files and it took
35 minutes, which would average out to 333K/minute right?  They also
advertised that it stores up to 360 megabytes (per tape I'm assuming).
Using a 120 minute tape, I will only be able to store c48Megabytes/tape.
They must have been using one big tape.  They suggest using SP mode,
which is the fastest playing mode (i.e. record 2 hours/tape).  For
$209 I guess I got my money's worth, I just hope they come out with
an image backup utility.

                        Brian Holmes
                        CSC Operating Systems & Communications

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