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From: steveg@tove.umd.edu (Steve Green)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Tape Backup software...
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Date: 23 Jul 89 22:32:51 GMT
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In article <26469@amdcad.AMD.COM] ching@pepsi.AMD.COM (Mike Ching) writes:
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]I bought a used SuperMac DataStream that came with TapeFit. Is this the same
]program as DiskFit? It's extremely slow (over 7 hours to back up 65Meg not
]counting 45 minutes to format each tape) on my Mac IIcx. Most of the time
]seems to be spent repositioning the tape.
]
Is that a file backup or a volume backup?  File Bup's can take much longer
depending on the way the software is done.  Yes, it is true that the 3M
mechanism is slow but it can certainly do better than 10meg/hour.  I think
the apple software can do 1meg/minute on a volume Bup.

					steveg@tove.umd.edu