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From: bernard@piper.colorado.edu (Bernie Bernstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Backup alternatives
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Date: 13 Apr 90 19:46:37 GMT
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Reply-To: bernard@piper.colorado.edu (Bernie Bernstein)
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I am about to do something about backing up my office mac. (Mac II, 5Mb,
150MB Wren (Gigacell systems, now defunct?) HD.  I had been backing
it up to floppies, but I would like to get some better backup device for
it.  I would appreciate any feedback, especially from those who use some
of the alternatives listed below.


1.  Backup on DC2000 tape from Suns on network.  (Is there any way to do
      this?)  This would be the least expensive approach since we 
      already have suns with tape drives.  I will not want to waste
      150 meg on their disks however.  Is there any way to backup 
      directly to the tape drive without putting everything on the Sun 
      first?  We are connected through a Gatorbox.


2.  Teac 155 Meg Tape Drive 
      ~$750 w/Retrospect + $35 per tape * 1 tape for complete backup.
      Total: $785 for one complete backup

      This will allow unattended backups for a low price, but it will
      be slow


3.  Syquest 45 Meg removable HD
      ~$700 + $150 Retrospect + ($80 per disk * (3 or 4))
      Total: $1090 or $1170 for one complete backup

      This will give speed and versatility, but I can't do unattended
      backups and it will cost the most.      


Are there any other alternatives for under $1500?  I would like to
hear some suggestions or further justification of any of the ideas
given here.  If you see any important flaws in any of these methods, 
please let me know.





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