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From: bscott@nyx.UUCP (Ben Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Erasable optical drive
Summary: Backups?
Message-ID: <1267@nyx.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jun 90 05:00:44 GMT
References: <21013@snow-white.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: bscott@nyx.UUCP (Ben Scott)
Organization: Public Access Unix - University of Denver
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In article <21013@snow-white.udel.EDU> kosma%human-torch@stc.lockheed.com (Monty Kosma) writes:
>Our connection machine has 50 gigabytes of hard disk (and we have the

I'd hate to have to back THAT up to floppy... (sorry couldn't resist)

(more) seriously, does anyone know how many tape backup packages are out or
in the making for the Amiga?  I personally know of one major one in the works
and have reliably heard of two more LOCALLY.  I'm beginning to wonder if there's
an epidemic going on.

Also, I remember the thread on the VCR backup, but it seems to have died out.
Why isn't there one of these little gadgets coming for the Amiga?  With the 
exception of the slight problem in READING it back in it sounds like an easy
enough device to implement.  And with the huge market penetration of VCRs it
would be very popular if marketed properly.

.                           <<<<Infinite K>>>>

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