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From: mo@messy.bellcore.com (Michael O'Dell)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Exabyte (8mm) versus DAT (4mm)
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Date: 7 Jul 90 13:55:20 GMT
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The Exabyte has been given the coveted

	George Goble Good Bitkeeping Seal of Approval,

and until there is a DAT drive with that, I wouldn't put MY bits on it!

Seriously, George has spent about 2 years wringing out the Exabyte
and helping them get it right, so it is NOT "newish".  Further,
I know of noone in the world who is better at breaking hardware than
George, so if he's happy, I'll buy one sight-unseen.

So, if you want to help someone debug their product, go buy a DAT drive.
Otherwise, leverage the time spent by other folks who are very good
at helping people debug their products and buy one already debugged!!

	-Mike