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From: de5@STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV (SILL D E)
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Subject: Exabyte (8mm) versus DAT (4mm)
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Date: 6 Jul 90 17:13:54 GMT
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Which is a better backup device/medium for a heterogeneous network
including Suns, DECs, and various other workstations and minis?

How do they compare on:

    -price of drives
    -cost of tapes
    -capacity
    -reliability of drives
    -reliability of recorded tapes
    -speed of dumps and restores
    -vendor and third party support
    -driver availability
    -ease of use

DEC seems to be pushing DAT's, and argues that they're inherently
better since they were designed to record digital data, whereas 8mm is
an analog video format.

Thanks in advance.  Summary if warranted.

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Dave Sill (de5@ornl.gov)		These are my opinions.
Martin Marietta Energy Systems
Workstation Support