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From: MARCELO@pucc.princeton.edu (MARCELO)
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Subject: Re: REMOVABLES TRASHING HARD DISKS ???!!!
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Date: 21 Sep 90 17:51:04 GMT
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In article <1990Sep21.140502.8273@ariel.unm.edu> wilcox@hydra.unm.edu 
(Sherman Wilcox) writes:
> Well, this is terribly frightful, especially since I had just last night
> finally made a decision to by a DPI Syquest as my backup of choice, over
> a Teac tape system.
> 
> I'd like to second the plea to hear from others concerning Sysquest
> removeables. Do they trash hard drives? Should I, yet again, re-consider
> by backup decision?

    I have been usning a Syquest Removable (from MicroTech) for over a 
year now, and have had no problems what-so-ever. Not totally true since I 
did have problems getting A/UX to recognize it, but all is well now. 


     .. Marcelo ..

marcelo@pucc.princeton.edu
marcelo@idunno.princeton.edu
marcelo@phoenix.princeton.edu

.. I didn't do it ..
.. It wasn't me ..
.. Nobody saw me do it ..
.. Nobody can prove a thing ..