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From: sfrank@orion.oac.uci.edu (Steven Frank)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: DAT versus 8mm Tape
Message-ID: <272DB1E1.9737@orion.oac.uci.edu>
Date: 30 Oct 90 17:01:20 GMT
Reply-To: steve@fisher.bio.uci.edu (Steven Frank)
Organization: University of California, Irvine
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I need to buy a backup system in the 1-2 GB range for UNIX.  I am
comparing DAT and Exabyte 8mm tape.

1.  Any opinions on the merits and problems with each system
    would be welcome.

2.  Can anyone suggest articles of intermediate technical level that
    describe how DAT and 8mm tape systems work and what the pratical
    details are of using these systems (eg, seek times, etc)

3.  What is the cost for medium for DAT drives?

steve frank
steve@fisher.bio.uci.edu