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From: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: tape backup/multi pc's
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Date: 6 Nov 90 17:11:04 GMT
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In article <273056e4-3c9.1comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware-1@vpnet.chi.il.us< cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (Crash Gordon) writes:
<
<I use a Colorado Memory 60MB drive to backup network machines via
<ethernet/TOPS.  This works fine, except the archive bits on the clients are
<not reset.  (Not a problem for me)
<
<You can go that route, or buy one drive (about $300), an "External Kit"
<(about $150), and an adapter for each machine (about $100).  So your cost to
<have the clients do local backup is $300+$150+($100 X #machines).
<Theoretically, you don't need the adapter board; the CMS drive will run off
<the floppy controller.  But that's for internal mounting -- if you want to
<drag the drive around you'll want the adapter for its connector if nothing
<else.  (Unless you like opening the machines a lot?)

Internal drive = $249
External kit + adaptor board = $100

total = $349/drive

Plus, $75/board for each client if you want local backup.

These prices are for Hard Drives International - see any PC related magazine.
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