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From: alen@crash.cts.com (Alen Shapiro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Can I Back Up my Hard Drive on my VCR (sarcy reply)
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Date: 29 Dec 90 18:08:50 GMT
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In <555@ucunix.SAN.UC.EDU> morris@ucunix.SAN.UC.EDU (Ted Morris) writes:

>I don't have any further information, but based on 80Mb of data, at
>86,000bps, at 8 bits per byte?, gives 7441 seconds, divided by 3600
>seconds per hour, gives two hours for 80Mb backup.  Assuming you use
>your own VCR, and inexpensive video tape, this might make sense against
>a dedicated 1/4" cartridge machine...I guess.

Sorry guys - couldn't resist this....
On a 2 hour tape (normal mode), it's going to take 2 hours to fully
write the tape. :-)

Did you know that a 4 hour tape would take 4 hours.

--alen the (smart-ass) Lisa Slayer (trying to turn a SPARC into a flame)
    alen%shappy.uucp@crash.cts.com (a mac+ uucp host - what a concept!!)
    alen@crash.cts.com

ps running the tape in double or triple play modes would take the same
   amount of time to back up 80Mbytes
pps....stepping on the gas to get to the gas station before the gas runs
       out is also a valid technique and only fails due to the imperfect
       nature of the universe (IMHO) ;-)