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From: udrubini@mcs.drexel.edu (David F. Rubinic)
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Subject: Re: Best HD Backup medium?
Message-ID: <1991Mar3.200433.12378@mcs.drexel.edu>
Date: 3 Mar 91 20:04:33 GMT
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In article <16964@venera.isi.edu> jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) writes:
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>What is the best medium for backing up your HDs?  I'm looking for an
>item with the following characteristics:
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>1. Reliable
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>2. Convenient
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>3. Fast
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>(In that order.)
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>I am considering tape cartridges and Syquest drives right now.  I am a
>little afraid of Syquests, as I've had some very bad experiences with
>the quality of the media (and this was running SilverLining, so the
>drivers should have been beyond reproach).
>
>jas
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>Jeffrey A. Sullivan		| Senior Systems Programmer
>jas@venera.isi.edu		| Information Sciences Institute
>jas@isi.edu                    	| University of Southern California

   I have been using a Teac based tape drive with Retrospect for some time now,
and have been very satisfied with it.  It does a complete backup of my 140 meg
HD in 30-45 minutes, plus it does incrementals alot faster (depending on the
changes since last time).

udrubini@mcs.drexel.edu              "But these go to eleven..."
                                        - Spinal Tap