Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!bronze!silver!ntaib From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Audio DAT's for backup, anyone? Message-ID: <1991Apr9.155409.21020@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Date: 9 Apr 91 15:54:09 GMT References: Sender: news@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System) Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.oc.hardware Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington Lines: 19 >Some audio DAT tape recorders have both digital inputs and outputs. >Has anybody tried to build an interface to use these for backup purposes? >It would seem that with a small amount of hardware and some software we >could have a very high capasity backup system, and quite inexpensive if >you are planning to buy a DAT for music anyway. Don't know about DATs but PC Connection has a $99 card that lets you back up 110 Megs on a VHS cassette. All you need is a VCR. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iskandar Taib | The only thing worse than Peach ala Internet: NTAIB@AQUA.UCS.INDIANA.EDU | Frog is Frog ala Peach Bitnet: NTAIB@IUBACS ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------