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From: carroll@ssc-vax (Jeff Carroll)
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Subject: Re: High Capacity Tapes: Exabyte or DAT?
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Date: 23 May 91 21:37:02 GMT
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In article <29543@hydra.gatech.EDU> ken@dali.cc.gatech.edu (Ken Seefried iii) writes:
>
>So I come to the net hoping someone has done the definative comparison
>of backup device technology and can lay down the pros and cons of
>each device, given that it will be used in a heavily networked, *very* 
>heterogenous environment, and needs to be able to work with a wide 
>variety of Unix machines (we have a habit of moving the things around).

	I've found Exabytes _qua_ Exabytes to be unreliable and unfixable.
On the other hand, I've used third party backup units that seem to hold up
fairly well.

	If you buy from an outfit that provides good field service for them,
Exabyte tape servers are OK. I've had good luck with Micro Technology 
(though they tend to be VMS-centric).



-- 
Jeff Carroll		carroll@ssc-vax.boeing.com

"...and of their daughters it is written, 'Cursed be he who lies with 
any manner of animal.'" - Talmud