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From: dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman)
Newsgroups: net.periphs,net.wanted
Subject: RS-232 backup device for mini?
Message-ID: <3598@utcsrgv.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-Mar-84 02:46:15 EST
Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.3598
Posted: Sun Mar 25 02:46:15 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 25-Mar-84 13:19:50 EST
Organization: The Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
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I'm interested in finding out about what backup devices (streamer tape?
9-track tape? other?) might be available for a UNIX system. We're thinking
of acquiring a Perkin-Elmer 3220 mini, and the tape drive that P-E is
offering is a little expensive. I would want backups to be simple and
inexpensive (i.e., not a $500 disk pack for every backup), but speed probably
doesn't matter, so a 9600-baud RS-232 link might do fine. (That would also
avoid any problems with controllers, drivers, interfacing, etc.) I do want to
be able to get a reasonably volume of data on any one backup, so floppies
are out.

Thanks for any leads. I'll summarize to the net.

Dave Sherman
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Toronto
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