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From: keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Hard disk backup
Message-ID: <1387@tekgvs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 16:45:37 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 16:45:37 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Mar-86 04:28:33 EST
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Reply-To: keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Keywords: Is it REALLY a dodge?

I just saw the blurb about FASTBACK problems, and was particularly
interested in the $200 (not-copy-protected version) pricetag.

Folks, for about $1000 (maybe less now - I got mine some time ago) you
can purchase an outboard (cartridge-) tape backup unit that attaches to
the floppy-disk-controller's external connector It will store up to 24
megabytes and (after formatting, which seems to take forever) it runs
at approximately one minute per megabyte. In particular I have a
Microsystems MT25, and I love it. (I won't bother to post address or
'phone number - I don't want this to be misconstrued as an
advertisement.  If you're interested enough you can find their
advertisement in a pc-type of magazine somewhere.)

Being an external device you can use it on as many PC's or XT's as you
have in the office - or that you can carry the machine to. My *guess*
is that legally you should have a copy of FASTBACK for each machine you
want to use it on.  Looks like the reliable, fast, many-user tape
machine wins at about the 5-7 machines point.

keith

Keith Ericson  at TekLabs (resident factious factotum)
Tektronix, PO 500, MS 58-383     Beaverton OR 97077    (503)627-6042
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