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From: dwc@homxc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: tape backups using videotapes
Message-ID: <1609@homxc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-Oct-87 03:46:53 EDT
Article-I.D.: homxc.1609
Posted: Wed Oct  7 03:46:53 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 10-Oct-87 15:49:28 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel
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i seem to remember reading somewhere about a tape backup
device that uses vhs or 8mm tapes that could hold on the
order of 1Gbyte of storage.

does anyone out there have any info about this?  i would
like to know about reliability, cost, etc.

please send e-mail if you can.

thanks,
danny chen
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