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From: marcg@phred.UUCP (Marc Greisen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Video backup systems
Message-ID: <1766@phred.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 15-Oct-87 17:34:46 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 15 17:34:46 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 20-Oct-87 23:50:05 EDT
Reply-To: marcg@phred.UUCP (Marc Greisen)
Organization: Physio-Control Corp., Seattle, WA
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There has been a product in the trade press that has caught our eye
recently, the VIDEO tape backup systems.  We have seen two companies
that produce these, I'm sure there must be more.  Digi-Data makes one
that works with standard VHS tapes and Transitional Technology makes
one that works with 8mm tapes.

Has anyone bought and used this kind of item?  Our needs include
support of both VMS and Ultrix(Dec's Unix product).  If you have
experience with these, how reliable are they?  How is their data
retention?  How well are the controllers designed?  How is the
performance?  Generally what are your impressions of the product?

Please e-mail your replies,  if there is sufficient interest we will
summarize the results.

				Marc Greisen

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