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From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Ever heard of VideoTrax backup system?
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Date: 24 Feb 88 22:31:36 GMT
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I've also heard about this, and I understand the price should be around
$300-400 -- a lot cheaper than most 40MB cartridge tape drives (of course,
you have to already have a VCR).  Seems like the way to back up stuff to me
-- I'm recommending that anyone planning on buying a tape backup unit hold
on until this makes it to the market.

>  * data can be broadcast

A friend at MacExpo was talking to someone in this field (I believe he was
from VideoTrax, but I'm not sure), and this is where it gets interesting.  A
British cable station had make a test deal with VideoTrax to have one of the
channels that doesn't put anything on between 2AM and 5AM in the morning
broadcast stuff for (again, I believe) VideoTrax owners.  It was passive
stuff -- 80MB of public domain text (articles, news, general information,
etc.) -- but just think of what a great method this would be for
distribution of Public Domain/Shareware software.  Heck, you could get every
PD hypercard stack available in one evening onto tape (well, maybe two
nights :-) ).

Neat idea, eh?

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