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From: ron@hardees.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: High capacity backup for LANs
Keywords: DAT, LANs, Backup, Novell
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Date: 16 Oct 88 16:48:03 GMT
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All current day video tape technology uses helical scan.  It's the only
way you can record video without having to have the tape zinging by at
incredible rates.  The 8mm backup systems out are cheap and hold a lot
of data, but they still aren't anywhere near as fast as a decent 9
track reel tape drive.  The EXABYTE drive has a maximum throughput of
250KBytes a second.  The relatively inexpensive 9 track on my system
at home can write to the tape faster than than the poor winchester in
the system can give up the data.

The major advantage of the EXABYTE style drives is the, start up the backups
when you go home for the night and come back the next day type of operation.

-Ron