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From: Eric.Thav@f7.n369.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Eric Thav)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: VCR for tape-backup?
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Date: 22 Feb 89 11:42:00 GMT
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Greg,
 
        Not me, but a friend of mine uses the system known as 
VIDEOTRAX.  This can be bought in two ways.  1) With just a controller 
card that you plug into a slot and then plug your VCR into it.  2) With 
the controller AND their own VCR (made by SHARP, I believe) with some 
special circuitry added that allows it to controlled by the software 
instead of having to press PLAY or REWIND, etc.  
 
        The speed on it is  S    L    O    W.  I don't know the exact 
times but, its not a pretty sight.  The 'trax can do a file-by-file or 
image backup of your hard disk.  PC Magazine had a review of it in an 
older backup issue.  (not '88).  If you don't mind the speed of it, 
consider it.  My own preference is to spend the $100 or so more to get 
a tape backup.
 
                                           /* Eric Thav */