Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!lll-winken!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Classic_-_Concepts From: Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: New stuff Message-ID: <16339@cup.portal.com> Date: 28 Mar 89 04:48:16 GMT References: <2017.AA2017@panchax> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 9 > ... DAT decks are on the verge of replacing CD's Were you referring to it as a backup storage system? Why wait for DATs??? Most people already have VCRs. VCRs hold OOOdles of computer data on nice reliable 1/2" tapes. The IBM world already has boards to interface their computers with VCRs. And DATs have been scuttled by nervous North American manufacturers who are afraid they will be used for piracy. Judging by the computer software market, they're right. In many people's minds, DAT is dead. Is anyone working on VCR-Amiga interfaces for archiving???? Julie