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From: mmg@creare.UUCP (mmg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: VCR tape backups
Message-ID: <1165@creare.UUCP>
Date: 7 Feb 90 13:15:27 GMT
Reply-To: mmg@creare.UUCP ()
Organization: Creare Inc., Hanover NH
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I've been following the discussion on backup software for the Mac and 
am glad to hear that there is an almost universal favorite - Retrospect.
Makes my decision process very simple.  Now lets talk media.

I've seen VCR backup boards for IBM PCs from a company called Omnitronics.
It backs up your hard disk onto a standard VCR tape in your home VCR player
at a rate of 600K/minute.  One 2-hour tape holds 70 Mbytes.  The real
attractive thing about this system is price - $169.00 for the board and
cables.  So I called them and asked about support for the Mac and got the 
standard "the Mac market is too small" answer.  So, the question of the
day is: Who makes a VCR interface for the Mac that can be used for backups?
Or, what is the cheapest/best tape backup system for the Mac.  Just for
reference sake, I've got an 80 Mbyte hard disk and I'd like to back it up
fully once every 2 weeks.

Thanks, I'll look forward to reading the discussion.