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Gooserider · 08-11-2003, 05:15 AM

I've got LOTS of DDS 4mm data cartridges, mostly the 90M size thats supposed to be good for 2/4 Gb... I'd have to find out how to remove all the data from them (they currently have proprietary stuff on them from a prev. employer) but they have mostly been minimally used.

I find it really annoying that it is so difficult getting a low cost backup system that matches modern drive sizes. As best I can tell, it looks like the current best approach is to get an external firewire or USB hard drive and back up to that. Gets expensive if one does a traditional redundant backup scheme, and somehow seems wasteful.

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08-11-2003, 05:15 AM	#2
Gooserider Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North Billerica, MA, USA Posts: 451	That isn't the same as DDS is it? I've got LOTS of DDS 4mm data cartridges, mostly the 90M size thats supposed to be good for 2/4 Gb... I'd have to find out how to remove all the data from them (they currently have proprietary stuff on them from a prev. employer) but they have mostly been minimally used. I find it really annoying that it is so difficult getting a low cost backup system that matches modern drive sizes. As best I can tell, it looks like the current best approach is to get an external firewire or USB hard drive and back up to that. Gets expensive if one does a traditional redundant backup scheme, and somehow seems wasteful. Gooserider __________________ Designing system, will have Tyan S2468UGN Dual Athlon MOBO, SCSI HDDS, other goodies. Will run LINUX only. Want to have silent running, minimal fans, and water cooled. Probably not OC'c