Re: HD backup strategy ?
2005-08-16 13:58:13
Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 AT duke DOT edu> 08/16/2005 01:02:33 PM:
> On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 at 12:13pm, Jon LaBadie wrote
>
> > On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 09:40:59AM -0400, FM wrote:
> > > Hello everybody,
> > >
> > > My ibm 35810 died and I will cost use 20000 CA$ to replace it. So I
> > > thing it's time to switch for HD backups.
> > >
> > > Does some of you using HD backup ? if so what is you stategy ?
> > > How you take backup off-site ?
> > >
> > > What kind of hardware are you using ? SCSI or SATA RAID ?
> >
> > Haven't seen anyone on the list mention using it, but Iomega
> > introduced some interesting hardware last year. I think they
> > call it "Rev", basically a small, removalble hard drive
> > cartridge. Think high capacity, tiny zip drive as it has
> > 35GB native capacity and a builtin compressor. Along with
> > their single slot device, they also introduce an autoloader
> > that can hold 10 cartridges.
> >
> > If the capacity is reasonable for your needs you might have
> > your HD backup and off-site capability combined.
>
> Why does the thought of trusting my backups to anything made by Iomega
> scare the living $#@$! out of me?
Hehe - you're not thinking of the i'll-eat-your-disk-then-die zip-100, are
you?
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toby bluhm
philips medical systems, cleveland ohio
tobias.bluhm AT philips DOT com
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