Amanda-Users

Re: tape hardware choices

2003-06-05 20:58:54
Subject: Re: tape hardware choices
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 20:56:55 -0400
On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 07:45:38AM +0700, Olivier Nicole wrote:
> > I used to swear by DLT, these days I'm swearing at it. I've had two DLT 
> > 8000s that the takeup motor died within a year. Sure, they were fixed 
> 
> That's why I choosed SLR, even less motors in those, the one that move
> the tape and the one that position the head (I beleive). Period. :)
> 
> If I knew a tape drive with no mechanic at all, I'd jump for it right now.

Digital camera memory cards?  :)

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