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From: Jean-David Beyer on 12 Jun 2010 18:33
Todd wrote:
> On 06/12/2010 10:51 AM, Jean-David Beyer wrote:
>> Todd wrote:
>>>> Better yet, don't leave data without backups that you're not prepared
>>>> to lose forever.
>>> Especially since their tape drive broke
>>>
>> Buy another one.
>>
> Old server will be replace in a few weeks. New server
> will be using removable SATA hard drives and AHCI for
> backup. DAT 4mm tapes are expensive for a few weeks.

I used 4mm DAT tape years ago, and it was terrible. I would never use it
again. Mine were HP DAT-2 tapes (shows how long ago that was. The drives
were no good. I switched to VXA tape drives and have never had trouble
with them, other than wearing out after 5 years or so.

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From: Kenny McCormack on 12 Jun 2010 18:36
In article <hv11nv$lq8$2(a)news.albasani.net>,
The Natural Philosopher <tnp(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:
>AZ Nomad wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:20:18 -0700, Todd <todd(a)invalid.com> wrote:
>>>> Better yet, don't leave data without backups that you're not prepared
>>>> to lose forever.
>>
>>> Especially since their tape drive broke
>>
>> and that makes them think their hard drive can't possibly be next?
>> That there can't be a fire, burglery, lightening strike etc.
>
>Well no, there can't be, because no such things exist as 'burglery' and
>'lightening strike'

A lightening strike is when you are attacked by mad cosmetic dentists!

It can happen, and when it does, it ain't pretty.

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(This discussion group is about C, ...)

Wrong. It is only OCCASIONALLY a discussion group
about C; mostly, like most "discussion" groups, it is
off-topic Rorsharch [sic] revelations of the childhood
traumas of the participants...

From: Todd on 13 Jun 2010 16:19
On 06/12/2010 03:33 PM, Jean-David Beyer wrote:

> I used 4mm DAT tape years ago, and it was terrible. I would never use it
> again. Mine were HP DAT-2 tapes (shows how long ago that was. The drives
> were no good. I switched to VXA tape drives and have never had trouble
> with them, other than wearing out after 5 years or so.

Oh I concure on that one. 4 mm drives are terrible. Some you
have to clear every seven uses too. Used VXA for a while, but they
got really expensive. Removable SATA drivers are a lot less
expensive and are really, really fast.

And, The customer has me going to there Monday to implement
a backup to one of his M$ workstations. Gives me a
chance to see if ftpd ever got installed on the server.

-T

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