From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Jan 22 10:37:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA08803 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 10:37:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gaia.coppe.ufrj.br (cisigw.coppe.ufrj.br [146.164.5.200]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA08796 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 10:37:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jonny@coppe.ufrj.br) Received: (from jonny@localhost) by gaia.coppe.ufrj.br (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA05084; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 16:36:46 -0200 (EDT) (envelope-from jonny) From: Joao Carlos Mendes Luis Message-Id: <199801221836.QAA05084@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br> Subject: Re: SCSI backup tape drive recommendations (again) In-Reply-To: <199801212241.OAA01034@george.arc.nasa.gov> from "lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov" at "Jan 21, 98 02:41:51 pm" To: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 16:36:46 -0200 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL32 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org #define quoting(lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov) // So, that leads me back to the question of what, if any, *reasonably // priced* SCSI backup tape drives and formats are recommended in the // 2+ GB range. Requirements: restores usually work, moderately // reliable, inexpensive, media relatively inexpensive. I just need // to backup a few GB of irreplaceable stuff reliably and don't want, // need, and can't afford, the really good stuff, e.g. DLT. What about a JAZ 2G ? Media is expensive, but dealing with it is much easier, faster and more reliable. And you may have other uses for it. Jonny -- Joao Carlos Mendes Luis jonny@gta.ufrj.br +55 21 290-4698 jonny@coppe.ufrj.br Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro UFRJ/COPPE/CISI PGP fingerprint: 29 C0 50 B9 B6 3E 58 F2 83 5F E3 26 BF 0F EA 67