On 16-08-09 03:54 PM, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote:
On 2016-08-09 09:35 AM, Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk wrote:
On the Windows XP PC that is going to be replaced by the new Linux PC, the DDS-3 DAT SCSI tape drive has died, that does backup duty for the HDD. Died too soon by only a couple of months -- !@#$%^&*(!!
I used to use 4mm DAT tapes to backup my machine some years ago. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I don't know if any of my tapes ever went bad but the drives certainly did. I had 3 drives die on me in different ways (4 if you count the fact I was able to take parts from two that died in different ways to get a working drive). I've given up on the use of tape. I use external hard drives for backup. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick