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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2 gig DAT drives
Date: 20 Aug 1996 13:37:56 +0100
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Jim Nelson (smartsignal@delphi.com) wrote:
: We're getting 40-45 MB/min onto DDS-2 DAT from a pentium pro.  Uncompressed!
: I don't know who invented DAT, but I think that they've queued up enough
: karma, in that single invention or conflux of inventions, to enjoy several
: wonderful lifetimes.

Hmm, I've got almost 6Gb on my FreeBSD box and another 2.5 Gb on the Windoze/
play box and another 1Gb on my Laptop.  9500 / 45 = 211 mins = 3.5 hours :(
I've got a 4(8)Gb DAT.  They certainly beat QICs, but against DLT....?
Now *THAT'S* an invention !

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....