jdc@rama.UUCP (James D. Cronin) (09/09/88)
Is there any information available concerning the reliability of the newer 8mm videocassette-based backup units during long-term storage? (You know, the ones made by Exabyte, et. al.) We would like to get one, but field service technicians from a well-known (but unnamed) minicomputer company based in Maynard, Mass. were heard spreading rumors that they are worthless for anything over 1 year. This is taken as gospel by people who want to maintain a 'pure' hardware/software environment, putting the kibosh on it for now. BTW, the unnamed company offers a great cartridge tape system of their own, the ultra-reliable TK-** series. Anyway, we would like to get away from rumors, and find out from those who have direct experience. Thanks...Jim Cronin -- James D. Cronin UUCP: {...}!rochester!tropix!rama!jdc Scientific Calculations/Harris