kk@mcnc.org (Krzysztof Kozminski) (10/19/90)
One quick question: does anybody know if there are any technical
reasons causing the Apple Tape Backup to be so sloooooooooooooow, or is
it just a case of lousy software supplied with the hardware ?
Spending three hours to backup 40M of data ('backup files' mode) seems
to be a bit excessive, no? Especially since 'backup volume' does the
same thing in ~40 minutes.
Inquiring minds want to know ...
KK
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Kris Kozminski kk@mcnc.org
"The party was a masquerade; the guests were all wearing their faces."siegel@endor.uucp (Rich Siegel) (10/19/90)
In article <2652@speedy.mcnc.org> kk@mcnc.org.UUCP (Krzysztof Kozminski) writes: >One quick question: does anybody know if there are any technical >reasons causing the Apple Tape Backup to be so sloooooooooooooow, or is >it just a case of lousy software supplied with the hardware ? DC-2000 drives are intrinsically pretty slow, but in this case, it's just lousy software. I use Retrospect with an Apple Tape backup 40SC, and I can back up about 50MB of data, with compression, in just over half an hour. R. Rich Siegel Software Engineer Symantec Languages Group Internet: siegel@endor.harvard.edu UUCP: ..harvard!endor!siegel If you have telekinetic powers, raise my hand.
jjwcmp@isc.rit.edu (Jeff Wasilko) (10/25/90)
In article <4476@husc6.harvard.edu> siegel@endor.UUCP (Rich Siegel) writes: >In article <2652@speedy.mcnc.org> kk@mcnc.org.UUCP (Krzysztof Kozminski) writes: >>One quick question: does anybody know if there are any technical >>reasons causing the Apple Tape Backup to be so sloooooooooooooow, or is >>it just a case of lousy software supplied with the hardware ? > > DC-2000 drives are intrinsically pretty slow, but in this case, >it's just lousy software. I use Retrospect with an Apple Tape backup >40SC, and I can back up about 50MB of data, with compression, in >just over half an hour. I read somewhere that Apple is now including a certificate for a free (or $50) copy of Retrospect with their drives. Jeff -- | RIT VAX/VMS Systems: | Jeff Wasilko | RIT Ultrix Systems: | |BITNET: jjwcmp@ritvax +----------------------+ INET:jjwcmp@ultb.isc.rit.edu| |INTERNET: jjwcmp@ritvax.rit.edu |____UUCP:jjwcmp@ultb.UUCP____| |'claimer: I speak only for myself. Opinions expressed are NOT those of RIT.|