rrebello@titan.UUCP (Rod Rebello -- CAD Development) (02/24/91)
I want to thank everyone who responded to my inquiry about backup tape drives for my 150 meg drive. Most people recommended the Colorado Memory Systems Jumbo 60 meg. However, I decided to purchase the ArchiveXL 80. This drive can back up a full 120 meg on one tape uncompressed. Although Colordo advertises 120 meg with compression, I would not get this capacity with my file mixture. 120 meg is plenty for me to back up my entire drive on one tape (as long as I can keep 30 meg free :-). I got the drive through Gateway 2000 where I bought my original system. It arrived 3 days after placing the order with everything I needed to install. Price: $295 including cables and an adapter card to handle 2 existing floppy drives. It was easy to install, and the backup software is very easy to use. I would recommend it to anyone with a similar need. A follow on question is where is a good place to order inexpensive DC2120 tapes? Gateway charges $20 for pre-formated 120 meg 3M tapes. Are unformated tapes cheaper? Rod Rebello UUCP: ..!uunet!titan!rrebello Microchip Technology, Inc. Internet: rrebello%titan.UUCP@uunet.uu.net Chandler, AZ