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Re: *Another* Backup software question...



On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 09:27:51PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sat, 2013-07-13 at 12:18 -0600, Glenn English wrote:
> > On Jul 13, 2013, at 3:08 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm interested in experiences of others. In my experience CDs and DVDs
> > > more likely will fail, than HDDs do.
> > 
> > My 10 DLT tapes
> 
> I don't know DLT, but many people I know and myself have experiences
> with DAT. The tapes are equal to DDS.
> 
> The problem here aren't the tapes, but the drives. I never heard of a
> DAT drive that lived very long, neither consumer, nor professional

Have a look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_Tape-Open

>From what I've read, these types are great for backups.

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