Re: (OT) Inexpensive Usenet options

In article <slrnhb2d7p.vom.gsm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Anyone who ever backed up a computer onto a DAT tape soon learned that they
were "WORN" devices. (Write Once Read NEVER). The working life of a drive
was often measured in weeks. They would write tapes for years, but after a
month or so of nightly backups any tapes written on them could not be read.
:-(

Whoo -- I never even heard of that. We had DLT, which was really
expensive, but worked. I've seen some software that let you backup onto
DV tapes.
--
Suddenly he realized that he was alone
with a giant halfwit on a dark deserted street.
-- Chester Himes

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