Re: 8mm tape -- MIDRANGE-L

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Dennis,

Dennis Munro wrote:

> I do a special backup of a major library every night to 8mm tape as part of
> "day end" processing.
>
> Right now I can get 18-19 backups before the tape is full.  What I have been
> doing is changing the tape after 15 days but that assumes one remembers to
> change the tape.

David is right, change the tape daily.   Backup tapes are a lousy place to save
money, no matter how tight the budget is.

It's akin to bringing 1 life-jacket for 15 people... if the boat sinks, everyone
is still going to die.

jte




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