#data tape advice
Gary:
>> having the ability to look for a specific frame and call it up to check it
We do this all the time with the 8200. A requirement for a backup system,
if you think about it! Not directly, of course, we restore it to disk and
then call it up. Like I said, it was the right decision at the time, and
since the 8500 can read the 8200 tapes, it will provide a lower cost
solution for some people.
Haven't gone to the Abekas yet, when I find a client willing to pay for it I
will. I've been real happy with the Laser Disk recorder, and there is
nothing like having it in-house for test purposes!
That's one thing that scares me, a lot of people just sending stuff off
without a way to really see what they are sending first! And I see the lack
of in-house testing availability hurting the industry as a whole.
I guess that's why I'm a bit scared of the technology. I've seen way too
many people having no idea what they are getting until it gets laid down by
an outside firm, and then there is usually no time (or $$$) to change it.
Greg Pyros