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#tapedisk

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#171585From: Jack DeathMay 24, 1995 12:35 AM
Im finding tapedisk very useful. I think its perfect for animators because seek times for sequential files are so quick. It enables me to render animations several times the size of my hard drives without constantly moving files around. Couldn't agree more! This is one of THE BEST investments I ever made… (And I have it since a long long time, this isn't just new-comer gibberish<g>)
#171783From: sanford kennedyMay 25, 1995 12:24 AM
Jack, Tape Disk….. Could you please let me know who handles this product and what the model name or number is so I can look into getting one. Your recommendation gives me insentive to find out if this is something I need. Thanks, Sanford
#171793From: EDWARD HARVEYMay 25, 1995 1:18 AM
Tapedisk Corporation contact:Jim Dempsey 414 231 3333 cis:73777,145
#172131From: sanford kennedyMay 27, 1995 1:19 AM
Ed, Thanks much. All my hard drives are loaded. I have no room for animations now. Time to buy more equipment! Sanford
#172134From: EDWARD HARVEYMay 27, 1995 1:31 AM
Sanford I had the same problem and since I cant afford a raid setup i got a HP jetstore 6000 also known as the 1533a dat tape deck. Its pretty fast and works great with tapedisk.
#172192From: sanford kennedyMay 27, 1995 2:23 PM
Ed, Jetstore….great! I have considered a number of alternatives to the very slow and cumbersome Colorado quic-80 tape backup. You waste a temendous amount of time trying to save and restore with it. I wanted to get my own Exabite, but the drive goes for over $2K plus the drivers. Not in my budget. Also, now that we have great software, there needs to be a breakthrough on the price of ram.$$$$$
#172201From: Jack DeathMay 27, 1995 3:14 PM
Tape Disk….. Could you please let me know who handles this product and what the model name or number is so I can look into getting one. Your recommendation gives me insentive to find out if this is something I need. The latest is Tapedisk 6.2, its made by Tapedisk Corp. and their # is: 1-414-231-3333 Ask for Jim Dembsy if you want any techn. questions answered, this guy is cool, he'll help ya with anything you might have a problem with.
#172278From: sanford kennedyMay 27, 1995 10:15 PM
Jack, Tape Disk… Thanks for the number. Ed Harvey has also mentioned his HP tape drive. I assume the tape disk program manufacturer has a list of compatible dat drives.