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Re: Re[2]: Backup (hardware) for Linux
On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Evgeny Stambulchik wrote:
> > I never used DDS-3, but since I live in a very high-tech area and don't
> > see DDS-3 in the stores, I'm guessing it is still very expensive and rare
> > in Israel too.
>
> Extremely rare. I've ordered HP's 6xDDS-3 (that's 72GBytes raw, without
> compression) autoloader, $3k+, and after almost a month of waiting it's still
> "will arrive in a week or two" (everyone knows the meaning of that). So if there
> are interested people, I'll post a summary once I've got it working.
$3k??? that's ten times what we paid for a 12xDDS-2 changer... OUCH.
> > (but take a look at onsale.com if
> > you're storage hungry, the other day I saw there a $60k DLT 1.9 terrabyte
> > HP BU system for $6k)
>
> Not everybody lives in the areas served by onsale.com :-(
if it's for a good cause and you don't mind paying California Sales Tax,
you can send it to me and I'll send it to you...
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Ira Abramov <ira(a)scso.com> whois: IA58 (a linux enthusiast)
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