[list] [ale] Need advice on home back-up solution

[David Corbin]

On Sunday 28 September 2003 09:00, Bill Hamilton wrote:
>
> The trouble with this group is that you guys (and gals) are too
> helpful.  So I am posting this follow-up question.
>
> rsync and amanda are excellent ideas (I just read up on them).  I'm sure
> there are hundreds of jewels like these out there.  So useful and yet
> unkown (like the Vim asterik '*' command).
>
> What  tape drive do you recommend.  Needs to be inexpensive, use
> inexpensive tapes, compatible with GNU/Linux (RedHat9).  Actually, I can
> search google for models but I'd like to know more about the specs
> (scsi? ide? floppy?) that I should look for.  I would also be interested
> in any personal experiences.  Once again, this is for home back-up.
>
> -Bill
>
> Is there an inexpensive tape

My recommendation is buy a couple of large hard drives, and a swap-kit.  Odds 
are it will likely be cheaper than a tape based solution.
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David Corbin <dcorbin at machturtle.com>