[olug] Backup of Windows workstation(s) to Linux server...

Sam Tetherow tetherow at nicusa.com
Tue Sep 9 21:11:43 UTC 2003


This may seem like a silly question, but wouldn't it be more cost 
effective/faster to get an external firewire/USB 2.0 HD enclosure and do 
backups to a hard drive?

Thomas Roehr wrote:
> I have a local source for used SCSI 15/30GB DLT's for  $100.
> 
> Tom Roehr
> 
> OBrien, Timothy (Omaha Linux Users Group - OLUG) wrote:
> 
>> <quote who="Daniel G. Linder">
>>  
>>
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> P.S. What have you found as an inexpensive tape drive for use at home?
>>> My last tape drive was an old floppy connected tape drive and each tape
>>> only held 250MB!  Is there a tape drive in the sub-$150 range which is
>>> either IDE or SCSI attached and holds 4+GB on a tape?
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Hello Dan!
>>
>> I suggest you find a used tape backup, like from the one of the 
>> vendors at
>> the upcoming computer fair, Electronic Recyclers, or one of the small PC
>> stores in town. Hell, I might have an extra laying around for ya!
>>
>> Have you also considered backing up to CD or DVD media?
>>
>> -- 
>> Timothy "Irish" O'Brien
>> Publicity & Social activities chairperson
>> Omaha Linux User's Group (OLUG)
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Sam Tetherow                           tetherow at nicusa.com
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