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SubjectRe: v2.6 vs v3.0
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Matthias Andree wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Bill Davidsen wrote:
>
> > I do that, but it doesn't make for a storage medium I can easily use on
> > another system. The cost of DVD writers is coming down, and non-magnetic
> > media may have some advantages as well. Still, thay're small compared to
> > disk sizes.
>
> There are big drives available if you really want one (and can afford
> one, which is the bigger problem usually).

The real problem is that the media is expensive. DVD media is <$10 and
encourages taking backups fairly often. In the long run that's most
important, not the initial cost. Trying to get a client to take an
incremental and store it off-site daily is easier at $5-8 than $50+.

--
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.

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