Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: give us a hand with arch

[David Brown]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 11:42:48PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote:

> DAT tapes use a helixal wind mechanism. Now those are *really*
> unreliable - they put a great deal of strain on everything
> involved. Both the drives and the tapes are prone to failure.

AIT tapes are also helical, but they have one of the highest reliability
values for backup media.  Or, at least that is what they tell me.

Dave

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