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From: gardner_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (andy gardner)
Newsgroups: comp.publish.cdrom.hardware
Subject: Re: Use of CDROM as a backup device (HELP)
Date: 1 Apr 1994 12:40:10 GMT
Organization: Wellington City Council, Public Access
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In article <2nc0qi$92n@locutus.rchland.ibm.com>, poman@rs47382.rchland.ibm.com (Paul Oman) writes:
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>-- 
>CDR mastering is a fairly complicated process that requires a fair amount of
>hardware support and as such, CD technology is not currently well suited for
>backup applications.

Umm, what about NetScribe from Meridian? You simply plug it in to your
Ethernet backbone. I'm pretty sure it works fine as a back-up device.
It's just a Philips CD521 with an Ethernet connector on the back (and
extra bits inside).


Andy Gardner,
Wellington, New Zealand
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, Aotearoa