Hi, Patrick

Same story in here, same computer, same DLT and elapse time..
used to be operation staff worried about system backup finished 
on time or not..

Now worry free and he sleep better.  


Peter Chong
Sr. ERP/MRP Analyst.
L3 Communications
714.956.9200 x 363
http://www.powerparagon.com

>>> Patrick Dubois <[log in to unmask]> 01/28/00 01:08AM >>>
Purchase a DLT system
It's faster, more reliable than DAT, and less cheaper !

I have one on my 979KS100
Instead of 4 hours, the backup takes about 1h30mn

Patrick

Paul H Christidis wrote in message ...
>Fellow listers,
>
>After a recent rash of problems, where our backup would not fit on our
available
>DDS-2 drives, I decided to try and see if I could 'upgrade' to DDS-3 and
thus
>the extra tape capacity would resolve the need of someone driving in the
middle
>of the night to mount the additional tapes  (For a variety of reasons going
to
>DLT is not an option at this point).
>
>After finding out that my sales rep. had retired and after being passed
around
>and waiting for a call back for a couple of days, I finally talked to human
>being today and I was informed that the only DDS-3 drives available for my
>system (a 969/220) were of the 're-marketed' variety.
>
>Does this sound right?  The DDS-3 drive 'product' has already been
discontinued?
>
>Regards
>Paul Christidis
>