LGR Oddware - Datasonix Pereos Cassette Backup System
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Date: 2022-04-14
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Just
If this connected over something faster than parallel, then I would totally have brought into these back in the day. I mean, now, it-s worthless as a gigabyte is nothing, but back in the era when 100mb Iomega Zip Disks we-re significantly large and more expensive, then I would-ve happily used this for my archive storage! That-s amazing for the era!
I-m considering setting up a modern-day magnetic tape backup system for my current PC though, as I need more storage space. It-s not as desperate as my storage situation was the other day, as I deleted 600gb of Top Gear episodes that I downloaded ages ago, but when I redownload all of that I need something to put that in, and my hard drives won-t fit it. I hear modern tape systems can store terabytes of data though, which is good for me as I don-t mind the speed.
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If this connected over something faster than parallel, then I would totally have brought into these back in the day. I mean, now, it-s worthless as a gigabyte is nothing, but back in the era when 100mb Iomega Zip Disks we-re significantly large and more expensive, then I would-ve happily used this for my archive storage! That-s amazing for the era!
I-m considering setting up a modern-day magnetic tape backup system for my current PC though, as I need more storage space. It-s not as desperate as my storage situation was the other day, as I deleted 600gb of Top Gear episodes that I downloaded ages ago, but when I redownload all of that I need something to put that in, and my hard drives won-t fit it. I hear modern tape systems can store terabytes of data though, which is good for me as I don-t mind the speed.
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fanjoy
Wow, that Pod game frame rate reminds me of the S. T. A. L. K. E. R. frame rate on my potato playing with Warfare mod.
Not always, just whenever there's a huge gunfight, usually arriving at enemy bases.
One time I took a nap at the mobile lab in Yantar (Ecologist base) and when I woke up there was a ton of zombies and snorks attacking the scientist dude inside. He was invulnerable so he couldn't die by accident and you'd be SOL. Well, I had single digit frame rate to the point where it was something like 1 frame per every 2 seconds, no exaggeration. That little scenario took a bit to work itself out.
Good times, good times.
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Wow, that Pod game frame rate reminds me of the S. T. A. L. K. E. R. frame rate on my potato playing with Warfare mod.
Not always, just whenever there's a huge gunfight, usually arriving at enemy bases.
One time I took a nap at the mobile lab in Yantar (Ecologist base) and when I woke up there was a ton of zombies and snorks attacking the scientist dude inside. He was invulnerable so he couldn't die by accident and you'd be SOL. Well, I had single digit frame rate to the point where it was something like 1 frame per every 2 seconds, no exaggeration. That little scenario took a bit to work itself out.
Good times, good times.
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Lazy
I want one! I love weird little things like this. I wonder if the parallel adapter part actually has any electronics or if it's just a simple adapter. Could probably shrink it down for an odd little project. I wonder how small the unit could be made, if it could be made into a pipboy's holotape device.
And i also wonder if there's any way to speed up the transfer, not sure if the data transfer limit was from the tape speed, or the parallel port. Since i think you can get higher speeds with more modern usb to parallel adapters. (similar to usb to rs232 that can do 1-2MB/s speeds)
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I want one! I love weird little things like this. I wonder if the parallel adapter part actually has any electronics or if it's just a simple adapter. Could probably shrink it down for an odd little project. I wonder how small the unit could be made, if it could be made into a pipboy's holotape device.
And i also wonder if there's any way to speed up the transfer, not sure if the data transfer limit was from the tape speed, or the parallel port. Since i think you can get higher speeds with more modern usb to parallel adapters. (similar to usb to rs232 that can do 1-2MB/s speeds)
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Random
I think I would have crapped myself to be able to backup everything on a tiny tape in 1994.
I was a 12-year-old Linux dork at that time and REALLY wanted a tape backup system, but they were thousands of dollars and took up half a damn room. I can't believe I didn't hear about it! I totally would've jumped all over one of those for $500 in 1995! (I was doing some less than legal stuff in the early days of the internet and made money hand over fist)
Something small enough that it fits on my desk, the tapes were super tiny? Incredible at the time!
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I think I would have crapped myself to be able to backup everything on a tiny tape in 1994.
I was a 12-year-old Linux dork at that time and REALLY wanted a tape backup system, but they were thousands of dollars and took up half a damn room. I can't believe I didn't hear about it! I totally would've jumped all over one of those for $500 in 1995! (I was doing some less than legal stuff in the early days of the internet and made money hand over fist)
Something small enough that it fits on my desk, the tapes were super tiny? Incredible at the time!
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TexRobNC
This was a weird time, I can remember going to Circuit City and seeing all these weird Sony tape formats. I never saw this Pereos drive, but I definitely remember Sony showing up with -yet another format-. It would always be some high end piece of equipment on an end cap. I can remember seeing so many odd Sony tape formats, Minidisc, and other variants.
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This was a weird time, I can remember going to Circuit City and seeing all these weird Sony tape formats. I never saw this Pereos drive, but I definitely remember Sony showing up with -yet another format-. It would always be some high end piece of equipment on an end cap. I can remember seeing so many odd Sony tape formats, Minidisc, and other variants.
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OwenWalker
If memory serves me correctly the 1. 2gigabyte capacity is assuming a 2: 1 compression ratio.
Most LTO-5/6 tapes specify their max capacity at that compression ratio. so Realisticly its got 600mb of uncompressed storage capacity.
Also judging by the figures you had on screen. it was writing data at around 5. 5mb/s thats not too shabby.
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If memory serves me correctly the 1. 2gigabyte capacity is assuming a 2: 1 compression ratio.
Most LTO-5/6 tapes specify their max capacity at that compression ratio. so Realisticly its got 600mb of uncompressed storage capacity.
Also judging by the figures you had on screen. it was writing data at around 5. 5mb/s thats not too shabby.
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John
I bought an Iomega tape backup unit when I only had a roomy 1. 6G hard drive back in the day. Not only couldn't you delete backups out of order, but you couldn't even view/restore them out of order. I returned it and the tape after only a few days and got a sweet 1x CD-RW drive (about 100USD more at the time.
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I bought an Iomega tape backup unit when I only had a roomy 1. 6G hard drive back in the day. Not only couldn't you delete backups out of order, but you couldn't even view/restore them out of order. I returned it and the tape after only a few days and got a sweet 1x CD-RW drive (about 100USD more at the time.
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Paul
I would love to have something like this. No, wait, my newest SD card holds 128gb! Seriously, this was great with Win95, still my favourite Windows operating system, so nostalgic. I used Cubase on my Win95 machine for years with the dongle before Finale became affordable. to me at least.
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I would love to have something like this. No, wait, my newest SD card holds 128gb! Seriously, this was great with Win95, still my favourite Windows operating system, so nostalgic. I used Cubase on my Win95 machine for years with the dongle before Finale became affordable. to me at least.
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Michael
Why did this not become the replacement of records instead CD? It is smaller and similar price range of CD. Why CD instead of NT? if I had a time machine I would have to go back in time and tell the inventor of this to make this a format for pre-recorded.
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Why did this not become the replacement of records instead CD? It is smaller and similar price range of CD. Why CD instead of NT? if I had a time machine I would have to go back in time and tell the inventor of this to make this a format for pre-recorded.
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Schweizer
Wonder if it is advertised as 1. 25GB compressed, even with LTO tapes today it is labelled as eg. LTO5 3TB but native capacity is actually 1. 5TB. Really slow drive though, it runs at about 1. 4Mbps or just as slow as your original late 90s ADSL line
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Wonder if it is advertised as 1. 25GB compressed, even with LTO tapes today it is labelled as eg. LTO5 3TB but native capacity is actually 1. 5TB. Really slow drive though, it runs at about 1. 4Mbps or just as slow as your original late 90s ADSL line
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