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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (53488)3/19/2003 2:34:00 PM
From: Robert   of 64865
 
Backing up large amounts of data? I would....

1) find a cheap unused computer with at least a 386 cpu.
2) put Linux onto it as it's drives and partitions are mapped logically, making swapping drives easy.
3) put quad 120GB drives into it, this uses all the IDE slots.
4) if it needs to be part of a Windows network, active Samba in the boot sequence to make the drives visible.

120GB drives were advertised today for $100 each at Fry's, and the computer could be had for virtually nothing. I've actually done the above with a 133Mhz Pentium and mirrored 60Gb drives. You should be able to keep costs down to $1/meg.
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