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To: Jock Hutchinson who wrote (9579)	5/3/1999 8:53:00 AM
From: Ben Antanaitis	Read Replies (1) of 10072

Jock, You know how I feel about IOM so this cannot be construed as the mindless ranting seen on this thread by the usual three stooges. I have been looking for an inexpensive, fast, yet reliable (or potentially reliable), storage medium for my data archives and emergency backups. I think I see one coming down the pike that was developed by Phillips and is currently available. Take a look at: onstream.com This is a tape based system, but they write one data byte over eight tracks simultaneously (this is 8 times faster than serial linear), with integrated read after write recording heads (no extra verify pass required), head tracking servo guard bands for each data track, a very robust error correction scheme (an entire track can be trashed and the data is recovered) plus a claimed error rate of 1 bit in 10E+19. The base unit is a 30GB tape and sells for $299 IDE, $399 Parallel port. I don't think most IOM product users need this unit (capacity, interchangibility, etc.), but I am giving it a very close look for my personal and business use. Ben A. ez-pnf.com

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