[Gllug] Cheep backup solution

[Jonathan Dye]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan [mailto:stan at plato.wadham.ox.ac.uk]
> Sent: 22 August 2002 12:09
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Cheep backup solution
> 
> 
> > SCSI or IDE?
> 
> I'm using IDE
> 
> > A friend did mention DVDs, although he was talking about the older
> > version of the writable disks (I can't remember all the different
> > standards) as they were cheep now because production is stopping.  I
> > might take another look though.
> 
> The number of standards is reducing.  The two main ones seem to be -
> and + As far as I can tell + is 'better' (ie more compatible with
> normal DVD drives) but - was quicker to market.  Both are about but -
> seems to have a head start...do I even need to mention VHS 
> and Betamax?

erm, so the standards are called:
+ (pronounced plus?)
- (pronounced minus?)

JD

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