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From: nlcw on 8 Aug 2006 02:57 When looking at a c64 related site I found something interesting in it. The Video Backup System.. on the site it says that this device: VBS (Video Backup System) "turns any VCR into a reliable, inexpensive backup device - store large floppy disk collections or entire hard disk on video tape - 200Mb on 4 hour tape", LC5K3 LCD Calculator. Would anyone out there own or used one of these devices?.. were these devices very popular? check out http://www.webs4u.co.nz/museum/inside-m.html for more info. nlcw.
From: nlcw on 8 Aug 2006 02:59 Oops, ignore the bit about the "LC5K3 LCD Calculator." lol nlcw. "nlcw" <nlcw(a)iinet.net.au> wrote in message news:yBWBg.8601$rP1.2877(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > When looking at a c64 related site I found something interesting in it. > The Video Backup System.. on the site it says that this device: > > VBS (Video Backup System) "turns any VCR into a reliable, inexpensive > backup device - store large floppy disk collections or entire hard disk on > video tape - 200Mb on 4 hour tape", LC5K3 LCD Calculator. > > Would anyone out there own or used one of these devices?.. were these > devices very popular? > > check out http://www.webs4u.co.nz/museum/inside-m.html for more info. > > nlcw. > >
From: madcrow on 8 Aug 2006 08:51 nlcw wrote: > When looking at a c64 related site I found something interesting in it. > The Video Backup System.. on the site it says that this device: > > VBS (Video Backup System) "turns any VCR into a reliable, inexpensive backup > device - store large floppy disk collections or entire hard disk on video > tape - 200Mb on 4 hour tape" > > Would anyone out there own or used one of these devices?.. were these > devices very popular? > > check out http://www.webs4u.co.nz/museum/inside-m.html for more info. > > nlcw. I had fantasized about the existence of such a device that could be used as mass storage on the cheap... Nice to know that somebody actually built one of these back in the day. Madcrow Mike
From: Ville Muikkula on 8 Aug 2006 10:00 nlcw <nlcw(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: > VBS (Video Backup System) "turns any VCR into a reliable, inexpensive > backup device - store large floppy disk collections or entire hard disk > on video tape - 200Mb on 4 hour tape" > Would anyone out there own or used one of these devices?.. were these > devices very popular? I have a similar product in storage. That one is called Danmere Backer. It is a PC ISA card. The technology actually works, but there are some downsides: - The data transfer rate is quite slow (about 4 megabytes/minute). - VHS tapes are not designed for digital data storage. It is possible to use error correction codes, but poor tape quality can still cause some data loss. - VHS tapes are expensive compared to CD-R
From: David Murray on 8 Aug 2006 12:24
> I have a similar product in storage. That one is called Danmere Backer. > It is a PC ISA card. The technology actually works, but there are some > downsides: Wow.. That is a nice collection. I actually have about all the same equipment, but i have no place to display it all at once, like this guy has. Question about the VHS thing. Would this device be designed to plug into a VCR's video input/output and generate a signal that looks like an NTSC signal to the VCR. Or does it have its own tape mechanism for reading and writing to the tape? I would think the first option would be the cheapest, but the second option would be the most efficient. I have actually dreamed of using my digital camcorder as a backup device. I have seen a program for Linux that will turn data into a firewire video stream for your camcorder, but I haven't found anything for Windows or Mac that will do this. But I think you can get around 20 GB of data on a digital camcorder tape in this way. |