From: eacj@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Julian Vrieslander)
Subject: Re: Recommendations for removable storage media wanted
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In article <1993Apr14.115511.28278@kth.se> d88-jwa@eufrat.nada.kth.se (Jon Wtte) writes:
>If you have no friends, buy a 128 MB optical

Huh?  If I buy a 128M optical, I might lose my friends?  Why - do they
smell bad?

:-)


>and stop worrying about cartridge wear (Bernoulli) or crashes (SyQuest)

On a serious note, I have heard the tales about SyQuest failures.  But I
am curious about Jon's comments on cartridge wear for the the Bernoullis.
Can someone elaborate?  Is there a general consensus that the 128M opticals
are the most reliable?  I am mostly concerned about media failures, as
opposed to drive mechanism failures.
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