Byte Jan 87 retrospective.

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Sat May 17 23:45:25 1997

On Fri, 16 May 1997, Paul E Coad wrote:

> Videotrax
> This was an interesting system. It consisted of a board which plugged
> into a PC and some software which allowed backups of a system using a
> VCR. They claimed to be able to get up to 80MB per tape. They also sold
> a VCR which allowed unattended

I saw this system at AppleFest '89. It was pretty interesting. I think
the problem with this system and why it never caught on is because: a)
let's face it, hooking your computer to a VCR is lame and b) it was slow.



Sam
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