RE: [Slightly OFF-TOPIC] CD-Writers

I think they are very expensive(> 2K)

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From: Ron Rogers [mailto:RROGERS_at_galottery.org] Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 3:40 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: [Slightly OFF-TOPIC] CD-Writers

Does anyone have any information on a DVD-CD writer? I think they can hold 5GIG+ and I would like to make my read-only files on DVD-CD's. Thanks,
Ron Rogers
DBA OCP
Atl.ga

>>> maa25681_at_glaxowellcome.com 08/04/00 02:04PM >>> We looked at the CD vs. Tape solution. Capacity for CD's were less than 1 GB compared to about 2 GB for tape. Price for tape was much cheaper than CDs. And Tapes were reusable, while the CDs weren't.

It was a really short conversation. We still backup to tape.

Michael Armstead
Database Administrator, OCP-Certified
Corporate & Finance Information Systems
Glaxo Wellcome

> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 10:04 AM
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> Subject: [Slightly OFF-TOPIC] CD-Writers
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I'd appreciate feedback, positive and negative, on performance,
> ease-of-use,
> gotcha's etc. from anyone out there who use's CD-Writers to make backup
> copies of Oracle Software CD-ROMS.
>
> Sean :)
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