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Travan Tapes for Windows XP

Oct 30, 2010 12:28AM PDT

I am hoping that some kind person,can enlighten me on the following problem. I have some old Travan Sony tapes QTR-1, which hold 400MB uncompressed. I don't have a Tape drive anymore but wonder if its worth keeping them or disposing of them. I would like to get hold of a Tape drive and software that will work with Windows XP sp3 to utilise these tapes for Back-up etc. Can someone help please. Regards from the UK, David

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Only useful for recovery of old data.
Oct 30, 2010 2:53AM PDT

Given the 20 bucks for a DVDRW drive here (even less for a CDRW!) and the 10 cents for a CDRW blank this technology is dead.

Don't bother with these tapes anymore.
Bob

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Unless you have data on the tapes you need to restore
Oct 30, 2010 4:01AM PDT

or recover, I second Bob's motion. You'd be far better off with CDs and or DVDs for data backup than reverting to low-capacity, high-cost tapes and hard-to-find tape drives.

VAPCMD

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Travan tapes 400mb
Jan 6, 2011 11:59AM PST

Did you ever find out where to purchase a tape player and if it can be hooked up to WIndows XP? I have tapes that I need to get data from and I'm not sure what to do. Thanks

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Here's a reliable source.
Jan 6, 2011 12:18PM PST