On Thu, 6 Sep 2012 11:50:12 -0600 Merrill Oveson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 3) Storage method. You make a request to get your data, then it takes > 3 to 5 hours. Can you look thru your data before you choose to > download something? Maybe that's why it's called Glacier. Not a good name for a computer product. > > > I've been using external hard drives for archival data storage. > Problems: > 1) many drives after a year or two You must have a lot more data than I do. > 2) forced to plug in each drive to find the data Use an archiving and indexing program like Amanda. > 3) external drives fail, get lost, get broken and "Where did I put the > powersupply for this?" Use 3.5" external drives. They run off the USB 5V supply. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
