Buy a number of removable IDE HDD (preferably a few 7200 rpm with 8MB of cache ram - though I KNOW 10000 rpm are faster they are apparently less reliable according to a tech I know. This may be taural faeces.)
IDE Caddies (fugly but functional) can be bought for $35 from places like PLE in Malaga. The IDE drives are very cheap ($250 for 80 GB $300 for 120GB) and far faster than any alternative. Save your money for more HDD later or for software. Anyhow - HDD are more reliable than optical media and much much faster. my 20c worth (This is what we use to archive at school 'cos tapes suck bigtime.) petersw "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur." (Anything written in Latin sounds impressive.) Technology - built it - don't just buy it! Spicer-Wensley Consultancy Services Wilkins Street BELLEVUE WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6056 Ph/Fax: 9250 2048 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
