Can I back up my computer's files to VHS tape?

2016-04-11 11:57 am
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Why would I want to? Because a person might steal a computer or external hard drive, but who in their right mind would want to steal VHS tapes?

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2016-04-11 3:26 pm
It would be a lot easier to just purchase like a 1 TB
external hard drive.
2016-04-11 2:19 pm
A few companies manufactured backup hardware with videotape as the storage medium, from about 1980 to the mid-90s.  I believe the controllers were all ISA architecture, which can't be used with any modern computer.  One example is VideoTrax from Alpha Microsystems.

https://books.google.ca/books?id=VC8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=%22alpha+microsystems%22+videotape+OR+%22video+tape%22+backup&source=bl&ots=U8tGpJ_Bfo&sig=EzNoRMVsgkwP98ucp-yTR_U3rhY&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22alpha%20microsystems%22%20videotape%20OR%20%22video%20tape%22%20backup&f=false
2016-04-20 1:43 pm
Probably, given the time and effort. But why not use an Edison wax cylinder?
2016-04-13 3:49 am
Possible...yes...worth the trouble and expense...no! Buy a external hard drive of the size you want. A 1TB hard drive can be had for about $40 these days. A 2TB hard drive would cost about $60. Either of these would give you tremendous backup space for a long time.
2016-04-12 6:18 pm
Dont be silly

it can/could be done, but it would cost a lot,
the tape is far more vulnerable to damage than a memory stick
its far bigger than a memory stick
it would be far slower than a memory stick
it has less storage capacity than a memory stick

So only an idiot would even think of doing it
2016-04-11 2:11 pm
WHY???
2016-04-11 1:03 pm
A VHS E-180 tape is able to save up to 1.95GB of data and to be able to save data to a VHS tape you will need a special hardware that most likely doesn't even exist, but probably you can modify an old VHS Recorder and write a driver.
2016-04-11 12:47 pm
If you are asking the Q, then NO.
It is possible - build a hardware connection, build a software driver, build a backup solution....

But for you: No.
2016-04-11 4:58 pm
I'll take "What is VHS" for $100, Alex...
2016-04-11 11:58 am
yes, in i7


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