How to transfer data FAST?

Paul Koning pkoning at equallogic.com
Wed Jun 22 10:54:29 CDT 2005


>>>>> "Guy" == Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> writes:

 >> So tell me, what are the really cool methods to transfer data
 >> between a PC and a real PDP11 at a reasonable speed? SCSI
 >> controller and SCSI disk? Something else? Ethernet?
 >> 
 >> Or is a backup over serial line a normal thing...?

 Guy> I found that the best way to backup/restore is to use tape.  I
 Guy> have a TU80 on the PDP and a SCSI 9-track on the PC.  Works
 Guy> great and is much faster than the serial line.

Ethernet is another good way; DECnet is available on Linux.

	 paul



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