Hi Rob! There is no deep magic <g>, I have a videoplayer controller that allows me to store information on videotapes. Speed is 12 Mb/min, also there is an error protection scheme for writing record. Nice shell like Norton Commander (if you know this piece of software). Have a happy day Vladimir Shevchenko > >Personally, I'm using a backup system on a videoplayer. I can store about > 2 > >Gb of data on one E-180 videocassete. Is it cheaper solution? > Hi Vladimir and thanks for answering... what is the procedure > for backing up on a videocassete?...thanks...rob >