Randal Whittle <rwhittle@usa.net> asked -
> Is Orb still around?
I don't know. I do know Iomega has discontinued most of their stuff,
like Jaz, though. But there is still one vendor who specializes in all
this junk - http://www.datacity.com/ - and since they're the only game
in town they definitely charge plenty for it too.
> I had/have one but haven't used it in a few years. Somewhere
> along the line, large HD media became so inexpensive, and recordable DVD
> media cheaper for off-line archival, I just disconnected the Orb.
I use external hard disks as much as I can, they are cheaper and more
reliable too. For those asking about backing up, this is definitely a
good solution. And then cds and dvds you burn are said to last about a
hundred years, as long as you take care of them and don't damage the
layer with the dye in it.
But with the sound effects I have to work on I don't have any other
way to get the stuff out of some proprietary machines so I can use a
real computer to edit and clean it up then stick it all back into the
proprietary machines again.
Billy Y..
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