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Reminds me back in the early 2000s I had a miniDV camcorder. There was a linux package which allowed you to write archives to the miniDV tapes over firewire, I
by wdfx 3y ago
Reminds me back in the early 2000s I had a miniDV camcorder. There was a linux package which allowed you to write archives to the miniDV tapes over firewire, I think each small tape could hold about 12-13Gb which was quite impressive. The only downside is that it takes ~1hr to record and restore.
In the end I never stored any critical archives on that thing, as I suspected (correctly) that a number of years later I'd have no way to read them back.
- wdfx 3y agoha, here's the software I used over 20 years ago: https://dvbackup.sourceforge.net/ https://dvbackup.sourceforge.net/
- pronoiac 3y agodvbackup! https://dvbackup.sourceforge.net/ https://dvbackup.sourceforge.net/ I didn't use this either, as I worried about wearing down the camera heads, and DVD-R's were cheaper and more plentiful.
- wdfx 3y agoOff the back of this I've just dug the very same camcorder out of a box in the loft and indeed it now has a number of electrical and mechanical issues. Looks like I left a blank tape it it which is now shredded. The built in screen works one time out of three power ups. I have no computer available with any FireWire port.
- rasz 3y agoDV camcorder vintage gear pretty universally suffers leaking smd capacitors and melting belts.