I currently am running Appleshare IP 6.3 on a G4 Server 400. It has 36Gb of SCSI storage space on a 100Base-T network with less than 30 users. I need to buy a tape backup for daily and weekly backups. Are there any drive mechanisims to avoid, or are there mechanisims that are particularly Mac/Retrospect friendly. Thanks for any input.

[Don Foy]

There are all kinds of tape drives to look at. I would suggest going to the Dantz web site http://www.dantz.com and first and foremost make sure any drive you are considering is compatible with Retrospect. If it's not, it's not worth having IMHO.

There has been a lot of talk lately about
DDS 3, DDS4 and Ecrix. I use DDS 3 at the office because of the low cost of drives and tapes.

Others might favor another. Basically, you will have to decide for yourself. I think Ecrix has a 30-day money-back-guarantee right now, so you might try it and see if it does what you want it to.

Good luck.