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LGR Reviews the Danmere Backer16 VHS Backup System

LGR · Demo · 16 min · 2017 · YouTube title: LGR Oddware - Danmere Backer VHS Hard Drive Backup System
Why it's here

HN links it whenever data-on-video-tape or YouTube-as-storage schemes come up, as the real precedent for storing digital data on VHS.

What it covers

LGR reviews the Danmere Backer16, a 1996 backup system that stored a PC's data on ordinary VHS tapes through a VCR. He shows the hardware and software on Windows 3.1 and 95.