|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
Given the move to ever larger standard disk drives (2 gig now "basic"), it
appears that a 1 gig backup may prove limiting. As convenient as these removable
hard drives are, they seem unlikely to accommodate full system backups for any
but the most basic systems and selective backups are dangerous. The Travan4 EIDE
tape drives offer 4 gig uncompressed, 8 gig compressed removable backup for
about $250 plus $30 per tape. Aside from the obvious advantage of doing full +
incremental backups to a single tape, there is the additional advantage of being
able to rotate backups in a manner which achieves historical archiving and some
redundency in case a backup is bad. When I installed mine about 2 years ago, I
had 1 gig of hard disk on the system, I now have 6 gig of which I'm using about
2.5 gig.
Earl
-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Kurzon <rkurzon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Omega-list <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, July 13, 1998 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: Files not found after system crash
>Conrad,
>
>For backups I highly recommend the SparQ 1 gig removable hard drive by
>Syquest. I just bought one not long ago and I am really pleased with it.
>I got the internal (eide) version and the transfer rate is incredible.
>Seems to move a 20 meg file in about 7 seconds. I paid $199.00 for the
>drive which included one disk and bought a pack of 3 extra disks for
>another $99.00. Don't think you can get a better quality method for
>backups at that price anywhere at the present. I have used Syquest
>removable hard drives for several years and still have some of the old
>44 meg drives that work great. Hope this helps you in the future. BTW,
>the usual disclaimer, I am in no way connected with Syquest except as a
>happy customer.
>
>Regards, Randall
>
>cb wrote:
>>
>> I now have Trade Station able to come up. Putting device=ssiact in the
>
><Snip>
>
>> > look at charts i can get on the internet now, but that's it.
>> >
>> > Conrad Bowers
>
|