[WinMac] Backing up...

Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:06:12 -0500

        I'm glad the subject of backing up is being discussed... This is something
we all-too-frequently preach but don't practice! :)

        I'm not 100% sure, but doesn't Norton Utilities for 95/98 include a backup
application? I know the old DOS v7 had it; and NUM 2.0 for Mac also had it.

        On another front, there are actually two separate parts to a backup program:

        One part is the driver to actually write to a given tape drive; and the
other is to catalog & round up the files needed to be passed to the tape
drive (or other device).

        Personally, I much prefer to *NOT* use tapes, unless they are DLT: The
only thing worse than no backup is a bad backup. With hard drives so cheap
these days, either backing up to a mirrored drive or a network drive is,
IMHO, the best way to go.

        In fact, if you have 2 machines and the disk space you can even
"cross-backup," where two machines back up their files to each other over
the network. If you have even more machines, then just go in a "round robin."

        Lastly, don't overlook backing up over the Internet.
 <www.@backup.com">http://www.@backup.com> for 95/98; and
 <http://www.connected.com> for 95 & NT are viable alternatives to tape.
And you'll be surprised at how simple and fast they work, even over just a
modem connection.

        I hope this helps!
        Dan

At 01:05 PM 2/18/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>How much is your time worth? How about your data? I bet 1 file is worth a
>lot more that $119.95.
>
>Even if you never add another PC, think of it as 1 client license for
>$119.95.
>
>$119.95 (MacWarehouse) for a 5 client license is not expensive, besides, it
>works very well and allow you to manage the backup from one point, as
>opposed to using two different backup programs. You are already managing a
>Retrospect backup, this way you don't need to modify any backup routines.
>
>Remember that in order to backup a PC client, you need to be using a recent
>version of Retrospect, and have TCP/IP enabled on both the Server and the
>client.
>
>
>
>If all you need is basic backup, Windows comes with a backup program
>included. Yech!!
>
>
>Jorge Herrera
>Brown Publishing Company
>
>> "I know that most of those on the list that use an MS system use NT, but I
>> will ask the following question in the hope that someone can still provide
>> the answer. Does anyone have a pet backup utility for Win 9.X? I use
>> Retrospect on the Mac side, but only need I Win client, so I am assuming
>> that there is something out there that is just as good, but cheaper than
>> the cost of a 5 Win client Retrospect license. Any suggestions?"
>>
>> --Brian
>>

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