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- From: multics@lachesis.acm.rpi.edu (Multics)
- Subject: Re: Colorado Systems - Conversation
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- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 22:01:14 GMT
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- In article <9212241851.47@rmkhome.UUCP> rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) writes:
- >
- >The problem that I have seen, with systems running DOS, is that the user
- >backs up his system to a floppy controlled tape. One day, perhaps months
- >later, he decides to reload from the tape, and the tapedrive chokes and
- >returns a "can't read tape error". One guy I know, who does freelance
- >CAD work, solves the problem by doing redundant backups to 2 tapes. Sometimes
- >one tape will work and sometimes it is the other.
- >
- >Floppy tapes are not reliable.
- >
- I've been backing up and restoring from CMS tapes for years with no problems.
- I use a batch file to do the backups while I sleep and use the automatic
- compare option. I do have the tape adapter board. I do use compression.
-
- I'm useing version 2.38. Earlier versions were flakey with compression
- and automatic compare.
-
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- Richard Shetron multics%acm.rpi.edu@rpi.edu multics@hermes.acm.rpi.edu
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