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- From: bdl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (brian.d.leshin)
- Subject: Re: SCSI Tape Backup Software Found!!!!
- Organization: AT&T
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 15:47:15 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.154715.25833@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- Keywords: SCSI TAPE BACKUP
- References: <C03Mv0.5L4@encore.com>
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- In article <C03Mv0.5L4@encore.com> crubel@encore.com (Curtis Rubel) writes:
- >Hi all,
- > To all those out there looking for a good SCSI Tape
- >backup program-----I was one myself...
- ....
- >Many options are available, such as(Just to name a few):
- > Multiple tape backups
- > Set a convient time for you unattended backup
- > Verify your backup as its being done
- > Compression of data during backup or not(Its up to you)
- > Backup all drives to 1 save set
- > Backup only new files
- > Backup by date of files
- >
- > Etc......
-
- I just wanted to add my $.02 here regarding the CP Backup portion of
- PC Tools 8.0 mentioned above. I've had the opportunity to use this package
- as well as the COREL SCSI package to do backups on my system, and I
- agree with Curtis that PC Tools 8.0 is the way to go (for now). Here's
- a list of my gripes about the current version of COREL SCSI for
- use as a SCSI tape backup vehicle:
-
- Doesn't support multiple tape backups
- Doesn't support compression of data
- Doesn't support SMARTDRIVE write caching (you have to disable
- caching during a backup session under DOS or Windows - I can't
- tell you how painful Windows is without caching!)
-
- To be fair, COREL's Windows interface is very nice, and I'll probably use
- this package if COREL ever fixes these deficiencies, but they don't seem
- too motivated to do so (based on my tech support discussions).
-
- From what I understand, CP Backup 8.0 is not out as a separate package
- yet, so you must buy PC Tools 8.0 to get it. Also, they're still working
- on the Windows version of PC Tools 8.0, so it's a DOS only package.
-
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- Brian Leshin
- bdl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com
-