If you get a computer with a 10 gig HD, how many 100 meg zip disks would you
need to back it up? Zip drives are O.K. for light storage and moving small
programs from one computer to another but are too small for effective
backup. I'd recommend a Travan tape backup drive, such as Iomega or Sony,
and use the backup software included in Win98.  It's fine.  Seagate also has
a product which allows you read tapes as you would a floppy or zip drive.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ira Wallin <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 11:07 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] backup strategy


>Can anyone recommend a backup startegy.  I will be purchasing a PC shortly
for
>basic home applications.  Is a ZIP drive good enough?  Do I need to invest
in
>a tape drive?  Is a second smaller hard drive the answer?  Is there special
>software I can get to automate the process?  This topic seemd awfully
>complicated....can anyone simplify it?
>Thank you,    Ira Wallin
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