Re: Archiver reliability

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <Pine.SGI.3.95.971016123902.25923D-100000@umbc7.umbc.edu>,
Robert Rivkin  <rrivkin@umbc.edu> wrote:
>The fastest and most reliable solution is to get a zip or other
>removable-cartridge drive and back up your partitions onto it.  It takes a
>few seconds to copy, and is always ready/bootable.

   That's certainly one of the better systems (though I think CD-Rs
have less cost of media in the long run :), but it requires a SCSI
card in the GS. Those that went with the internal-only setups like the
Vulcan/Innerdrive/Focus will have to acquire a scsi card before they
can use Zips/etc. The internal-only solutions are initially cheaper
upfront, but you certainly pay more later on if you ever want to try
and expand them.

Nathan Mates

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