Re: Seeking suggestions for a HD backup technique

[fmlin@icicle.winternet.com (Frank M. Lin)]

>>There are only 2 "real" back up software that backs up to tape/DATs.
>>RamFAST SCSI's built-in tape back up program (usable basic feature
>>program), or Tim Grams GSTape backup.
>
>Until I started this thread, I was unfamiliar with any of them.
>I knew of "Archiver", of course, and some shareware thing called
>"The Snail" (which obviously I've never used.)  Obviously, the
>RamFAST approach doesn't help -- I've got the Apple HS SCSI.
>But GSTape sounds great -- I've heard nothing but glowing reports
>about it.

Ahh, yes!  How can I forget Richard Bennett's program?  :-)  The
Snail (shareware if I remember correctly) works on only the IIgs
and requires an Apple (rev. C or high speed SCSI) SCSI card.
Really basic too, just like RF's built-in utility.

If you have Apple or RF SCSI, you defintely want to look into GSTape
if you ever wanted more than just raw "volume" backups.

> [..] on drive mirroring...

I don't recommend it, but it works ok.  People generally use drive mirroring
(with exact same drive), you'd also need a real mirroring SCSI card, to
have instant access to data should one of the drive fails.

Most of us probably can't appreciate tape backups until we have experienced
lost data (and recovered!) once.  

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Frank M. Lin
fmlin@winternet.com