On Thu Nov 3 16:56:29 EDT 2011, michaelian.en...@gmail.com wrote: > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 1:59 PM, erik quanstrom > <quans...@labs.coraid.com> wrote: > > > backup: > > 1. power down mac. remove hard drive. > > 2. stuff drive as one gigantic file into venti. > > > > restore: > > 1. copy your backup onto drive > > 2. install hard drive. power up mac. > > If there were/is block device firewire support in plan 9 one could > boot the mac in target mode and copy it over that way.
i've never seen so many practical suggestions to a thought experiment. :-) - erik
