On Friday 04 January 2008, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 09:12:19AM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote: > > On Jan 4, 2008, at 7:38 AM, Larry Irwin wrote: > > > > I would not buy a used tape drive. They're finicky mechanical devices > > and you really want a warranty. Every time I've bought a used tape > > drive thinking I was getting a good deal it's died within a month. > > Which puts DLTs out of reach for the home user. Which means that either > I archive to less reliable media (CD/DVD, hard disk) or keep everything > online and only do backups with no archives. > > Glossary: > backup: copy everything from the main computer and leave all data on the > main computer. > > archive: copy data important for long-term use (e.g. financial records, > family pictures or videos) and possibly remove them from the main > computer. > > Doug.
Doug, Have you considered an online storage site such as rsync.net? Given that you are connecting to the internet via dial-up, this option may not be viable. John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
