Hello Ray,
Thanks for sharing pictures of your setup. It's a real fascinating setup.
Other than a duplicating machine, what function does it serve while
connected to your network?
Thanks,
Jim
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Ray Davison <ray...@charter.net> wrote:
> Karen Lewellen wrote:
> > A question mainly for those who use dos alone and purely on your
> > machines. I am asking how you do large backup work yourself now? say
> > 3 gig or so?
>
> I have a couple suggestions for your consideration.
>
> First, anyone who is doing anything serious with a PC needs this:
> http://www.dfsee.com/
> It works on DOS, OS/2, Win and Linux, and the CD boots FreeDOS.
>
> The most powerful thing it does is fix confused HDDs; like lost
> partition tables. And the author will help.
>
> It also does a bit-for-bit, drive-to-drive copy. This is a pic of my
> backup and storage box.
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/110720715566253280768/ScreenShots#5620366853489847778
>
> It is connected to a LAN, but it is also the ultimate sneaker net. All
> my HDDs, on every machine, are front panel plugin. Backup consists of;
> plug in the HDD you want to copy, plug in a blank HDD at least as large
> as what you want to copy, boot - the racks are hot swappable, the OSs
> are not - , run DFSee, select the partition(s) or drive to be copied,
> and go to lunch.
>
> Restore just reverses the process.
>
> Ray
>
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