Re: backup programs

[Peter Bailey]

Well, backup from a ZIP disk to the hard drive in Linux is as easy as
this:
        cp /dev/zip /backups/zip-020499
        gzip /backups/zip-020499

or (I imagine this works, but I'm not sure) using gzip with a flag that
might create a seperate gzipped file.

Depending on speed, it shouldn't take very long, unless you're popping a
parallel zip drive.

On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Leon Wood wrote:

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Stahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: January 30, 1999 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: backup programs
> 
> 
> >I'm using PowerQuest's DriveImage 2.0, and am VERY impressed with it so
> far.
> >It creates an entire hard disk image, so you can re-install your entire
> hard
> >disk in about 20 minutes... plus it supports ext2 partitions!  It also has
> a
> >feature to back up to Zip drives in particular.
> 
> How about when you're going the other way, from your backup medium (say a
> Zip disk) onto the hard drive?  I presume it has to been done at the DOS
> level.  What about DOS drivers?  Here's where Dell's refusal to provide DOS
> PCMCIA drivers is a real limitation.
> 
> Leon Wood
> 
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