[ql-users] I'm back in the running

[Timothy Swenson]

Two years ago my Q40 case blew it's power supply.  After 2 years of 
distractions and procrastination (plus a coworker giving me a used AT 
case), I'm back up and running.  I've sort of kept of with developments, 
but not too closely, so I've got a few questions to ask the QL community.

Backups:

After a recent HD crash on my PC, I've learned a valuable lesson on doing 
frequent backups.  With the Q40, the problem is how to do it.  About the 
only option is backup to floppy.  It is slow and takes a whole lot of 
floppies.  I have a Syquest EZ disk drive, but I've had no luck getting it 
to work on the Q40.  I think the disks might be bad as I keep getting "bad 
or changed medium" errors when formatting.  I guess I could get a 
CompactFlash adapter and go that route, but those cards are not that 
cheap.  I've thought about putting in an Ethernet card and backing up 
across an X-over cable to my PC.  I'm pretty sure no one has written any 
drivers for CD-R's for SMSQ/E.  So, what options do you all use?

Floppy Speed:

Floppy access on the Q40 has always been slow and I've wonder if anyone has 
address this issue.  Is it possible to speed the access time, or is it a 
hardware issue?

Thanks,

Tim Swenson