Which is why I specified 'drive' singular. As in this case, some
things these days are just too large for optical media. In this case,
a pair of drives, updated monthly and with alternates being kept
off-premises, would serve.


On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Never use the words "hard drive" and "archival" in the same sentence.
>>Hard drives can and do fail suddenly and without warning.
>
> But much less frequently than they used to.
> Using a pair of hard drives should suffice.


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