Thanks, Lee. I'll check into these.
Jane On Feb 13, 2004, at 5:28 PM, Lee Larson wrote: > On Feb 13, 2004, at 4:26 PM, J. Blake asked: > >> Sooooo.....does anyone know of a reliable backup software that can >> back up mounted volumes, as well as "see" my tape drive, connected to >> my present SCSI PCI card? > > > There are at least two you could check out. I don't know whether they > work with your SCSI card or not. > > I've had good luck with BRU under Linux, and they recently came out > with a Mac port. The setup is not as user-friendly as Retrospect, but > it's got a lot more features, and is a lot more configurable. > <http://www.tolisgroup.com/> > > Backup Mastery has gotten some good and some so-so reviews. I've never > used it. > <http://www.charismac.com> > > You can probably download demo copies of either one. > > But, there's also the fact that the SCSI driver in X.3 broke a lot of > SCSI devices. My feeling is that Apple's throwing their engineering > behind Firewire and USB2, so they're giving third parties an > opportunity to write the appropriate drivers. > > I suspect you should be shopping for a new SCSI card instead of new > backup software. > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be February 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be February 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
