On Monday, March 18, 2013 15:02:32, Jack Chastain wrote: [...] > Probably can't make it Tuesday and I have a Tb USB drive I can use - DVDs > are just way cheaper (well, not at this rate!) and an easy shot. I will try > attaching the Tb drive shortly. > > For this purpose though, I wasn't concerned about optical - though maybe I > should have been.
I would have used DVDs for this, too. Because what you really want is a /permanent/ archive on cheap media -- and DVDs are (supposed to be) good for that. A hard disk might be okay temporarily for this, but not permanently. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it Apr 3 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art
