Isaac Abraham said,
>>Computers are not secure data storage devices, if it's worth keeping,
>>it's worth backing up.
> I am in a similar dilemma. The only method of backing up currently for me
> is on floppy disk, but even that I can't do now because my a1200's fd
> controller has died (or the fd is dead). What are the best ways to backup?
> At the moment I can think of:
> floppy (slow, awkward, but cheap in that no new devices required)
> ez/ zip drives (quick, quite cheap, but parallel version not compatible)
> tape streamers (slow, sequential, but cheap)
> cdr (cheap per mb, but WORM)
> online storage (slow, limit to number of mbs to store)
> what's the best way?
Online storage is useless unless you have more than one computer. What
happens if you need to restore your Internet software from backup?
> also off topic : i am getting an a4000 soon to replace/supplement the
> a1200. does the a4000 have a 3.5" ide interface, or should i get one? if
> it's a 2.5" interface, can i use my old 4 way 3.5" interface that is in the
> a1200 now? it's one i bougt from power, it's a buffered interface one.
The A400 has a standard 40 pin IDE interface, as used on 3.5" drives.
This adds another backup option for you, ProNET.
Neil
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