I spoke thus:
> > > I actually use (apparently very occationally ;-) the Video Backup
> > > System. Perfect, it ain't, but it's better than floppies. On the
> > > downside however, It's rather slow, backing up a big HD will take
> > > several 4hr tapes, and while backing up, it ties up both your computer
> > > and your video for long periods of time, which can be
> > > unacceptable in some households.
Quote Andrew Guard:
> The other problem is could you restore from it. VBS will say OK from
> verify but when you come around to doing the restore all I have ever
> got from it is problems. I know nobody who has got VBS working
> correctly. Of couse I _do not_ use it any more. Shame, because such
> systems of PC work rather well, to extent some cable networks use
> same sort of system like it to send data down it ;(
Yea, but it's not all bad news. You may lose the odd file, but as
long as they're not unreplaceable, it still beats floppies. Just do
the unreplaceable ones in the traditional floppy way.
I think the problem is that VBS doesn't use checksums on the data.
When restoring, it just writes incorrect date to your HD without
knowing it's incorrect.
/"You pays your money, you takes your choice, son."/
It doesn't copy file comments either :-(
PS - Sorry it's gone a bit off topic guys. Maybe it should be on
*Amiga-Talk*
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