I can second the nomination of Zip disks. I use them for all of my important data files. I use CD-R for all of my digital pictures.
Len --- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: Re: Re[2]: Digital doubts > Cameron Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What is the best system currently for backing up small amount of > >business stuff frequently (i.e. everyday). My girlfriends office was broken > >into, they stole the computer, and the secretary had not backed up anything > >in over a month. They need to back up daily about 10 - 20 K (yes, K!) of > >data. It seems rather wasteful to use cd's, and zip diskd are so notoriously > >unreliable that I wouldn't recommend them to my worst enemy. > > Haven't heard that. My S.O. and I both use ZIP disks all the time and have for > several years without a problem. I do my non-critical backups onto a ZIP (as a > magnetic medium, they're still vulnerable to damage from strong magnetic fields, > although that has never been a problem for me) and stuff that's either very > large or very important (or both) onto a CD. Blank CD's are so inexpensive in > bulk now it's hard to disqualify them on the basis of expense. Perhaps > re-writable CDs might be an option? > > >Are tape drives still in use? Floppies? > > I've found both of these less reliable media than ZIP disks, myself. > > >Taking pictures of each screen with a K2 and > >a supertak 50mm f1.2 onto Kodachrome 25? Any suggestions... > > Analog backup of digital information? I like it! > > -- > Mark Roberts > www.robertstech.com > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
