> Sorry to have to Email you direct but I'm unable to reply to the list.
Me too.
> Get a message, something about mixed media or ??
> I've never heard of DiskFit direct.
It's a low-cost backup program. Not a very good one. But, then I've NEVER
found a decent one for a Mac. I rate diskfit direct 1 on a scale from 1-10
with 10 best.
>Is it just a compression format ar a
> Back-Up Utility? If a backup Util., does it just back up that which has
> been changed each time?
It is a backup utility and it gives you options.
>
> What's the best BackUp program out there in your estimation?
Retrospect and Retrospect Express are the best. I use Retrospect Express,
and I also rate it at 1 on the 1-10 scale. Lots of options, incredibly
difficult to use or understand, unreliable (I've had a backup that
Retrospect VERIFIED not be readable when I needed it). I think both programs
got 4 or 5 stars in MacWorld but don't believe it. I've used a couple of
other backup programs in the past and they were awful also. There was a
WONDERFUL backup program I used to use but it was for my Apple II before I
moved up to a Mac.
Best way to back up on a Mac in my opinion is to buy a large enough
secondary hard drive and just copy over the files by dragging.
>
> A#1 Is DiskFit fully compatible with OS 9.1. Nothing else was.
I use Retrospect Express now and it is compatible. I don't know whether
DiskFit Direct is or not. DiskFit Direct may have come as freeware with my
SyQuest EZ 135 drive but I'm not sure any more.
>I had to
> update practically every program on my disk. Hours wasted running
> Conflict Catcher.
I spent hours first reading the various web pages about OS 9 compatibility
and the best step-by-step process to use to upgrade before I ever attempted
it. The web sites list all the programs and their compatibilities. I
upgraded everything gradually and then I upgraded to OS 9. Took a lot of
time but didn't require Conflict Catcher. Try
www.macfixit.com/reports/macos9.shtml and
www.macintouch.com/m90_compatibility.html
>
> Robt B. Curmudgeon
>
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