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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!news.mtu.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!EU.net!Ireland.EU.net!maths.tcd.ie!not-for-mail From: dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie (David Malone) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: good backup solution for pci pentium box? Date: 19 Feb 1997 23:05:25 -0000 Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Lines: 18 Sender: mathnews@graves.maths.tcd.ie Message-ID: <5eg0vl$i36@graves.maths.tcd.ie> References: <330B672A.41C67EA6@pnk.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: graves.maths.tcd.ie Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:35793 Curt Finch <curt@pnk.com> writes: >i have a PCI Dell box and am looking for a good backup solution. >got this data roundabout from a friend, wondering if anyone else >out there has had success with this? >i don't have my machine polluted >with any microsoft OSs so i'm wondering if it will still work ok? >i'm on 2.1.5... I guess buying a DAT ( or maybe Exabyte ) tape drive would probably be the best solution. Gives you some room for expansion. We use a single Exabyte drive and Amanda ( a backup organisation system ) to backup somewhere about 30GB of disk space, and the system works quite happily. David.