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From: fredex@cg-atla.UUCP (Fred Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Backup Program
Message-ID: <7875@cg-atla.UUCP>
Date: 3 Nov 89 21:46:30 GMT
References: <213400064@s.cs.uiuc.edu> <PCG.89Oct31190842@emerald.cs.aber.ac.uk> <23648@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: fredex@cg-atla.UUCP (Fred Smith)
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In article <23648@cup.portal.com> rwp@cup.portal.com (Roger William Preisendefer) writes:
>The files are kept visible in the directory, and there is an additional
>file named backupid.@@@.  Does anybody recognize this format?
>



Yes, I recognize it!  It is a backup created by DOS's BACKUP utility.

See your (un)friendly local DOS manual for how to use the RESTORE command.

Good luck!

Fred