Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!jason From: jason@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Backing up a hard disk. Message-ID: <18000072@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 1 Sep 90 20:42:00 GMT References: <55711@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> Lines: 12 Nf-ID: #R:iuvax.cs.indiana.edu:55711:ux1.cso.uiuc.edu:18000072:000:677 Nf-From: ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!jason Sep 1 15:42:00 1990 Fastback for the Mac works great. Figure out how many floppies your backup will require and plan for about 45 seconds per floppy (for a first-time backup). I've also seen Redux recommended highly. There are scads of backup utilities available commercially or as shareware, freeware, happiware, ware, oh ware... Check out the popular Mac monthlies. They usually list favorite products and will occasionally present a special report on backup utilities. | | |====================| | | | Jason Watts | \ |\ |\ \ | (jazzin@uiuc.edu) | \| \| \|\|====================|