Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!dutrun!duteca!kooijman
From: kooijman@duteca (Richard Kooijman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Norton's backup program
Message-ID: <1094@duteca.UUCP>
Date: 25 Oct 90 12:27:01 GMT
References: <1990Oct23.201818.13593@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
Organization: Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
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draper@cpsin2.cps.msu.edu (Patrick J Draper) writes:

>I'm looking for a good backup program. I'd prefer to get a tape drive,
>but because I've got no free funds, I'm looking for backup programs that
>work with diskettes.

>Norton's backup looks real good. I've tried PC Tools 5.5, but it doesn't
>work reliably. I need something that can detect a bad diskette while I
>backup up, not when I'm restoring and the file can't be read. 

The new version of PC Tools Backup can verify diskettes while it is backing up.
I think version 5.5 can do this too though. The new version also handles
several types of tape drives in case you get one.
I use PC Backup regularly (3-2 times per month) and it is working fine.

Richard.