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From: dww@stl.stc.co.uk (David Wright)
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Decent BACKUP program
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Date: 27 Nov 90 19:40:05 GMT
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In article <17539@netcom.UUCP> mendi@netcom.UUCP (Greg Mendizabal) writes:
#  ...........  I own PCBACKUP as part of PCTools.
#It is available standalone too, now.  But it does everything you mentioned.
#But it ain't free.........if you want more details you can email me.

I use PCBACKUP too - indeed it's the main reason I bought PCTOOLS 6.
I particularly like its interactive interface, its ability to save
your favourite sets of backup options, its speed (it runs the hard disk and
the floppy simultaneously if your dual-port DMA can do so safely), and the
fact that it records recovery data on the diskette so it can recover all
your files even if your diskette develops errors (fortunately I haven't
had to test that feature yet but as everything else I've tried works I
believe them).   Backup options include FULL and various incrementals;
you pick the combination you like.

I also like the fact that it estimates how many diskettes you'll need,
though it gets a bit optimistic if you use 'space optimise compression'
(unnoticably slower than 'time optimise' on a '286 up) on a disk full of
zoo files or other compressed data.  It gets a good ratio on ordinary .exe
or text files though.

Regards,          "None shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity"
        David Wright             STL, London Road, Harlow, Essex  CM17 9NA, UK
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