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From: Jon_Clarke@kcbbs.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: BackupST a must have!!!
Message-ID: <1990Dec24.080828.9764@kcbbs.gen.nz>
Date: 24 Dec 90 08:08:28 GMT
Sender: dgd@kcbbs.gen.nz (David Dix, Kappa Crucis BBS, Auckland NZ)
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Organisation: STaTus BBS. The Atari BBS in Auckland, New Zealand.

Re: Compression.

I agreee there should _never_ be compression on backup files. I use
Diamond Back for the ST and until yesterday used Fastback on the PS2. I
used compression on Fastback and you guessed it the jolly thing screwwed
up so I went to restore my files and my fastback died. So I went to the
dealer to get another copy of Fastback and wouldn't you know it I still
can not back up my PS2.

So the moral of the story is just standard backup technics. I love Diamond
Back and also Mega-a-minute I recommend them to any one with large drives
they need to back up.

 Jon Clarke

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