Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!pacbell.com!att!princeton!phoenix.princeton.edu!doug From: doug@clarity.Princeton.EDU (Douglas Merrill) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Backing up several Macs on a network Message-ID: Date: 13 Jun 91 00:23:34 GMT Sender: news@idunno.Princeton.EDU Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.apps Organization: Princeton University Cognitive Science Lab Lines: 26 Nntp-Posting-Host: clarity.princeton.edu Hi to all... At our lab, we have 4 Mac IIfx's hooked together using Appletalk. We are developing a large software package using all of the machines, and (naturally enough) need to back them up. Previously, we had been backing them all up via a Kinetics box to our Suns, but this has proved problematic. We would like to hook up some hardware to one of the macs and back up to it (incrementally), if possible. However, when we go for advice on what to buy, we have received *lots* of contradictory advice! We would prefer to not use an external hard disk (as some of us are afraid of head crashes), but noone seems to have any better ideas... So, we come to you NetLanders -- can someone out there e-mail me with hardware &/or software suggestions to solve this problem? If there's sufficient interest, I'll post a summary. Sorry if this is a FAQ! Douglas Merrill doug@clarity.princeton.edu Princeton University Cognitive Science Lab