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From: paul@ukecc.UUCP (Paul Linton)
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Subject: Re: "21 second-backup ?
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Date: Sat, 18-Oct-86 16:25:54 EDT
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In article <976@tekigm.UUCP> miker@tekigm.UUCP (Mike Roy) writes:
>
>  Has anyone out there in netland had any experience with a product called
>"21 SECOND BACKUP" from a company by the name of VG Data Shack located in
>Quebec and as advertised in RUN magazine?
>  The package apparently contains both hardware and sofware and claims to
>back-up an entire disk in 21 seconds (!).
>  I am interested in what if any modifications are required to the disk drive
>and/or c64 and how extensive these might be. Also just how efective is the
>product as compared to the advertising claims.
>  Thanks for any and all responses.

I have heard of "21 Second backup" and even knew someone that had one.  They
liked it very much.  It comes with both software and hardware devices.  The
hardware being a cable that goes between TWO disk drives.  The software being
just their program to transmit between the two drives ignoring anything.
Which means that it will back-up ANYTHING, or at least that what this guy
claims.  The program tells you to insert two disks in the drives and then tells
you to flip a switch on the cable.  In 21 seconds you have a backup.
As for modifications, I understand there are none.


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