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From: hsgj@batcomputer.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: HD Backup info wanted
Message-ID: <210@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, 19-Feb-87 01:05:00 EST
Article-I.D.: batcompu.210
Posted: Thu Feb 19 01:05:00 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Feb-87 04:14:01 EST
Organization: Theory Center, Cornell U., Ithaca NY
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Keywords: Hard Disk, Backups

Does anyone know of any Hard Disk backup software?  I have a 20 meg
hard disk, and my backup solution consists of using Copy ALL to copy
each directory onto its own floppy.  This takes me about 2 hours.  If
this was automated, it would be real nice.  Another thing to take into
consideration for backup software is whether it changes the file date
or not.  Consider a directory with a lot of file.c and file.o.  Well,
the Copy command sets the date of the resulting file to the current
date.  Since it copies stuff in no particular order, often times the
file.o's date can be earlier by a few seconds then the file.c.  This
means that if you use "make" you are going to have to recompile for
no reason.  So backup software (if any exists) that retains the original
date would be nice.  Of course, if you know of pd stuff thats great; 
but pointers on commercial products are ok, too.
	By the way, I have written a review of the MicroBotics MAS-20
hard disk.  I haven't posted it yet, as the review is 250 lines long,
and I have a suspicion that most readers don't read beyond the first
screen :-).  However, if there is any interest, I will be happy to post
the review.
	My trademarked one last point.  I have received many notes from
people replying to my query of whehter a Lock() returned a &FileLock.
The answer is that it does, but it's a BPTR.  Thanks for the info.

-- Dan Green
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