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From: dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Fastback --- GARBAGE ALERT
Message-ID: <7231@apple.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jan 88 00:52:51 GMT
References: <5171@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> <321@ttrdf.UUCP>
Reply-To: dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, USA
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In article <321@ttrdf.UUCP> fjo@ttrdf.UUCP (Frank Owen ) writes:
>in article <5171@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>, rasnow@bek-mc.caltech.edu (Brian Rasnow) says:
>We have the backup utility that came with our DataFrame hard disk
>drive. It is called "DiskFit" and is a fantastic product.
>It works by creating a "smart set" of backup diskettes. This
>contains an up-to-the minute image of your hard disk, as daily
>backups directly manipulate only those portions of the "smart-set"
>that have been changed since your last backup.  There is no need
>for "incremental" backups disks. The daily(weekly or whatever) backup
>operation normally only takes a few minutes.
	"no need for incremental backup disks" is a feature?  :-)
Actually, this is one of my complaints about DiskFit.  If I do backups
every day I can't have two overlapping sets of backups which enable to
restore files as they were day before yesterday, just to the way they
were yesterday.  DiskFit is fine if the reason you do backups is to
protect against your hardware going south.  It's less than optimal
if you are using it as an archival system instead.  DiskFit also only
works to media that can be "mounted" on the desktop, thus it can be
used with Apple's tape drive, but can't be used with tape drives using
the TEAC drive.  Unfortunately, that's what most of the available 20
Meg drives use, including the MDIdeas drive that I've got.

	If you do backups to floppies in case your system (not your
fingers :-) goes haywire, by all means get DiskFit.
-- 
	David W. Berry
	dwb@well.uucp                   dwb@Delphi
	dwb@apple.com                   973-5168@408.MaBell
Disclaimer: Apple doesn't even know I have an opinion and certainly
	wouldn't want if they did.