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- From: twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong)
- Subject: Re: Backup software for CMS Jumbo 250?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.053041.29775@unixg.ubc.ca>
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- References: <11300017@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com> <1hb52N#2bb8OY=captain@broue.rot.qc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 05:30:41 GMT
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- In article <1hb52N#2bb8OY=captain@broue.rot.qc.ca> captain@broue.rot.qc.ca (Andrew Webster) writes:
- >darrylo@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Darryl Okahata) writes:
- >: Can anyone recommend some good (commercial) backup software for the
- >: CMS Jumbo 250 tape drive? The software that comes with the drive is not
- >: exactly the world's best (although it does get the job done). I know
- >: about Central Point Backup and Fastback, but what do people recommend?
- >:
- >
- >I have tried various programs, namely Central point backup, fastback as well
- >as Sytos+.
- >
- >My choice: The original program that comes with the drive is the best!
- >
- >The others all have some problem that renders them unusable, beit bugs,
- >horrible user interfaces, bad performance etc...
- >
- >If you really can't stand the original, try Fastback. Sytos+ is not worth
- >the diskette it is shipped on, and the Central point stuff as usual has bugs.
- >
- > Andrew Webster -- Captain@Broue.Rot.Qc.CA
-
- And you can keep getting updated version of the software free just by
- downloading it via ftp from Simtel20 and its mirror ftp sites.
- Look in the directory PD1:<MSDOS.DSKUTL> (or .../msdos/dskutl)
- and do a "dir jumbo*" to see what the latest version is and get the
- file. The latest version right now is 2.54 I think.
-
- Thomas.
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-