homemade computer for fun and experience...

From: Roger Merchberger <zmerch_at_30below.com>
Date: Mon Apr 5 17:14:38 1999

Once upon a midnight dreary, Tony Duell had spoken clearly:

Ohmygosh... I guess it had to happen someday... Tony *has* a fault. I guess
it's true, that nobody is perfect.......... ;-)

>You're missing the point. If I have my data on an ST506 drive and the
>controller fails, the last thing I need is an EIDE drive, however big it
>is. I need a controller, or the chips to fix my existing controller. I
>want to get my data back.

The best way to get data back is never to lose it -- backup!

Now, I'm not saying it's bad to keep the old stuff working... but if you
are running the risk of losing data using the old equipment, keep multiple
backups of what you don't want to go, preferably one copy offsite. This is
where I feel modern technology goes hand-in-hand with classics - I'm still
working on it, but I want to backup all of my classic proggies & stuff to
CD-R, that way if the media dies horribly, at least the data is safe until
new media can be had.

It's like having a classic car: I know no-one that uses their classic autos
for their main vehicle; at least without having a backup vehicle of some
sort to get around in... (I have a '75 chevy for a "summer truck" - which,
btw, needs brakes right now to prove my point... ;-)

Like Tony, my '75 will probably run for another 24 years, it's simple, it's
reliable when well taken care of, but I still have my '92 four-wheel-drive
for when "Ol' Jake" (the name of the '75) needs servicing.

Keep the old girl runnin', Tony -- but back up that data!!! ;-)

Just my tuppence,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
--
Roger "Merch" Merchberger   ---   sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
Recycling is good, right???  Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig.
If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.
Received on Mon Apr 05 1999 - 17:14:38 BST

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