jonh@pogo.WV.TEK.COM (Jon Howell) (06/15/91)
>>I don't know about other backup programs, but Redux backs up *everything* >> >Redux is very good, IMO. I own it as well. I was very impressed to find >that it ran under system 7 with no problems whatsoever. Since people are raving about backup programs, I have a query. I have a scsi box with an 80M drive and a Wangtek QIC-24 tape drive with Emulex controller hooked up to my UNIX system. I'm thinking about moving the whole box off of the UNIX system and plugging it into the IIcx (seeing as how the mac can be a uucp news and mail point, according to what I've heard here on the net). The biggest thing that's holding me up is that a coworker said he bought a backup program for his Wangtek drive that actually physically killed the tape drive. Apparently the company gave him a whole new drive to replace it (with the little teensy 40M tapes), but I don't think I can count on that. :v) Are there any programs that will happily drive my QIC-24 tape? How much will I pay to get a program that will format my hard drive for the Mac? (It's a Maxtor drive, I think 105Mb unformatted.) Is this really a good move? :^) Is there a painless way to still back up the UNIX box remotely to the Mac? (I *could* just unplug the box and have the UNIX system ignore the drive. Hmm.) Any other thoughts or experiences? Thanks, --Jon -- jonh@pogo.wv.tek.com | moc.ket.vw.ogop.hnoj Jon 6417 Sorrel Way | yaW lerroS 7146 noJ Howell West Linn, OR 97068 | 86079 RO, nniL tseW llewoH 503/657-7964 | 4697-756\305