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Date:	Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:52:13 PDT7
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Drive Image

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> J. R. Fox wrote:
> >
> > Ray recently posted here that he uses PM 3.0x to copy partitions from h/d to
> > h/d. But that is not the same thing as making compressed image files that can
> > be archived to cd, etc. That is a rather particular specialty.

Ray replied:

> With the price of HDs and plug-in racks so low, why bother with CDs?

Because they're still tremendously cheaper than hard drives, and nothing is easier to store or more
portable -- esp. if you believe in off-site backup.

> CDs mean small space and high fiddle factor. Why is wanting to get a
> guaranteed, easily usable archive, made with minimal effort, a "rather
> particular specialty"?

No, you misread me. It is the compressed image file that is the "particular specialty" of the
programs I was referring to. The images can be stored wherever: CD, tape, DVD, spare H/D
partition. I think it worthwhile to have more than one type of backup option.

Jordan

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