FW: [CS-FSLUG] Add-on to my previous message

[Fred Miller]

On Thursday October 14 2004 1:26 am, Ruth Marlene Friesen wrote:
> I'll do some combining here to save on emails. First about backups and
> then partitioning.
>
> Don Parris wrote:
> >I would recommend sticking with CD's, personally.  Tapes can break -
> >I've heard tooo many stories to even think about tape back-ups.  On my
> >"day job", they use a tape silo and a vendor who provides off-site
> >back-up service.  Obviously, they rotate the tapes frequently.  But as
> >a home/SOHO user, I'd use CDs.  Just a personal preference on that.
> >
> >Don
>
> Thanks, Don. Tapes would be an additional expense, and I have other
> other priorities just now. But I can go with CDs - if I don't have to
> burn a fresh one every time I do a back up.
> Is it possible to re-format and burn over a CD-R, or only on a CD-RW?

ONLY RW discs can be reburned.

> Now, this 2nd computer comes with a Zip drive. I know next to nothing
> about it, but one friend said hers had caused nothing but trouble for
> her, so I'm not sure whether to bother.
>
> >On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:11:35 -0400, Fred Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com> 
wrote:
> >>On Tuesday October 12 2004 1:32 pm, Ruth Marlene Friesen wrote:
> >>>Thanks, Stephen,
> >>>I didn't realize this.  You've answered that question.
> >>>
> >>>So ... how do you do backups? It always involves burning a CD?
> >>
> >>Ruth, depending on the amount that has to backed up, a CD or DVD burner
> >> can be good. A GOOD tape drive is also a good choice, in particular the
> >> DLT drives from ADIC.....VERY good and VERY expensive. Another VERY GOOD
> >> way to backup is to buy a hard drive just for that purpose. Hard driver
> >> are cheaper than any other method when you have a large amount of data.
> >>
> >>Hope this helps,
> >>
> >>
> >>Fred
>
> At present, while in transition, it wouldn't be much yet. But I'd like
> to establish good backup habits.
>
> Oh.  I hadn't thought of an extra drive. At the moment that would be an
> unwelcome expense, but ... something to keep in mind.
>
> Guess I need to learn to burn CDs in Mandrake. :)

Yes.......'would be a help. :)

> Now about your suggestions for partitioning my 10 gb drive. This is
> really helpful. I've made notes, and will see if I can do this on Friday
> night. That's the first block of time I think I can free up to do a
> re-install. I'll let you know how it goes.

'Saright.

[snip]

> Oh that reminds me. I did try downloading two things in Mandrake, and
> there was no way I could install them from there. It has its own system
> and seems to only allow installations from the original CDs. Or is there
> some other trick to downloading things in Mandrake? Like for instance,
> an upgrade to Open Office, etc.?

Someone else will have to help you with that one. As discussed sometime ago, 
there are reasons why I don't use Mandrake......at all, so can't help you 
with it.

Fred

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