If you do a back up - keep your zips in safety-deposit box or somewhere else
other than near your computer...in case of fire or flood or hurricane!


"Thomas E. Eichhorst" wrote:

> Just a note on the Iomega Zip drive.  I agree it is the greatest thing since
> sliced bread, very fast and pretty hardy -- however, not invulnerable.  I
> kept (past tense) all of the data and past issues of the club newsletter on
> a zip disk.  I spilled coffee on this disk and have not been able to get
> anything out of it since even after cleaning with soapy water, electronic
> cleaning sprays, etc.  I now keep a copy on the hard drive and a copy on a
> zip drive.  But I haven't yet backed up my shell database, so I had better
> get on it.
>
> Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA

--
Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.

Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells

Bobbi in Shell Creations