Exactly Tom , you can get over 6,500 images on a single cd,
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Rice <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: Missing E-mails (bad drives)


>You might try a cd rom burner, cost is about $300, but the disks are only
$3
>to $4 each (these are re-writeable, regular ones under $2) and one disk can
>hold one heck of a lot of material!
>
>Tom Rice
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sylvia S. Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Monday, August 16, 1999 2:41 PM
>Subject: Re: Missing E-mails (bad drives)
>
>
>>My tape drive holds 800MB per tape.  But it takes a long time to backup
>>800MB, then both the tapes and Zip disks are expensive, and you have to
>span
>>quite a few.  My tapes, from  $20 to $25 for 800 MB.  How much are the zip
>>disks that hold 100MB?
>>
>>Sylvia S. Edwards
>>Huntsville, Alabama
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>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Sue Garrison <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 7:05 AM
>>Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Missing E-mails (bad drives)
>>
>>
>>> Hi Sylvia
>>>
>>> You said: What are others doing to backup these mega gigabyte drives?
>....
>>>
>>> I'm not an expert on these things but I have had my drive "crash" using
>>> windows 95 - by that I mean it wouldn't retrieve information or work
>right
>>&
>>> in the process of trying to get it to work properly I lost all of the
>>> programs & information (maybe it was still there somewhere but I sure
>>> couldn't find anything.) I had to reinstall all of my programs. I use to
>>> back up information on floppies but I now have a ZIP drive. I have one
>>that
>>> stores up to 100MB per disk - I think they make larger ones now. Mine is
>>> installed internally but they make them that just connect like a printer
>>> does. I love it & it is sooo fast. Nothing like the floppies. Mine is
>>Iomega
>>> & I have had no problems with it. It is great for backing up new
software
>>> that is under 100 MB. Mine cost me about $130 - I think the external
ones
>>> are less. I just read the answer about a 20 to 30 Gig hard drive. I am
>>> thinking of getting a new computer - maybe that is the way I will go but
>I
>>> have decided to keep my old one with windows 95 too. My "tech" says he
>can
>>> set it up so I can use both with the one monitor, keyboard & mouse.
We'll
>>> see (ha)
>>>
>>> Sue Garrison
>>> 1846 Hamilton Hwy
>>> Adrian, MI 49221
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>
>