Sylvia,

Depending on where you buy them (via mail order computer store or local
retailer) you can spend between about $10 to $20 per Zip cartridge. Better
to stick with tape. I use Sony DAT 120Ps which run about $30 and can hold 4
gigabytes. I just let it run at night after I'm done working.

Best regards,
Jim Miller

.>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
>[log in to unmask]
>
>----- 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]
>>


Jim Miller
Tallahassee, Florida
[log in to unmask]