[ale] quick, simple backup

[Bryan Mattern]

One word: Microwave! http://hamjudo.com/notes/cd.jpg


On Fri, 2003-05-23 at 13:14, hbbs at attbi.com wrote:
> I see a problem there:  disposal.  After you've racked up 100 CD-Rs, do you
> really want to keep them all?  What do you do with them?  For Government
> purposes, CDs are only really destroyed when they've been ground into sand -
> that may be a bit extreme for most, but you really aren't going to want to throw
> them in the trash whole, either (and they're toxic to melt/burn).  
> 
> CD-RW, I say.
> 
> - Jeff
> > What about CD-R?  In bulk they only cost about $0.20  That would be
> > about $50 a year and they've got historical backups that way.
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > Tom & JaVonn wrote:
> > > 
> > > All:
> > > 
> > > Client's Travan tapes are worn.  They back up ONLY 100 MB critical files 
> > daily.  They're computer-shy, and just want to point & click.
> > > 
> > > Shall I recommend:
> > > 
> > > 1) CD-RW ( cheap media, but has to be blanked prior to write )
> > > 
> > > 2) Zip 250 ( modest media cost, proprietary )
> > > 
> > > 3) other ?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Tom

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Bryan Mattern

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