[Dx4win] Backup Of Logbook to Floppy

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:40:34 -0600

Andy,

I do use the USB drive for both back-up and moving data from machine to
machine.

73 de Tom, K4NR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <[email protected]>
To: "Tom Branch" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Backup Of Logbook to Floppy

> Tom-
>
> Do you move the data on the jump drive to another computer or do you use
the
> jump drive as a dedicated backup storage device?
>
> thanks, Andy K5VM
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Branch" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 7:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Backup Of Logbook to Floppy
>
>
> | Dick,
> |
> | I used to use a ZIP but have since changed over to a USB Jumpdrive.  I
> have
> | a small batch file that zips the entire /save directory and copies it
onto
> | the jumpdrive.  I have a copy of pkzip in the save directory and an icon
> on
> | the desktop that calls this batch file:
> |
> | cd c:\Progra~1\dx4w603\save
> | pkzip -u -x*.~?? F:\dx4win\dx4w603.zip *.*
> |
> | Works like a charm...
> |
> | 73 de Tom, K4NR
> |
> |
> |
> | ----- Original Message ----- 
> | From: "Dick Flanagan" <[email protected]>
> | To: <[email protected]>
> | Cc: "'Bud Governale'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> | Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 2:54 AM
> | Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Backup Of Logbook to Floppy
> |
> |
> | > At 01:11 AM 12/11/2003, Radivoj KAR wrote:
> | >  >I suggest you better use the PCMCIA or USB flash memory card for
> backup
> | >
> | > I don't know how many people use ZIP drives, but a single 250 MB ZIP
> drive
> | > will handle more QSOs than I could ever create in a lifetime.  ZIP
even
> | > offers software that will automatically backup any file or files you
> | > specify whenever those files change.  Lots of options, Bud.
> | >
> | > 73, Dick
> | > --
> | > Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
> | > E-mail: [email protected]
> | >
> | >
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