[Ham-Computers] Recommendations for CD reader/burner

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:52:46 -0700

My personal way of backing up:

-  Use Win 98 backup to a file on the hard drive (also do differential for
smaller size, full about once a year).
-  Use a program (forget the name) that breaks up files into any size you
want.
-  Put these pieces of the file on CDs (first CD gets a small program that
will combine all in case HD is dead).

I can then get out some files by putting this file back on the hardrive, or
after installation of Windows on a completely destroyed HD, do a full
restore.

Dan KI6X

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John Burch
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 5:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Recommendations for CD reader/burner

Thursday morning  09-12

Hello Dan:

Hmmm.  Good points to consider, especially your issue
with backups.

This thing sounds complicated, but "do-able".

Thanks VERY much for the ideas, and pointing out
the possible pitfalls with backup/restore which no
one else had mentioned.

I appreciate your input.

73 de John  WB6GHA
[email protected]
..

> The R/W write once disks just fine.  So having the capability doesn't mean
> you need to use it.  Anyway, would probably be hard to find a writer
without
> R/W capability and the price would not be different.
>
> Roxio software comes with "DirectCD" which will also allow a one time
write
> CD to act like a floppy drive.  When full though, you are done.  It also
> will not read on a regular CD reader unless the software is on that
machine
> or the CD is "closed" on the writer first.
>
> Another issue with CD backups that is my biggest issue, but I think not an
> issue if you do a full restore (which I never have had to yet) is....
since
> a CD is read only (basically), when you move files back to the hard drive
> they are read only and their attributes need changing.  A time consuming
> effort if you copy a lot of files.
>
> Dan KI6X
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Duane Fischer,
> W8DBF
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 9:31 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Recommendations for CD reader/burner
>
>
> Hello John,
>
> First, is your only reason for doing this 'mass storage'?
>
> Depending on what you wish to put on a CD helps determine which type of
> device
> will service your needs the best.
>
> I would not purchase a rewriteable CD rom unit, considering your needs,
the
> price of those diskettes is considerably more than those of the write once
> only
> type. At a cost of less than fifty cents each, you can afford to toss them
> out
> rather than pay four times as much for a rewriteable disk which is only
> useable
> most times four times.That is, you can erase and rewrite generally only
four
> times on these disks.
>
> At least this is what is says on the ones I have here.
>
> Another thought John:
>
> Your older system may prohibit this, but with the current price of 3-0+
Gig
> hard
> drives, this might be more efficient for you than a CD burner. You have
the
> ability to reformat anytime you desire, erase, edit, add to and so forth.
It
> may
> also eliminate potential hardware tsr conflicts you may get into with an
> external, or internal CD burner considering your present configuration.
>
> A tape back up system is also a third consideration. A lot of storage for
> the
> dollar and also reuseable.
>
> Duane W8DBF
>
>
>
> ----------
> From: John Burch <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Ham-Computers] Recommendations for CD reader/burner
> Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:50 AM
>
> Zip disks of the 100 meg variety are getting harder
> to find, and are becoming very expensive, so...
>
> I want to purchase a CD R/W gadget for my computer
> and am looking for recommendations, hints, and your
> actual experience.  Of particular value to me would be
> real experience as to what to look for, and especially,
> what to avoid.
>
> I don't care if the unit installs inside the computer or is
> an outboard unit.  Outboard units might offer ease of
> installation.  The blinding speed of a direct connection
> to the computer's internal bus is not an issue as I will be
> using the device for bulk storage.
>
> The computer is an older P-166 with the incomparable
> Win 98 SE operating platform.  It currently has a CD
> reader configured on one of the IDE ports and the HD
> on the other IDE port.  There is a Zip drive that also
> hangs off of one of the IDE ports as a slave.  I'd rather
> not disconnect the Zip drive, but will if I need to.
>
> There are two USB "sockets" in the back of the thing,
> but I have no idea if they work or actually do anything
> as I have never done anything with them.  I have no
> idea if they are useful for connection to an outboard
> device.
>
> What more questions can I answer before you flood me
> with ideas, hints, and recommendations?
>
> I am REALLY interested in advice about hardware or
> any software to support it that I should avoid!
>
> Thanks for the read, and for any help with this.  I am
> soliciting any information that you'd like to share with
> me before I stumble into this undertaking.
>
> 73 de John
> ..
>
>
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