30 Aug
2006
30 Aug
'06
8:45 a.m.
At 12:17 AM -0700 8/30/06, Chuck Guzis wrote:
After writing a restore utility and restoring about
200M from QIC, I've
identified the backup utility used. It's Anacom Backup Elite, circa 1994.
(Yeah, I've never heard of it either).
This one was pretty easy--but it does raise the question "What do you do
when the only source of the backup software is on the backup tape?" :)
Congratulations, both on getting it back and figuring out one of the
key principles of archives. Always write them in a non-proprietary
format, label them correctly, and refresh at the media's half life.
While I'm personally against using proprietary formats, I can
unfortunately see their need when archiving huge amounts of data.
You just have to be sure that you refresh them while you still have
the capabilities. Of course this last bit can apply to both hardware
and software.
Zane
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