"Backup is too hard" (Was: Unix shell design [was Re: Yes, Unix can

On Mon, 19 Dec 2011, Holm Tiffe wrote: First, let me apologize for possible misinterpretation - it was NOT wholely rhetorical, nor intended as in insult. I needed help finding Windoze backup software that would work ansd do what I wanted. I'm currently using Acronis. As an example: I have severl OQOs. I bought an additional one cheap on eBay, because the previous owner had a bunch of them, and in an attempt to clean the drives, wiped them out, and was unable to reinstall the OS (XP). Sure enough, it would not boot from an install CD! But, it would boot from the Acronis CD, and I was able to easily "clone" the drive from another OQO, even though the models were different (01 and 01+) and the drives were 30G V 20G. Because of the model difference, I had to re-install the drivers, but it is now fully functional. I was especially pleased that it had options in case the replacement drive was a different size. -- Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com