x86/DOS system backup via rs232?

While my backup image files are far too large to consider an RS232 transfer (my backup image files are 1 GB), I would still suggest that if you are performing a backup of your entire drive (or just partition), Ghost is an excellent program to produce a compressed image file first. After that, you will have a relatively small file to transfer. There is probably one restriction that you may not realize at first glance. You will require at least TWO drives (or partitions). The compressed image file of the C: drive (or partition) must fit completely on the unused space of the second partition. Of course, for the best transfer rate, it is useful to have two physical drives and to compress the C: drive onto the second physical drive. After the backup is complete, you will be able to transfer a much smaller compressed image file to your remote system. Jerome Fine