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Subject: Re: [INOWEN] Thanks
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 15:42:17 -0500
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boy in 1982 did they have computers back then??
On Sat, 12 Aug 2000 23:51:58 -0700 "R. W. Smith" <> writes:
>Debbie;
>You just said the magic word, I have had few major crashes since I
>started with my first computer in '82, and quickly learned to have
>copies of everything including programs (its legal to make a personal
>backup copy and recommended by most software companies.) All the
>crashes except the last two were totally unrecoverable, i.e. replace
>the
>drive and reinstall all software and backup files. The time before
>last
>I had a "current" backup tape and a boot disk. The last time I had
>just
>installed a extra hard drive (a full twin) and used the "DriveCopy"
>program. Although most computers are very reliable it is only a
>question of when, not if, it is going down. My last was strange
>because
>the only program and files that crashed were my genealogy files.
>It's important that a backup system is used and a copy kept in a safe,
>protected place.
>The alternate is time consuming reconstruction! and a lot of Maalox.
>Incidentally, some of the newer computers (all price ranges) have a
>minimal power supply, and if to much extra components are install it
>will cause all sorts of weird problems, mostly heat related due to the
>overworked p/s.
>
>Dick Smith
>Biggers and more
>
>Spokane
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Debbie Jennings" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 9:45 PM
>Subject: [INOWEN] Thanks
>
>
>>
>> The cause for all I do with my files is 3 computer crashes have
>taught
>me to
>> protect my files in whatever way I could.
>> I have developed ways to do this through careful thought and trial
>and
>> error.
>
>
>
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