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Subject: Re: [INOWEN] Thanks
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 17:52:11 -0500


Dear Dick,
I have had two geneology software programs on two different systems that
have crashed. The first one was 6 years ago with about 380 people
entered. The last was 6 months ago with well over 800 people entered.
Stupid me, with a degree in CIS even, didn't back up either time. Woe is
me! Like you it was the only program that crashed. Don't understand it,
but it's kind of like life, you don't have to understand, you just have
to live it and go on when it doesn't do what you want it to.
Jacque

On Sun, 13 Aug 2000 15:42:17 -0500 writes:
> 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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