Re: Backup's to DVD
On Wed 19 Mar 2014 at 11:13:15 +1100, Myceneaen Magic wrote:
> OK - it 'may' have been mostly humour for the sake of humour (I can't
> speak for PAPYRUS TECHNOLOGY, at least until the lawyers have finalised
> our takeover of their business).
You think we are going to be the pushover Tauris was recently? Dream on.
> Any backup strategy should be based on "how much will it hurt if I lose
> it", and include careful consideration about *how* you will restore it
> when you need it[*2]. As PAPYRUS TECHNOLOGY notes - recovering the data
> is of little use if the knowledge, hardware, and software needed to make
> information out of the data when that backup becomes a worthwhile
> investment. i.e. if you backup WORM drives you'll need to separately
> backup the software, hardware, and necessary manuals. CDs, and even
> Blueray and magnetic/Flash drives won't be supported forever.
On a serious note (not that everything in this subthread hasn't had
serious aspects): Thirty years ago I backed up a doctoral thesis to
some 5.25 inch floppies. The thesis was written on a BBC B computer.
Today I possess neither the machine nor a recollection of the primitive
word precessor used to write the thesis. Assuming the media (which have
remained undisturbed in a drawer all that time) are intact I still have
the problem of sourcing the machinery required to read them. How I wish
I had been aware of Latex at the time; it might have made the recovery
process easier.
Mr Queue's concern is photos. I own up to still using a 35mm film
camera. The difficulty in obtaining film and getting a roll developed is
outweighed in my mind by having the positives and negatives.
> As a general rule - a single backup strategy is not as useful as
> multiple separate ones. Risk and "how much will it hurt" should be the
> determining factors in deciding how, and how often, is appropriate.
As I've come to realise, sound advice for anything imortant. Even then
you can only work within the technology of the time.
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