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From: "Doug Poland" <doug@polands.org>
To: "Christoph Sold" <so@server.i-clue.de>
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Subject: RE: Non-SCSI backup strategy?
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 12:27:23 -0600
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Chris wrote:
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I got a single, small BSD box set up and running in a local network. I
> plan to use it for backup purposes. Unfortunately, this box sports no
> SCSI interface. Everything has to be done the cheap way.
> 
> Can anybody speak up how to backup (preferably using Amanda) to any
> ATAPI or USB drive?
> 
> Thanks for your recommendations
> -Christoph Sold
> P.S: Yes, i know, SCSI cards _are_ cheap... but I want to check out
> alternatives first.
> -- 

Chris, 

I'm by no means an authority, but I choose to backup my systems to
harddrives in two dedicated backup PC's. I added two 20GB HD to two 
old 80486s.  You can't beat the cost/MB ratio of an IDE harddrive.  
I backup to one machine one day, the other the next.  Of course, 
I had old 486's lying around so the only cost involved was the drives 
themselves.  

Regards,
Doug 


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