Re: FastBack or Retrospect?

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From: Chris Ellens
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 18:12

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In article <mp-250193121237@134.111.45.21>, mp@az.stratus.com (Mike Peters)
wrote:
> 
> I'm purchasing an Archive 2150S tape drive (DC6150/6250) to use on my IIci
> (MacOS and A/UX).
> 
> I would like to hear about experiences using FastBack and Retrospect backup
> software so I can decide which one to buy (the tape drive I'm looking at
> does not include software).
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Mike

I have Fastback, some of my colleagues have Retrospect. I think I lost out.
Fastback may be (marginally) faster, but Retrospect has a better interface
(from what I've seen). What really bothers me about Fastback is that I
can't restore a file to a volume with a different name than the one it was
backed up from. Retrospect apparently handles this with it's
archive/retrieve function.

Chris Ellens         ellens@bnr.ca

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