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Started by Mike Roy
Thu, 16 Oct 1986 16:58
"21 second-backup ?
Author: Mike Roy
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1986 16:58
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1986 16:58
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Has anyone out there in netland had any experience with a product called "21 SECOND BACKUP" from a company by the name of VG Data Shack located in Quebec and as advertised in RUN magazine? The package apparently contains both hardware and sofware and claims to back-up an entire disk in 21 seconds (!). I am interested in what if any modifications are required to the disk drive and/or c64 and how extensive these might be. Also just how efective is the product as compared to the advertising claims. Thanks for any and all responses.
Re: "21 second-backup ?
Author: Paul Linton
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1986 20:25
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1986 20:25
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In article <976@tekigm.UUCP> miker@tekigm.UUCP (Mike Roy) writes:
>
> Has anyone out there in netland had any experience with a product called
>"21 SECOND BACKUP" from a company by the name of VG Data Shack located in
>Quebec and as advertised in RUN magazine?
> The package apparently contains both hardware and sofware and claims to
>back-up an entire disk in 21 seconds (!).
> I am interested in what if any modifications are required to the disk drive
>and/or c64 and how extensive these might be. Also just how efective is the
>product as compared to the advertising claims.
> Thanks for any and all responses.
I have heard of "21 Second backup" and even knew someone that had one. They
liked it very much. It comes with both software and hardware devices. The
hardware being a cable that goes between TWO disk drives. The software being
just their program to transmit between the two drives ignoring anything.
Which means that it will back-up ANYTHING, or at least that what this guy
claims. The program tells you to insert two disks in the drives and then tells
you to flip a switch on the cable. In 21 seconds you have a backup.
As for modifications, I understand there are none.
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