Subj : contingency plans
To   : AUGUST ABOLINS
From : Jim Hanoian
Date : Wed Jul 04 2001 11:50 am

-=> AUGUST ABOLINS wrote to JIM HANOIAN <=-

 ->  AA> My pc crashed recently.  I hope someone else can pitch in for
 ->  AA> the time being.   (I'm accessing this "stuff" from a communal
 ->  AA> pc at the local library.)
 ->
 -> Bummer!  Certainly teaches the value of backups and
 -> contingency plans, eh?

 AA> Yeah.. but it was hard (er.. impossible) to integrate modern
 AA> backup programs and hardware onto that pc (VLB, 486/66).   Now
 AA> I'm basically forced to by a new computer so that I can use a
 AA> cdrw for backups.

CDRWs are getting less and less expensive.  They are a great tool.


 AA> As for contingency plans.. yeah, I'm glad that Fido echos are
 AA> available through fine web-able boards like DocsPlace.org and
 AA> FidoTel.com.
  
And most permit offline mail reading, too <g>.


.... Jim Hanoian, Augusta, Maine, USA
.... Just what does a fish drink like, anyway?
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