As a computer techie, I recommend either a ZIP Drive, Jazz Drive made by IOMEGA for backing up your hard drives. When you use a tape, the tapes can either stretch or break. Ever remember a cassette TAPE getting *eaten* in your recorder. What happens if your tape drive eats a tape? There goes your backup. Just my professional opinion. Steve Riddle >Hello Riddle/Riddell Rooters, > >While virus scanning software is great, there is another large help out >there that I have not heard anyone mention. The periodic practice of >backing up ones hard disk onto disks or better yet onto a tape back-up is >the best. Yes, it does cost a few dollars for the equipment, but this also >protects ones system against many other types of crashes and glitches. I >have an internal drive but, as I understand it, external tape drives can be >shared with others. Thjis will help with cost. Just remember to do it >periodically or during and after entering large amounts of data. > >Having several rotated tapes backing up a hard disk really makes one sleep >better at night. :) > >Charlie > > > > > >Charles S Riddle >cridd00@hsonline.net > ^^ (Above these are zeros.) > > > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List-------------- > We have new subscribers since you last posted your RIDDLE Query... > What if they hold the key to unlock YOUR research quandaries? > You'll never know unless you post again! > RIDDLE-L@RootsWeb.com > > > My Family Tree Web Page.. http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/i/d/Steve-Riddle/ I am related to FOUR different families that came over on the Mayflower in 1620, both "John Howland", "John Alden", "Edward Fuller" and "John Tilley". Go to the Bottom and click on "Desecents of John Howland" (He came across on the Mayflower in 1620) Also I have listed, "John Alden" who also I am related too. Check out the "FULL DETAILED" versions. Over 11,844+ names now. Check it out. Revised at 7-5-1999 If you can help me, I'm still looking for information on my great great grandfather, "John W. Riddle b. 1812 d. 1852 and Margaret Humphrey b. 1806 d. 1892 his wife" who were both from the Butler County, PA area. I would like to know who the *PARENTS* are of my John W. Riddle. My Genealogy is John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley, Desire Howland & John Gorham, Mercy Gorham & George Denison, Samuel Denison & Mary Lay Miner, Sarah Denison & William Babcock, Sarah Babcock & George Irish, Rebecca Irish & Charles Bowler, William Davis Bowler & Nancy Coon, Prudence C. Bowler & Elijah Homes Coon, Julius Jerome Coon & Nance Wade, Julia Jay Coon & Edward Newton Riddle, Julius Newton Riddle & Mary Christine Clemens, Edward Newton Riddle & Marilyn Dunlop (my parents) and them ME- Steven Edward Riddle ~~~ Check out my REVISED WEB Pages at: http://www.SteveRiddle.com ~~~ http://www.SteveRiddle.com/Computers If you need to send a Message to me *immediately*, you can send a TEXT MESSAGE to my Sprint PCS telephone via your E-mail at: 7146125346@messaging.sprintpcs.com (please limit your message to 100 words or less).