Retrospect 6.0: Dantz Development Corp..www.dantz.com, Software, $799 This software protects Power Mac G4 and G5 computers running Mac OS X Panther See Panther and Mac OS X. , backs up Xserve RAIDS See Xserve. hosting multiple terabytes of data and supports SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. and Fibre Channel tape libraries. Advanced features include an improved user interface to manage drives, tapes and cleaning tapes and backups to disks that span multiple FireWire of USB hard drives See external drive. . There's no longer a terabyte limit or size restriction on volumes that can be backed up or data stored in a Backup set. Incrementa1 backups save time while avoiding flawed restores that incorrectly return previously deleted, renamed and moved files and folders. The software also aims to simplify the creation and rotation of onsite and offsite sets of backup media to protect against disasters. Besides the server version, users can purchase: Retrospect Desktop ($129), which backs up one local Mac desktop or notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. and two networked desktops or notebook clients; or Retrospect Workgroup ($499), which backs up one local Mac computer plus 20 networked desktop or notebook clients. It avoids flawed restores and eliminates the need to write customized backup scripts. CIRCLE #530 FOR INFORMATION [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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