[Coco] Super Backup Utility

L. Curtis Boyle curtisboyle at sasktel.net
Wed May 23 17:06:15 EDT 2007


On Wed, 23 May 2007 14:36:50 -0600, Tony Cappellini <cappy2112 at gmail.com>  
wrote:
If you are talking about FBU (Fast Backup), yes, it was FHL, and was  
OS9/6809. We used it at work (and me at home) until we got Bruce Isted's  
STREAM backup utility.


> I used to use a backup program under OS9- I think it was made by Frank
> Hogg's company. I dont think it had a GUI though, but I think it was
> written on/for 68000 OSK, but FH said it should work on the Coco
> version of OS9.
>
> At the time, I had 2 80MB MFM drives connected to a B&B. When I tried
> backing up one drive to the other, the program crapped out at some
> point.
>
> I remember calling tech support about the problem, I seem to remember
> them saying that my path was too long. Hard to believe that would have
> been a limitation, but then again, I've always been a pack rat...
>
>
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 09:27:41 +1000
> From: "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Coco] Super Backup Utility
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
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> Does anyone here have the "MENU/BAS" programme from Computize's Super  
> Backup
> Utility?
>
> I tried to make a DSK image of my disk, but that file is corrupted. If I  
> can
> find that file, I will add it to the CoCoDownUnder file archive.
>
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>
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