SD>TW> But technology moves on and I now use Flash Drives for the tasks I had   
   SD>TW> assigned to the Tape Drive and larter the Zip Drive.   
      
   SD>The bad thing about using flash drive as a primary backup device is that   
   SD>they have a finite number of read/write cycles and if you don't keep them   
   SD>"charged" (plugged in every few months), they can "forget" data.  I don't   
   SD>use flash drives for anything but temporary storage.   
      
   For long term dead storage I think CD/DVD's are the way to go.   
      
      
   SD>--Sean   
      
      
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