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Hello Wayne - 

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WC>> I always liked it. 

CA>> You've never had a 'chat' with it's owner-updater then
CA>> Sanchez, have you? 

WC> Wife only but I've seen some remarks regarding him here and
WC> there. My chats with the wife were quite civil. 

Yes, the 'Mrs' is quite agreeable and remarkably knowledgeable
re:software as well. When he is in mid rant he will pull her
access and not allow anyone to speak with her. ;-) 

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CA>> May I suggest EditPad Lite? It's what I use here and my
CA>> daughter swears by it (really). 'Lite' = free version.
CA>> http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html 

WC> I'm fine with the one I've got offered up freeeware by some
WC> company like Bremmer or some such. 

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No problem. EditPad probably does too much but it was already
installed on this machine and it does work. I ignore all the
'options'. 

WC>> BTW you were right two of those tapes failed, after
WC>> recovering me but I've yet two more copies to check out. 

CA>> Nice of you to confirm that I'm not as crazy as people
CA>> think I am when I warn about using tapes for archival
CA>> storage but there are times when I really do wish I was
CA>> wrong. 

WC> Yeah it's shame though. I was able to fully recover off of
WC> one tape then attempted formatting and backing up my recent
WC> files but it would not accept formatting. A second tape
WC> failed as well. Both faied tapes were problems formatting
WC> in the first place so these were the weakest tapes. I've 2
WC> more and will retrieve from them today or tomorrow. 

Same way my tape drive died. I'm fairly certain there is a
simple antedote for this (demag the head maybe?) but I don't
trust tapes after all the troubles I've had. 

CA>> Failed backups is one of the times I wish I was wrong. ;-) 

WC> I believe you tightened me up to the fact someone offered a
WC> VCR type of tape backup but it was unreliable, small wonder
WC> considering how people maintain ther VCR's. Likely I could
WC> have successfully used such an arrangement given how often
WC> I clean my VCR. As a reult all my video's remain in
WC> excellent shape. 

I run a cleaner cartridge through mine frequently and do scrub
the pinch rollers etc. with a cotton swab (and watch for bits
of cotton getting left behind). When my kids were with me and
watching tapes most of the day (literally) I kept the cover off
the VCR and probably cleaned it every night (or close). I hated
TV so much I didn't complain if they wanted to watch my
recorded programs (PBS Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Dr. Who,
Rumpole of the Bailey, and a few US movies). "Noises Off" was
one they watched a few 100 times. One of Carol Burnetts last
comedies. "Noises Off" could be used for a college class to study
comedy on stage. :-)

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