No "religious objection" taken.  I freely use a mix of dos, win31, and
os/2 apps.   Your point of using os2 native tape utility is valid.
However, I am not sure one exists for the "Backpack" parallel port
connected type I currently have.  My point about compatiblity is that
many native DOS programs work poorly or not at all under OS/2's DOS
support.  This includes tape backup software intended for DOS.  I have
had experience with Colorado Jumbo and now Backpack's QBACKUP.  They
simply don't work under OS/2.   Thus my need to keep most things FAT.  I
do (sometimes) use a os/2 backup utility, "Back In A Flash."  I have had
success in the past saving and restoring the important stuff-- EA's and
the DESKTOP with this utility.   If anyone is aware of a native os2 tape
utility that will work with Backpack, please tell me.
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