RD> I've had the same thing happen to tapes.  What a 
 RD> bummer.  I put the tape in, and it ran and ran and ran. 
 RD>  Then... THE TAPE HEADER CONTAINS UNREADABLE 
 RD> INFORMATION.  So I figure, if it's gone, I guess I'll 
 RD> format the tape.  So it runs and runs and runs.  
 RD> Then... THE TAPE IS NOT FORMATABLE.
 RD> I still haven't figured out what to back the BBS up 
 RD> with that won't do that.  I'm actually considering 
 RD> using a second HD and the tape at the same time.  I 
 RD> figure the odds of both going bad are huge.
I don't think anything is %100.  I like the floppy idea.  I use the tape 
idea.  
Anything can fail.
GK
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