Re: Backups
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Re: Backups
On Sunday, January 18, 1998 7:22 PM, Kevin J DeGraaf
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> >Why would you ever want to make a backup, won't a group file
> >do, separate programs give more freedom, backups are just
> >limiting, confusing and impossible to transfer successfully.
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> >I can transfer backups successfully, and they aren't limiting. They
> >make your calculator exactly as it was before you lost all of your data.
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> I agree with Grant. For one thing, the 86 has 96.0K user RAM,
> but the GL software only supports group files of ~64K. Also,
> a RAM backup would save _all_ your RAM _exactly_ as you had it;
> that is, system settings, modes, graph parameters, etc. would be
> preserved. Finally, backups, being one file, would be very easy to
> organize. It is a feature I really miss in the GL software. TI
> really dropped the ball on this one.
>
> Kevin J. DeGraaf
> Class of 1999, Unity Christian High School
>
What I find is that I would want to copy extra files, if I want to restore
a previous backup and keep files on my calc already, I would have to copy
the files to my comp, put the backup on and then copy the files back
instrad of just copying the seperate programs. Not a clear scenario, but I
just don't find them usefull.
Chris Jarvis