me@privacy.net typed (on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 05:28:41PM +0000):
| Hi
|
| A friend has n old computer about ten years old running Unix. It has
| some rarely used data on it and he wants to anticipate a breakdown and
| transfer the data AND O/S to more reliable hardware. He wants to be
| able to boot the machine and access the data after the transfer.
|
| He has tried some DOS and Windows based cloning applications but they
| won't play.
|
| Is there anything around that would squirt what he has on this old
| drive onto a new drive in bootable condition.
|
| Many thanks
|
| Colin

me@privacy.net typed (on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 05:28:41PM +0000):
| Hi
|
| A friend has n old computer about ten years old running Unix. It has
| some rarely used data on it and he wants to anticipate a breakdown and
| transfer the data AND O/S to more reliable hardware. He wants to be
| able to boot the machine and access the data after the transfer.
|
| He has tried some DOS and Windows based cloning applications but they
| won't play.
|
| Is there anything around that would squirt what he has on this old
| drive onto a new drive in bootable condition.
|
| Many thanks
|
| Colin

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then your 10 year old server.

Best Regards,
Jeff Hyman
Lone Star Software Corp.

In article ,
wrote:

>A friend has n old computer about ten years old running Unix. It has
>some rarely used data on it and he wants to anticipate a breakdown and
>transfer the data AND O/S to more reliable hardware. He wants to be
>able to boot the machine and access the data after the transfer.

You haven't mentioned what brand/flavor of Unix, or it's variant
within that brand.

>He has tried some DOS and Windows based cloning applications but they
>won't play.

>Is there anything around that would squirt what he has on this old
>drive onto a new drive in bootable condition.

One of the supertars would get both the data and the OS.

HOWEVER - there is a very great possibility - approaching 100% IMO
- that an OS of that vintage will not run on currently available
hardware. And depending upon the unnamed program storing data he
may need a new version of that program in addition to a new OS.

Bill
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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com