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Review of the Mirra Home Backup System

Posted by michael on from the mirra-mirra-in-the-hall dept.

Darth Fredd writes "Having trouble backing up,or just too lazy to take the time? Behold Mirra, a networked RAID 1 volume, backs up everything automagically over the network. Extreme Tech has a review. Mirra uses the insanely popular (and fun) Mini ITX form factor motherboard. Mirra is targeted at the "normal" home and desktop user." We've mentioned the Mirra before.

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  1. windows only? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    System & Network Requirements

    * Windows XP or 2000; Pentium III: 256K RAM; 25MB free hard disk space

    useless!


    and 256K of ram? thats a fudged figure, XP needs 32MB of ram if you want the startup screen to avoid swap thrash (another 128MB of you don't like the login screen to swap thrash)



  2. Crap! by twoslice · · Score: 1, Funny

    Looks like Mirra needa a Mirra! /.ed already...

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  3. Absolutly Pointless by youngerpants · · Score: 1, Funny

    Even for a home user (before i get flamed)

    1) Buy a big shiny new HDD and put in your box.

    2) Find instructions for how to software RAID it with your OS of choice (sorry mac users)

    3) Set up RAID

    4) Erm... done

    OK, 5) Profit (couldnt resist)

  4. Speaking like an average user... by bigjnsa500 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's a backup?

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  5. I preferred by MosesJones · · Score: 3, Funny


    Dave Mirra BMX to this as no matter how hard I tried it just wasn't as much fun raiding a disc as pulling a double backflip over a moving train.

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  6. He must have meant... by twoslice · · Score: 3, Funny
    * Windows XP on 2000 Pentium III's: 256K RAM; 25MB free hard disk space

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  7. Re:A backup 'solution?' by WebMasterJoe · · Score: 2, Funny

    The backups to software on the C-64 can be found in the back of the magazine, pages 168-174. Be sure to install the latest version of "Proofreader" on page 135!

    After restoring, save it to tape (or diskette, if you're lucky) and the program can be run anytime by typing LOAD "*",1 (for tape drives) or LOAD "*",8,1 (for diskette drives).

    To view your other backups, insert the diskette and type LOAD "$",8 . If you get no response, you may need to tap RUN/STOP/RESOTRE to resume.

    Sorry, must be the New Year thing. What year are we in now? I want my Compute!

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  8. Answering like a 3133+ geek.... by frodo+from+middle+ea · · Score: 3, Funny

    RTFM

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