Backup devices compatible with Windows 98 (first edition, not SE)?
I need to upgrade my operating system. But I haven’t been able to find any storage solutions to back up my data first. I have Windows (first edition) and USB 1.1. My current ATA hard drive has about 8 (yes 8, not 80) GB.
I also need portable storage to carry data with me when I travel during the upcoming holidays. The computer where I’m going has Windows 98 SE - for which there are more storage solutions - but how do I get my data to and onto that machine?
I considered a disk enclosure for my current hard drive. But how does it work? e.g. does one size fit all? (I have an ATA) How does it connect to another computer? USB? Drivers needed?
I looked at flash drives & picked up a cheap one. It said it only had drivers for Windows 98 SE. I downloaded that driver anyway and it seemed to work - but the flash drive I got was way too small to do backup. Does having USB 1.1 let me ‘get away’ with using SE drivers for other equipment on my first edition machine?
Other idea?
I went snooping through my garage and found a box of old computer books. One of them was Windows 98 for Dummies (not 98SE) and it was written in 1998. Back then, there were 3 main ways to back up data: 1. To floppies 2. To tape 3. To special cartridge storage units like Iomega’s $150 zip drive that could store 100MB (mega, not giga) on a single $20 cartridge. Just remember that in terms of floppies, it would take about 70 of ‘em to store 100MB of data, 700 to store a gig, and 5,600 to back up your entire 8GB HD. Not very feasible.
Since Iomega was specifically mentioned as a supplier of Win98 backup equipment back in the day, maybe their customer support could steer you in the right direction.
http://www.iomega.com/global/index.jsp
A second possibility since your dealing with a small 8GB HD is that a local computer shop with all the needed equipment can do the back up for just a few bucks a CD. Might be less expensive that way than to invest in your own equipment that you may never use again.
Finally, just thought I’d throw in a link to a help site that gives some pretty decent instructions on backing up Win98. Good luck and safe travels this holiday season.
http://pcwin.homestead.com/Backup98.html
plrr
I went snooping through my garage and found a box of old computer books. One of them was Windows 98 for Dummies (not 98SE) and it was written in 1998. Back then, there were 3 main ways to back up data: 1. To floppies 2. To tape 3. To special cartridge storage units like Iomega’s $150 zip drive that could store 100MB (mega, not giga) on a single $20 cartridge. Just remember that in terms of floppies, it would take about 70 of ‘em to store 100MB of data, 700 to store a gig, and 5,600 to back up your entire 8GB HD. Not very feasible.
Since Iomega was specifically mentioned as a supplier of Win98 backup equipment back in the day, maybe their customer support could steer you in the right direction.
http://www.iomega.com/global/index.jsp
A second possibility since your dealing with a small 8GB HD is that a local computer shop with all the needed equipment can do the back up for just a few bucks a CD. Might be less expensive that way than to invest in your own equipment that you may never use again.
Finally, just thought I’d throw in a link to a help site that gives some pretty decent instructions on backing up Win98. Good luck and safe travels this holiday season.
http://pcwin.homestead.com/Backup98.html
plrr
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