********************************************************************************************** SEVEN REASONS FOR TAPE BACKUP 
1. The Human Eraser Have you ever reformatted a hard disk when you meant to format a floppy? Have you ever typed "Y" when you meant "N" and then it was too late? Have you ever overwritten a file by mistake? How about installing software you later found you really didn't want? Today's PC's can do a lot of damage in a very short period of time. Many people would agree the fastest erasers known consist of a fast PC combined with an unprepared or tired brain. A Colorado tape backup system can save you hours, days or months of trying to reconstruct your valuable data. Before you do any important system change, such as adding hardware or software, remember to Backup before you proceed. 
2. Hard Disk Failure MTBF's (Mean Times Between Failure) have improved dramatically in the past several years for all peripherals. But so has data capacity--and the amount you could lose if your disk fails. The problem is, you never know when a failure will occur. And, according to the laws of Murphy, the loss will occur at the worst possible time. Colorado tape backup systems give you immediate and automatic protection from unpredictable disk failures. 
3. Free Up Disk Space While we can't stop the steady growth of PC software, we can help you do something about it by allowing you to offload some of the less used files from your Hard Disk onto tape. Removing those inactive files can open up your Hard Disk for new programs or growing data files. And what about all those programs you collect for general interest or just plain fun? Inexpensive tape cartridges are a sure way to archive your programs and data while still keeping them accessible when you do need them. It could even enable you to put off buying a larger disk. 
4. Events Beyond Your Control Both natural and manmade disasters inject a disconcerting variability into any application requiring large amounts of data storage. These include fire, floods, lightning and outright theft. After such an occurrence, how will your business survive? For instance, regenerating vital billing or customer information would be very difficult from paper records, if not impossible. Colorado tape backup systems protect your data against such calamity. Besides doing daily backups, plan to do an extra backup weekly. Then take the extra cartridge home with you or put it in a fireproof safe. If your system goes, your data stays--it may mean the difference between business as usual and bankruptcy. 
5. Large File Transfers Not so many years ago, a floppy disk was all that was needed to transfer information over long distances. But with the rapid growth of PC memory has come a corresponding growth in file sizes which has far outstripped the capacity of standard floppy disks. Today, it is much more reasonable to transfer large files on tape, which serves as a compact, inexpensive and rugged medium. With your tape backup system you can conveniently send a tape cartridge across the country, through the mail or across the office in your shirt pocket. Tape systems are often your easiest data transfer solution. You can also copy contents of the whole CD disk on just one tape! 
6. Virus Protection Some unscrupulous individuals have written small, destructive programs called `viruses' which innocently hide on `shareware' disks, electronic `bulletin boards' or large public networks (including the Internet.) These programs have the ability to copy themselves and load into your system along with the software you think you`re getting. Once loaded, they proceed to wreak havoc with your system, causing errors, lockups and loss of data. Colorado tape backup systems can restore data lost through virus infection when used in conjunction with good virus detection software and an earlier backup. In addition, we make anti-virus software available at no charge through our Bulletin Board service. 
7. Keeping Your Hard Disk Nimble The processes of generating, editing and saving your data files repeatedly can cause your hard disk to store the files in several pieces, or fragments, on your hard disk. It is much more difficult for your hard disk to access a fragmented file than a contiguous file. Although many `defragmenter' programs are available today, they cannot sort the files into any particular order and may not be able to handle some defragmenting jobs, such as those on certain networks. The effects of file fragmentation can slow your hard disk down to as little as one third to half of its original speed. 

We actually had a customer who told us that he had lost valueable data 3 times; due to hard drive crash, Michelangelo virus and finally his computer was stolen from the office... Now he has a tape backup on each computer at his company.