Digital BW, The Print

Seth,

Well, last time I bought an external drive I was a little embarrassed because I was already backing up to two drives, one an internal in the desktop itself, and the other an external. I said I felt a little obsessive but then the sales guy said "Well,if you're obsessive so am I."

Now, when we travel, I take one of the externals with me - I should store it offsite, I know. But if the house burns down and takes my computer along with it, I suppose my b/w negatives will go too.

I spoke with my architect this am asked what they do... backup to the backup to the backup, she said. I'll have to ask if they store anything off-site. And by the way, her staff person found those NR guidelines confusing too.

Just wondering... what is the difference between the National Register and HABS? Do they have different missions? She had not heard of HABS, nor had I until talking with another preservation friend a while back.

Paul