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This diskette, or diskettes, is the Grand-
father.
2. At the end of day 2,
second bLank diskette.
Father.
back up aLL data on a
This diskette is the
3. FoLLowing the end of business on day 3, back up
that day's data on the Grandfather diskette.
This process wiLL overwrite the oLd information
with new data. This diskette is now the new
Father, and the oLd Father becomes the Grand-
father.
4. Repeat this procedure at the end of each busi-
ness day.
These steps iLLustrate the basic sequence of a sim-
pLe backup scheduLe for data diskettes. The worst
t hat can hap pen i s t hat two day s' d a taw iLL have t 0
be reconstructed. Some companies wi LL carry this
sequence on to a Son generation of backup and aLways
keep the Grandfather in another Location. The oLd
grandfather (new Son) is brought in each day for
backup, and the oLd Father (new Grandfather) is
removed from the premises. That way, even a fire or
other catastrophe wiLL not destroy the business
records. We are taLking about the accounting
records of a business. Without them a business
cannot survive.
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