Uwe > wrote in
:

> On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:44:08 -0000, David G Fisher's Left Testicle
> wrote:
>>
>> "David_Fletcher" > wrote in message
>> .
>> .. On Dec 26, 4:15 pm, "rcgldr" > wrote:
>>> http://forum.racesimcentral.com
>>
>>>Sad to read, but perhaps just as well that there is finally some
>>>closure.
>>
>> ..and all because a couple of hard drives failed.
>>
>
> True, and it's the 2nd time it happened to them, this time with more
> dire consequences than the 1st time. I would have thought they would
> have learnt about the necessity of creating offsite backups every once
> in a while, and be it by plugging in a $100 external usb drive and
> copying stuff over...
>
....Before it's written on closed session CD's. Hard drives die, portable
ones quicker.