I don't recall problems with NCU with respect to backups on pre OS X
macs. Speed was certainly a concern with serial but this was somewhat
resolved with ethernet.
Issues have been reported with backups of larger cards with NCX via
serial but again I have had good success with NCX and ethernet.
Woody
On Jun 2, 2009, at 2:30 AM, kosmicdollop@saber.net wrote:
>
> B C D
>
> PS: I wish I could feel confident with NCX backups to Mac, but too
> many horror stories from NCU days haunt my memory:
>
> One of Newt's few significant shortcomings (for its time) is lack of
> simple, reliable backing up (for the most of us with data on card(s)).
>
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