window with a scrolling list of different devices appears. Click the down arrow to choose one (see Figure 23.2).

There are 37 different devices listed, including floppy drives. If you don't see a device you

Figure 23.2.
The BRU Configuration
Utility features
several windows,
including a tape device
selection list.

have in the list, select the OTHER device option to create your own. For example, if you have an older, floppy-based tape drive that uses the QIC-80 format, select OTHER, then specify the tape device (most likely /dev/rft0, the rewinding tape device).

Once you've selected the backup device, choose Save in the BRU Configuration window. To begin a backup, insert a tape (or floppy) in your computer. The BRU program checks the floppy or tape, then tells you its status. You can then select Backup from the BRU program's File menu. You'll see a File Selection dialog box, which enables you to select whole files or directories to back up. See Figure 23.3 for a representative window. After you've finished selecting and adding the directories or files, click the Begin Backup button to start your backup.

The BRU program has many different features, including compression, scheduling, and tape archive verification. You can find out more about this program by browsing to the following site:

http://www.estinc.com

Figure 23.3.
The BRU directory and
file selection dialog box
offers selective backup sets for archiving
directories and files.