#: 19636 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 22-Jan-94 11:28:58 Sb: #19622-UUCP for OSK Fm: David George 72240,134 To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230 Thanks for the info. #: 19637 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 22-Jan-94 11:29:15 Sb: #19626-UUCP for OSK Fm: David George 72240,134 To: ole hansen 100016,3417 Thanks for the info. #: 19639 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 22-Jan-94 22:54:47 Sb: #19633-#OSK Disk DeFragmenter Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 (X) Not to throw cold water on software...but isn't it just as easy to backup (file by file) the HD to tape or another HD (you can get a HD for about the same price as the software under discussion). BTW, I saw the program MG is selling demo'ed at the Atlanta Fest and it appeared to be working well and fast. I did try the one B&B sold for the Coco and all it did was work for a long time and then crash my HD. Only tried it once . There is 1 Reply. #: 19641 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 23-Jan-94 11:19:21 Sb: #19639-OSK Disk DeFragmenter Fm: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 > Not to throw cold water on software...but isn't it just as easy to backup > (file by file) the HD to tape or another HD (you can get a HD for about > the same price as the software under discussion). BTW, I saw the program > MG is selling demo'ed at the Atlanta Fest and it appeared to be working > well and fast. I did try the one B&B sold for the Coco and all it did was > work for a long time and then crash my HD. Only tried it once . You're "preaching to the choir", here Bob. :-) Since I have a tape device AND a second hard drive on my MM/1a, I on occasion do exactly what you suggest. I personally have never really liked disk defragmenters. I bought Chris Burke's File System Repack for the CoCo and never ran it to completion. The CoCo was simply too slow, taking well overnight and into the next day to unfragment a 20M drive which wasn't all that fragmented. Think how long it would take on a 120M drive!!! But I may go ahead and get a copy of the competitor to ARK's program, Speeddisk, mainly since I have seen it in action and know of some of it's more advanced features, such as intelligent placement of FD sectors, etc. ------------------------------------ Zack C Sessions ColorSystems "I am Homer of Borg, prepare to be assimi ... OOOOHHH, DOUGHNUTS!" #: 19638 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 22-Jan-94 17:33:04 Sb: #19632-OSK Disk DeFragmenter Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: James Truesdale [JBM] 71174,3442 > A company named Ark Systems USA in Santa Clara, CA sells a product named > "disk squeezer" that defragments OS9/68000 disks. > > Does anyone here use this program? If so, does it work, cause any > problems, etc., etc.? > I use Speedisk ... and it does a dandy job. Contact Mark Griffith for prices and specifics. *- Steve -* #: 19642 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 23-Jan-94 15:08:08 Sb: windio.51 Fm: Alan Weston 76234,3500 To: all Since I started using windio.51, I've noticed a few problems that weren't present with windio.50. My setup is a 3 MB MM/1a. V.51 restores the pushbuttons and other functions and also fixes the palette problem. But, since I started using it, vt100/52 codes are being processed. Anybody know what's going on here?? Thanks, Alan #: 19640 S15/Hot Topics 23-Jan-94 11:03:36 Sb: New Lower Pricing Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: All For those of you that regularly skip reading the What's New items when logging on, here's one you shouldn't miss! LOWER PRICING FOR EXTENDED SERVICES Starting 6-Feb, CompuServe members billed under the Standard Pricing Plan will pay lower rates for access to extended (hourly priced) services. The new rates for CompuServe's extended services will be $4.80 per hour for access at 300, 1,200 and 2,400 bps, and $9.60 per hour for access at 9,600 and 14,400 bps. This pricing change reflects up to a 40 percent reduction from previous rates for extended-service products. Communications network and product-specific surcharges still apply. The monthly basic services rate of $8.95, which provides access to more than 50 product areas, remains unchanged, as do rates for CompuServe members billed under the Alternative ("pay-as-you-go") Pricing Plan. Through this pricing reduction, CompuServe is passing along cost savings realized by the use of advanced technology and "commodity"-priced hardware in its host computer systems. For complete information about CompuServe's Standard and Alternative Pricing Plans, to check your current billing option or to change from one billing option to the other, GO CHOICE. Steve Press !>