STORK@Mit-Mc.ARPA (04/12/84)
From: Eric Stork <STORK@Mit-Mc.ARPA> Several weeks ago there was much traffic about a neat, cheap, commercial program for archiving hard disks (i.e., for backing up only those files that had been changed since last backup). Unfortunately, not having a hard disk, I failed to note the name and source of the program. Now my son in law is getting a Kaypro 10, and needs such a program. Pointers, anyone? Thanks, Eric. (STORK at MIT-MC)
CC.Otken@UTEXAS-20.ARPA (04/13/84)
From: John Otken <CC.Otken@UTEXAS-20.ARPA> The "one wee little" BDOS patch used by one of those programs goes into the disk directory checksum bytes beginning with drive E so you might want to be careful using it. BTW, the "archiving" program I wrote uses the T3 bit but does not alter the BDOS. I know this is broken for random access files but big deal, we don't use any. Could there be something else I didn't think of? -------
ABN.ISCAMS@Usc-Isid.ARPA (04/13/84)
Eric (et al) Donno about the neat cheap commercial version, but the Public Domain one out at SIMTEL20 (MICRO:<ARCHIVE> works just fine. Needs one wee little BDOS (I think) patch, and the only undesirable side effect is that my D.COM program (another directory program that lists alphabetically, file size, remaining, etc.) doesn't wildcard properly; however SDIR.COM is fine). Price is right too! David Kirschbaum Toad Hall (ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID)
strom@Brl-Bmd.ARPA (04/13/84)
From: Charlie Strom (NYU) <strom@Brl-Bmd.ARPA> The proprietary program being referred to is probably QBAX, distributed by Amanuensis, in Grindstone, Pa. Advertisements are in Byte, and the program is the $30 variety. I understand that the author is working on a version 2 with significantly improved features including reclamation of space on floppy archive disks.