xxiaoye@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Xiaoxia Ye) (11/20/88)
I am considering buying a finder-replacement DA (one that can do copy delete,etc). I know of two programs that do the job well: DistTop and DiskTools II. Both programs are rated high in MacUser and cost about the same. I have tried DiskTop, and LIKED it. However, there has been a saying that DiskTop leaves something(?) in the System Heap, after it's been closed and causes problems with programs like Light Speed Pascal ( I have experienced the problem). The version I tried was 3.0.1, have they fixed the problem in version 3.0.2 ( or 3.0.3) ? Then what about DiskTools II ? Has anyone used it? How was the program, in terms of interface,memory ...etc ( there was a review in March 1988 issue of MacUser, but I have thrown away that issue already... ugh! and they are advertising sale of their back issues in MacUser). Most importantly, DOES DISKTOOLS II HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT DISKTOP HAS? All answers/suggestions are welcome. Please either direct them to me via e-mail or post to the net if you think that this subject is of general interest. Thanks in advance. "VOX CLAMANTIS IN DESERTO" -- ahh, who else do I speak for! __________________________________________________________________________ Xiaoxia Ye Internet/Bitnet xxiaoye@eleazar.dartmouth.edu Dartmouth College UUCP: Xiaoxia.Ye@dartmouth.edu
gross@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (Evan Gross [Sys Des]) (12/05/88)
I think I can answer some of your questions about DiskTools II, since I'm the author... I really don't know for sure about DiskTop leaving something hanging around in the System heap, but I can certainly assure you that DiskTools II doesn't. As far as user interface etc. goes, well, I will say that I have my ardent fans, and they have theirs. BUT - I designed DiskTools II with a close eye on how DiskTop did things, and tried to improve on every single one of them, from all the command-key shortcuts that I built into DiskTools to the way that the window gets refreshed cleanly, and only when necessary, unlike the way DiskTop does it. We have a maintenance upgrade in the works as well (it goes for the final 2-week test blitz at the end of this week) to clean up some System 6.0.2 minor glitches, as well as add some new features (like support for the 'vers' resource so our Get Info dialogs look just like the Finder's). I know I may sound like a salesman, but you also get 6 other DAs in the DiskTools Plus package, including a useful Calendar and flexible Note Pad/Phone Dialer DA. If you've got any more questions, feel free to ask... Evan Gross