daveg@dartvax.UUCP (Dave Green) (03/08/87)
In the near future, I will be responsible for repairing mac disks
for a large number of macintosh users(the dartmouth college community).
I have done such work before,but I have been away from the trade for
about 3 months. What I amlooking for is pointers to users favorite
software to perform such tasks. I am familiar Fedit, Mactools,
First Aid, and we have a small utility (I believe shareware)
named FileFixer. Are there any others of importance?
I am also looking people who are interested in disk repair and are
willing to share experiences they have had. I have learned most
of what I know by myself and would be interested to compare/contrast
methods with people who have had repair experience. Is there anyone
out there who has been doing this stuff on a regular basis?
Finally, I am searching for documentation on file formats for various
word processing packages. Formats for MacWrite, Word, and WriteNow
would seem most important as the user group I am supporting relies
heavily upon these packages.(and trashes them regularly)
In General any information/conversation upon the subject is more
than welcome. I would also be glad to share what I already know
with other users in the net.
Thanks much,
Dave Green
Dartmouth College
Hanover,NH
daveg@dartmouth.CSNET
daveg@dartvax.uucp
daveg@dartmouth.EDU
daveg%dartvax@dartcms1 {Bitnet}dennisg@fritz.UUCP (03/11/87)
In article <5792@dartvax.UUCP> daveg@dartvax.UUCP (Dave Green) writes: >In the near future, I will be responsible for repairing mac disks >for a large number of macintosh users(the dartmouth college community). >I have done such work before,but I have been away from the trade for >about 3 months. What I amlooking for is pointers to users favorite >software to perform such tasks. I am familiar Fedit, Mactools, >First Aid, and we have a small utility (I believe shareware) >named FileFixer. Are there any others of importance? A couple of weeks ago, I went begging to the net for advice on fixing a particular broken disk. I promised to post the results. Response has been good, but not stunning. Those who have replied were helpful, and two sent me software to help out. I intend to wait about another week, to allow time for long propagation delay and some experimentation. Then I'll post the summary, and the best of the software. Hang in there.