ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg) (04/11/91)
Sorry if this topic has been discussed at length already, but I'm at a point where I want to get some utilities for Windows 3. I'm interested in things like an undeleter and/or rescuer, a volume fixer, a locater (preferably one that will be able to locate items within files, a screensaver, etc. It seems that I've pretty much narrowed to field down to Becker Tools (v.2) and HDC File Apps (along with their First Apps as well). Becker is slightly more expensive than File Apps, but if you add First Apps, then the HDC pair is more expensive. I figure I might be able to pick up individual utility files here and there, but at this point I think it is preferable to get a package. Does anybody have any recommendations? specifically about these packages, or about others. (The Jan 1991 issue of PC Computing has a nice overview of these things, but I've found it is always informative to hear from non-professional users.) Thanks very much. --Gerry ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu
kirkr@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Kirk Rothe) (04/16/91)
> > >where I want to get some utilities for Windows 3. I'm interested in things >like an undeleter and/or rescuer, a volume fixer, a locater (preferably one >that will be able to locate items within files, a screensaver, etc. It seems >that I've pretty much narrowed to field down to Becker Tools (v.2) and HDC >File Apps (along with their First Apps as well). Becker is slightly more >expensive than File Apps, but if you add First Apps, then the HDC pair is >more expensive. I figure I might be able to pick up individual utility files >here and there, but at this point I think it is preferable to get a package. >Does anybody have any recommendations? specifically about these packages, or >about others. >(The Jan 1991 issue of PC Computing has a nice overview of these things, but >I've found it is always informative to hear from non-professional users.) I have been using Becker Tools for about a month now and I'm not impressed. Even though there are a ton of features and tools in this program, it appears that yet another software company has attempted to make file I/O as ugly, complex, and slow to use as possible. I don't know how much we paid for it, but I don't use it much. Kirk Rothe "Give me DOS prompt or give me death"
c60c-2ij@web-2e.berkeley.edu (04/18/91)
In article <1300058@hpgrla.gr.hp.com> kirkr@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Kirk Rothe) writes: > >> >> >>where I want to get some utilities for Windows 3. I'm interested in things >>like an undeleter and/or rescuer, a volume fixer, a locater (preferably one >>that will be able to locate items within files, a screensaver, etc. It seems >>that I've pretty much narrowed to field down to Becker Tools (v.2) and HDC >>File Apps (along with their First Apps as well). Becker is slightly more >>expensive than File Apps, but if you add First Apps, then the HDC pair is >>more expensive. I figure I might be able to pick up individual utility files >>here and there, but at this point I think it is preferable to get a package. >>Does anybody have any recommendations? specifically about these packages, or >>about others. >>(The Jan 1991 issue of PC Computing has a nice overview of these things, but >>I've found it is always informative to hear from non-professional users.) > >I have been using Becker Tools for about a month now and I'm not >impressed. Even though there are a ton of features and tools in >this program, it appears that yet another software company has >attempted to make file I/O as ugly, complex, and slow to use as >possible. I don't know how much we paid for it, but I don't use it >much. > >Kirk Rothe > >"Give me DOS prompt or give me death" > > I have been using File F/X from ThreadZ for little over a month and I find is very useful. It smooth in its interface and also fast in the disk operations like undelete and move and lots of other things. I won it in a drawing at a conference so I don't know the price but i have heard it is not very expensive. Gunjan Bhow gunjan@garnet.berkeley.edu
ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg) (04/19/91)
In article <1300058@hpgrla.gr.hp.com> kirkr@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Kirk Rothe) writes: >>where I want to get some utilities for Windows 3. I'm interested in things >>like an undeleter and/or rescuer, a volume fixer, a locater (preferably one >>that will be able to locate items within files, a screensaver, etc. It seems >>that I've pretty much narrowed to field down to Becker Tools (v.2) and HDC >>File Apps (along with their First Apps as well). Becker is slightly more >>expensive than File Apps, but if you add First Apps, then the HDC pair is >>more expensive. I figure I might be able to pick up individual utility files >>here and there, but at this point I think it is preferable to get a package. >>Does anybody have any recommendations? specifically about these packages, or >>about others. > >I have been using Becker Tools for about a month now and I'm not >impressed. Even though there are a ton of features and tools in >this program, it appears that yet another software company has >attempted to make file I/O as ugly, complex, and slow to use as >possible. I don't know how much we paid for it, but I don't use it >much. > >Kirk Rothe Thanks very much, Kirk. You are the first person to respond to my original posting, either here or to me personally. I've held off buying anything, hoping to hear from people like you. Any body else out there have anything to say on this topic? --Gerry ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu