[comp.sys.mac.apps] Retrospect 1.3, System 7.0 & VM

delaney@xn.ll.mit.edu (John R. Delaney) (06/11/91)

I ran into a problem trying to use Retrospect for archiving to floppy disks
under System 7.0. I have an SE/30 with 2MB of RAM but had VM turned on. I
would get a device error near the end of the first floppy. Repeatably. I
called Dantz and, after some delay getting through to tech. support, found
I wasn't the only one. They suggested running without VM. I did, even
through there was slightly less memory available than Retrospect wanted.
And the problem went away. Of course, I also had to turn off ALL extensions
to free up space for Retrospect to run, so the diagnosis is not
unambiguous.

Moral: If you have a problem with Retrospect 1.3 under System 7.0, try
running it with VM turned off. Regardless of what the compatibility checker
and guide say.

John