root@polluce.sublink.org (Nadia Pitacco) (02/22/91)
I hope this is not a reposting, but I had some problems
with the previous posting.
We are going to buy an utility package for our Macs.
We are considering SUM II vs. Norton Utilities.
We would appreciate any comment and information about
each of this packages and/or comparison between them.
Suggestions about other similar packages are also welcome.
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----------------------------------------------------mdresser@pbs.org (02/23/91)
In article <443@polluce.sublink.org>, root@polluce.sublink.org (Nadia Pitacco) writes: > > I hope this is not a reposting, but I had some problems > with the previous posting. > > We are going to buy an utility package for our Macs. > We are considering SUM II vs. Norton Utilities. > We would appreciate any comment and information about > each of this packages and/or comparison between them. > Suggestions about other similar packages are also welcome. > > ---------------------------------------------------- > | Informatica Sistemi S.p.A | > ////////////// | via Mercantesse, 3 | > // I.S. // | 20021 Baranzate MI (Italia) | > ////////////// | | > | E-Mail : morgaine@polluce.SUBLINK.ORG | > ---------------------------------------------------- Just a few comments: I am totally unimpressed with SUM II. It can recover some files from damaged disks, but has not been able to repair disk problems. I saved all the damaged disks I could not fix with SUM and ordered Norton. I just got Norton this week and was able to quickly and easily repair every disk. I was impressed. Norton recognized more problems than SUM and corrected them. I also found Norton more intuitive to use than SUM II. I ran SUM on the hard drive of my IIcx and it said all was fine. I ran Norton and it came back indicating some file problems (bundle bits and other things) and corrected these things. SUM does an okay job of file recovery, but Norton is much better for repairing the disk itself. For my position, I need to have a variety of utility programs, but if I had to choose just one, I would choose Norton. Melanie Dresser -- ************************************************************** Melanie L. Dresser mdresser@pbs.org Bruce = Faithful Companion human male Max = Noisy, mouthy, siamese feline male Aravis = Quiet, neurotic siamese feline female Tristan = Big, silly German Shepherd canine male Quest = Trusty steed - Appaloosa equine male ********"Is it expensive? I got a horse ta feed, ya know"*****
time@ice.com (02/23/91)
In article <1991Feb22.234510.11809@pbs.org>, mdresser@pbs.org writes: > I ran SUM on the hard drive of my IIcx and it said all > was fine. I ran Norton and it came back indicating > some file problems (bundle bits and other things) and > corrected these things. It has been discussed in one of these Newsgroups before, but if you run SUM and Norton against a damaged drive, each will inturn report and fix damage the other supposedly fixed. This does not sit well, but your other points about Norton seem to be echoed by others. tim. ------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Endres | time@ice.com ICE Engineering | uupsi!ice.com!time 8840 Main Street | Voice FAX Whitmore Lake MI. 48189 | (313) 449 8288 (313) 449 9208
dawg6844@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (<blank>) (02/24/91)
mdresser@pbs.org writes: >In article <443@polluce.sublink.org>, root@polluce.sublink.org (Nadia Pitacco) writes: >> >> I hope this is not a reposting, but I had some problems >> with the previous posting. >> >> We are going to buy an utility package for our Macs. >> We are considering SUM II vs. Norton Utilities. >> We would appreciate any comment and information about >> each of this packages and/or comparison between them. >> Suggestions about other similar packages are also welcome. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> | Informatica Sistemi S.p.A | >> ////////////// | via Mercantesse, 3 | >> // I.S. // | 20021 Baranzate MI (Italia) | >> ////////////// | | >> | E-Mail : morgaine@polluce.SUBLINK.ORG | >> ---------------------------------------------------- >Just a few comments: >I am totally unimpressed with SUM II. It can recover some files from >damaged disks, but has not been able to repair disk problems. >I saved all the damaged disks I could not fix with SUM and ordered >Norton. I just got Norton this week and was able to quickly and >easily repair every disk. I was impressed. Norton recognized >more problems than SUM and corrected them. >I also found Norton more intuitive to use than SUM II. >I ran SUM on the hard drive of my IIcx and it said all >was fine. I ran Norton and it came back indicating >some file problems (bundle bits and other things) and >corrected these things. >SUM does an okay job of file recovery, but Norton is >much better for repairing the disk itself. >For my position, I need to have a variety of utility >programs, but if I had to choose just one, I would choose >Norton. >Melanie Dresser >-- >************************************************************** >Melanie L. Dresser mdresser@pbs.org > Bruce = Faithful Companion human male > Max = Noisy, mouthy, siamese feline male > Aravis = Quiet, neurotic siamese feline female > Tristan = Big, silly German Shepherd canine male > Quest = Trusty steed - Appaloosa equine male >********"Is it expensive? I got a horse ta feed, ya know"***** I agree wholeheartedly. Norton is on my hard disk, and SUM II isn't, though I have both. Dan Walkowski Univ. of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci. walkowsk@cs.uiuc.edu
JEB107@psuvm.psu.edu (Jonathan Baker) (03/01/91)
Go with Norton Utilities. Much easier to use, not as cryptic, and overall the better program. It should be... Peter Norton all but invented file recovery on the IBM... hope he could do well on a slightly more complex machine... Jonathan Baker Penn State University