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From: ADAM.FRIX@f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (ADAM FRIX)
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Subject: Re: A question about hard disks (300 mega
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Date: 10 Jan 90 20:26:51 GMT
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Scott Truesdell writes:
 
ST> On my personal 173 MB disk, I have 4 equal size partitions for 
ST> 
ST>   System
ST>   Applications
ST>   Development
ST>   Scratch
ST> 
ST> It just turns out that each partition fits perfectly on a SyQuest 
ST> cartridge for backups. Each partition looks like a seperate disk.
ST> The only negative is plodding through SFGetFile & PutFile dialogs
ST> to get at the disk you want.
 
You definitely need to look into either Boomerang (now at version 2.0,
shareware) or ShortCut (Ray Lau's utility, available from Aladdin Systems
in NYC).  These utilties do essentially the same thing--they help you
manage your work and files while you're in the SFGet and SFPut dialogs. 
ShortCut will even unstuff files on the fly for you.  I don't know much
about Boomerang--perhaps someone who has used both can comment on the
differences/strengths/weaknesses here?  At any rate, I've got my measly
Jasmine 40 partitioned 3 ways (sorta like yours--System/Utilities,
Applications, and Data Files [also used for any sort of scratch work])y,
and just wouldn't know what to do if my ShortCut were taken away.  With
ShortCut, you can access any disk from a pull-down menu in the dialog, or
by command-keys.  Handy as hell.
 
--Adam--
 
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