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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: QuarterBack Tools - any info on it?
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Date: 15 Nov 90 13:19:14 GMT
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ianr@gpark.pub.uu.oz.au (Ian Rowlands) in <18351b35.ARN0d9b@gpark.pub.uu.oz.au>
asks:

	Has anybody used Quarterback Tools? I'd like to know more about it.
	What exactly does it do? How easy is it to use? How does it perform
	compared to other disk optimizers (e.g B.A.D)? Most importantly, is it
	worth having for the price (the price I was given was $90US retail)?

On a flyer I received yesterday from Central Coast Software describing their
QUARTERBACK TOOLS product is listed:

	-- Repositions your files to optimum locations on the disk
	-- Eliminates file fragmentation
	-- Consolidates free disk space
	-- Recovers deleted files easily and safely
	-- "Unformats" disks you formatted by mistake
	-- Searches the file system for error, marks bad areas "out of service"
	   and identifies affected files
	-- Finds and fixes corrupted directories (drawers)
	-- Reformats all types of disks for new or old Amiga filing systems
	-- Cures disk validation problems and key checksum errors
	-- Provides an AREXX interface for "power users"

Considering how pleased I am with their "QUARTERBACK" program, I didn't
hesitate to order a copy of "QUARTERBACK TOOLS" earlier today from Central
Coast Software (BTW, their new address is 424 Vista Ave.; Golden CO 80401;
phone 303/526-1030).

To give you an idea how much confidence I place in QUARTERBACK, it's the progra
m
I used to backup over 1GB on my system, reformat ALL the HDs (with the newer
FFS and rigid boot block), then restored the entire backup without a hitch.
And QUARTERBACK operates fine with tape drives, too.

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]