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From: mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: NeXTStep 2.0 Completed
Summary: Where to find this low level software?
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Date: 22 Nov 90 15:51:05 GMT
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>First some technical points:
>Low-level formatting takes about 30 min. Thus NeXT does not do that
>with OS 2.0. What NeXT does is simply build a new file system on the
>drive as it is. This does not optimize the drive at all. We never
>claimed that it is necessary to use our program to install a third
>party drive, but it was and still is advisable to do so. Second our
>program allows you to set several parameters such as caching and the
>way automatic error reallocation is handled. This is also not done
>through building a new file system. Thus the new OS makes things
>easier, that's good, but it does not make our program obsolete.
>At least we believe that an increase in speed of over 100% from the
>worst to the best setting in addition to higher data security is
>worthwile considering it as an option.
>
I, for one, would be interested in obtaining this software. The way I
see it, the reason I'm buying a NeXT is for the performance factor.
So, if I can increase the performance of my hard drive for a small cost,
I'm going to do it.

So, where do I find this low-level formatting software? Is it on the net
anywhere?

MikeC

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Michael D. Callaghan,MDC Designs, University of Merryland
mikec@wam.umd.edu