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From: greyelf@wpi.WPI.EDU (Michael J Pender)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: new tape archiver for apple IIs/ shareware in general
Message-ID: <1990Nov26.165916.26458@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 26 Nov 90 16:59:16 GMT
Sender: greyelf@wpi.WPI.EDU (Michael J Pender)
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Lines: 33

I've noticed the prices of 286 machines dropping lately, and couldn't
help thinking that I might be better off buying a 286 machine than a 
IIgs.  I mean, I like my laser 128ex, but I'll never make any money
writing software for it....

Well maybe...  Someone local asked me to make a tape archiver program 
for a IIgs that allows a person to save to videotape.  So I decided 
to make a program that does just that, handles huge files, and can create
backups to tape.  

I've also heard people asking for a program that allows block copies
from device to device, of any block....  

So in a nutshell, I'm going to write two more programs, a tape archiver, 
and a block copier.  I'm asking for what people would like for features
in a tape archiver or backup utility.  I want to tailor my program to 
what people are looking for.  If it doesn't work out, well Laser makes
this nice little 286 clone with a 60 meg hard drive, 2400 baud modem,
3.5 and 5.25 inch high density drives, a 12 mhz processor, a meg of ram....

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Michael J Pender Jr  Box 1942 c/o W.P.I.   The only Macintoshes
greyelf@wpi.bitnet   100 Institute Rd.     I'll ever buy go for
greyelf@wpi.wpi.edu  Worcester, Ma 01609   $.69 a pound...





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Michael J Pender Jr  Box 1942 c/o W.P.I.   The only Macintoshes
greyelf@wpi.bitnet   100 Institute Rd.     I'll ever buy go for