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From: mdresser@pbs.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Utilities packages for Mac
Message-ID: <1991Feb22.234510.11809@pbs.org>
Date: 23 Feb 91 04:45:10 GMT
References: <443@polluce.sublink.org>
Organization: PBS:Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA
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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.
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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
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