Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!dawg6844 From: dawg6844@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu () Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Utilities packages for Mac Message-ID: <1991Feb24.004923.12497@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 24 Feb 91 00:49:23 GMT References: <443@polluce.sublink.org> <1991Feb22.234510.11809@pbs.org> Sender: usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (News) Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 65 mdresser@pbs.org writes: >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. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> | Informatica Sistemi S.p.A | >> ////////////// | via Mercantesse, 3 | >> // I.S. // | 20021 Baranzate MI (Italia) | >> ////////////// | | >> | E-Mail : morgaine@polluce.SUBLINK.ORG | >> ---------------------------------------------------- >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 >-- >************************************************************** >Melanie L. Dresser mdresser@pbs.org > Bruce = Faithful Companion human male > Max = Noisy, mouthy, siamese feline male > Aravis = Quiet, neurotic siamese feline female > Tristan = Big, silly German Shepherd canine male > Quest = Trusty steed - Appaloosa equine male >********"Is it expensive? I got a horse ta feed, ya know"***** I agree wholeheartedly. Norton is on my hard disk, and SUM II isn't, though I have both. Dan Walkowski Univ. of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci. walkowsk@cs.uiuc.edu