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From: kirkr@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Kirk Rothe)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Utilities?
Message-ID: <1300058@hpgrla.gr.hp.com>
Date: 16 Apr 91 15:50:48 GMT
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>where I want to get some utilities for Windows 3.  I'm interested in things
>like an undeleter and/or rescuer, a volume fixer, a locater (preferably one
>that will be able to locate items within files, a screensaver, etc.  It seems
>that I've pretty much narrowed to field down to Becker Tools (v.2) and HDC
>File Apps (along with their First Apps as well).  Becker is slightly more
>expensive than File Apps, but if you add First Apps, then the HDC pair is
>more expensive.  I figure I might be able to pick up individual utility files
>here and there, but at this point I think it is preferable to get a package.
>Does anybody have any recommendations? specifically about these packages, or
>about others.
>(The Jan 1991 issue of PC Computing has a nice overview of these things, but
>I've found it is always informative to hear from non-professional users.)

I have been using Becker Tools for about a month now and I'm not 
impressed.  Even though there are a ton of features and tools in 
this program, it appears that yet another software company has 
attempted to make file I/O as ugly, complex, and slow to use as
possible. I don't know how much we paid for it, but I don't use it
much.

Kirk Rothe

"Give me DOS prompt or give me death"