Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!decwrl!labrea!Shasta!mrh From: mrh@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU (Marc Hannah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Apple Tape Drive Message-ID: <2168@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU> Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 19:26:02 EST Article-I.D.: Shasta.2168 Posted: Wed Oct 28 19:26:02 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 3-Nov-87 05:32:16 EST References: <1562@sics.se> <17198@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> Organization: Stanford University Lines: 16 Keywords: 38.5MB/tape, Slower than Diskfit Summary: DiskFit 1.3 runs in background under MultiFinder In article <17198@glacier.STANFORD.EDU>, leeke@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (Steven D. Leeke) writes: > We've had our Apple 40SC tape drive for a couple of weeks now and I thought > a short note would be in order. ... > If the software ran in the background under MultiFinder I would gladly toss > my smart set, but until then I will probably continue with DiskFit - even it > it takes 80 disks. > Steve Leeke According to DiskFit author Richard Zulch, DiskFit 1.3 will run in background under MultiFinder. This may be just the ticket...read usenet news while backing up your hard drive. I haven't used the software in background yet but I assume it prompts you for disks, you insert them, and continue reading news. Looks handy! David Gelphman