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From: michael@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Michael Duebner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Norton SD program problem
Message-ID: <2059@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 3 Nov 88 03:57:23 GMT
References: <12440034836014@KL.SRI.COM> <11@gsy1.UUCP> <1062@acornrc.UUCP> <4374@rayssd.ray.com> <3057@dalcs.UUCP> <3060@dalcs.UUCP>
Reply-To: michael@ddsw1.UUCP (Michael Duebner)
Organization: AERA Tech Services, Buffalo Grove, IL
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In article <3060@dalcs.UUCP> lane@dalcs.UUCP (John Wright/Dr. Pat Lane) writes:
>
>For what it's worth, Computer Shopper magasine, several months ago (forget
>which issue and I'm not at home to look it up...sorry), feature an article
>reviewing disk de-fragger's.  It compared Norton's SD, Paul Mace Utilities,
>and several others (did *not* include DOG as I recall).  They had problems
>with Norton's SD and recommened against using it until Norton brings out a
>revision which successfully fixes the problems. 
>
>They cautioned against using a de-fragger with any TSR's or installed device
>drivers which could potentially interfere with with the de-fragger...and this
>was not limited to disk cache's and the like but also to other seemingly
>innocuous programs which could alter timing considerations or cause missed
>interrupts and the like (...I don't really know what I'm talking about there,
>that's just how I remember it).  This was, in fact, related to the problems
>with SD and most de-fraggers warn you about it anyway (some refuse to op-
>erate if they detect any).


We have been using Norton's SD for some time on two Televideo '386 systems.
Both use an ST-251 and 2MB of RAM, 1MB of RAM is used for the Microsoft
Window SmartDrive disk caching utility.

Both system run heavy desktop publishing as their mainstay.  Lots of files
are created and deleted every day.  We use SD on both systems at least once
a month and have never lost a file or trashed a disk.

Am I waiting to be bit?



Michael Duebner	                UUCP : michael@ddsw1.MCS.COM
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