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For Immediate Release
DiskMaker 1.75(TM)
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SmartSoft Announces The Release Of DiskMaker Version 1.75

MILWAUKEE, WI, February 11, 1994 - SmartSoft has announced the
availability of version 1.75 of its disk duplication software,
DiskMaker.

"This release brings Intel compatibility to the software.
DiskMaker has been available for many months for NeXT hardware,
users of NS Intel machines or users in mixed networks can now use
the software anywhere they like." said Alberto Ricart, CEO of
SmartSoft, Inc.  "Performance has been maximized as much as
possible for the Intel hardware, but end-user results depend
heavily on the configuration of Intel machine. NeXT computers with
their integrated hardware, provided constant time in disk
duplication, Intel machines don't provide for this" Ricart added.

DiskMaker is the fastest disk duplication software for NEXTSTEP.
With it you can duplicate disks faster than is possible by any of
the standard manual methods.

DiskMaker gives you 39-88% speedup in your mass duplicating
efforts**.  Manually duplicating ten 2.8ED disks takes anywhere from
43 to 90 minutes depending on the sizes of files and other
factors.  With DiskMaker you can reduce this task to 10 minutes
(20 minutes if also performing a verification pass).  Duplication
times are linear and independent of the number of files on the
disk.

DiskMaker supports industry standard 720K, 1.4MB and 2.8MB disk
densities.  Its powerful verification technology insures that
defective media is not distributed to your customers. DiskMaker
will automatically format the disk (if needed), name it, and fill
it up for you in a single step.

"DiskMaker helped us out in a pinch... It provided us with the
capability to make multiple copies of each disk in record time.
Leave it SmartSoft to come up with a better way!"
 Andrew Stone of Stone Design.


Its major benefits include:

* DiskImages are saved on the disk allowing you to archive your
  releases.

* Disk duplication and formatting are performed in the
  background, freeing your computer to do other things.

* 32-bit checksums provide reassurance that your copies match
  your original disks bit by bit.

* DiskMaker is able to reuse low level disk formats. Readily
  available pre-formatted DOS disks can be used to build
  NEXTSTEP volumes in a fraction of the time.

* Free unlimited tech support via SmartSoft's 800 number.

System Requirements

* NEXTSTEP 3.0 or higher
* 8MB of Memory
* Hard Disk
* NeXT computers with a NeXT supplied 3-1/2" floppy drive.
* Intel computer running NEXTSTEP with a 3-1/2" floppy drive.

For more information, call 800-424-8864 or 414-964-8864.

(c)1993, 1994 SmartSoft, Inc. All Rights Reserved. SmartSoft,
and DiskMaker are trademarks of SmartSoft, Inc.
NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT, Inc. All other trademarks belong
to their respective owners.

** Disk duplication performance benchmarks performed on NeXT
computers. Performance on INTEL configurations vary.