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Ami-Back Spec Sheet
Copyright (c) 1990, 1991
by MoonLighter Software Development
January 23, 1991
Program release date: February 1, 1991
USING DEMO
1) Copy program to your hard drive; preferably to the sys:tools directory.
2) Execute the program either from SHELL or from WorkBench using the icon.
3) Set up the backup configuration (see menus). Save your configuration.
You should set up the Program Configuration also. The log file, index
file(s), and File Exclusion Filter all default to the sys:s directory.
4) Most of program functions should be self explanatory. There are no
docs included.
5) You will be able to perform backups to floppies, removable hard drives,
and/or hard drive partitions.
NOTE: Applied Engineering's driver for the High Density Floppy drive
currently does not work under Kickstart version 36.314. AE is
working to correct this problem.
6) Removable hard drive media, fixed hard drive partition(s), and mountable
SCSI tape media (used as a destination devicce) MUST be formatted prior
to performing backups. This is not the case with floppies.
ORDERING INFORMATION
1) To order Ami-Back direct from AmiComp Software Development at a reduced
price, call and let us know where you got the demo from (ie.. BIX,
CIS, GEnie, PLink, etc...). We'll give 15% off list price ($79.95).
Florida residents must include 6% sales tax. All orders will be shipped
UPS BLUE! at no extra charge. (If you desire an alternate method of
delivery let us know.)
2) Send Check or Money Order to:
AmiComp Software Development
2925 East Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
or call us at: (407) 895-3500
and use your Mastercard or Visa.
** WARNING **
This DEMO release:
1) Will NOT restore nor perform the Compare restore.
2) Does NOT include Ami-Sched, the scheduler program discussed below.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Ami-Back is a state-of-the-art hard disk drive backup utility for the
Commodore Amiga line of personal computers. Ami-Back is the fastest backup
utility available for the Amiga, and it makes the job of backing up hard drive
data easy to do!
1) Backs up any AmigaDOS compatible device such as:
Floppies (conventional or high density)
Removable media hard drive(s)
Fixed media hard drive
SCSI Tape drive
2) System Requirements - any Amiga computer running AmigaDOS 2.0
(Kickstart Version 36.314 or greater)
3) Ami-Back is not copy protected in any way.
4) Installation program written in C that will install Ami-Back on
your hard drive.
5) Technical support (for Registered Owners) for Ami-Back provided
by BBS, telephone, and on BIX (Byte Magazine Exchange) and GEnie.
FEATURES
Backups:
1) User-interface designed to be fully integrated into the elegant
new Workbench V2.0 interface.
2) Configuration files:
a. for creating and storing user defined options for backups,
restores, and scheduled backups
b. to define locations of support files
c. allows superb flexibility with total user control
3) Size of backups are virtually unlimited.
4) Backup Types:
a. Complete - entire device and/or directories
b. Incremental - by date, archive bit
c. Selective - hierarchical inclusion or exclusion by file or
directory
5) File Exclusion Filter:
Allows exclusion of files during all types of backups using
AmigaDOS wildcard metacharacters. Up to 100 exclusion conditions
are allowed simultaneously.
6) Allows setting of archive bit during backup.
7) True verify mode during backups. Completely re-reads data from
backup media and compares it with source data to ensure integrity
of backups.
Restores:
1) Restore Types:
a. Complete - entire device and/or directory
b. Selective - hierarchical inclusion or exclusion by file or
directory
2) Allows user to restore to previous directory hierarchy from the
backup or to a single user-specified directory.
3) Allows user to control file protection bits or default to
original.
4) Allows user to specify current system date or default to original
file dates.
5) Duplicate file detection:
a. Write-Over - overwrites existing files
b. Skip-Over - only restores files not found on target device
c. Re-Name - allows user to rename restored files if already
exist
Scheduler: (Ami-Sched not include with DEMO, but still can be configured)
1) Versatile scheduler similar to the UNIX cron program, but with a
sophisticated, easy-to-use graphical interface.
2) Allows unattended backups based on user-defined intervals.
3) Most useful for users with SCSI tape drives or removable media.
4) Configured within the main backup program.
5) "Multi-tasking friendly." Requires little system overhead.
SPECIAL FEATURES
1) Compare - Located on the restore configuration screen, this
feature allows the user to generate a comparison between backed-up
data and the data currently on the target device. Compare may
be used in the event of suspected file corruption or lost data.
2) Log file - Logs all tasks performed by scheduler and errors
detected during background backup operations.
3) Back-Tracking - During backup, if defective destination media is
detected, the program will allow the user to replace the
defective media and resume the backup.
4) Runs in background. Can be started without the scheduler from
Shell.
NOTE: When running from Shell, you may change the source device
for backup without modifying your backup configuration.
PERFORMANCE TESTS
Test Machine Configuration
Amiga 3000/25-50
6 Mbytes Ram
Source Destination Files Bytes Verify Elapsed Time
---------- -------------- ----- ------- ------ -------------
Internal SyQuest SQ555 3,887 34.5Mb Off 3 min. 59 sec.
Hard Drive 3,887 34.5Mb On 5 min. 52 sec.
(50 Mbyte)
394 4.0Mb Off 0 min. 22 sec.
394 4.0Mb On 0 min. 33 sec.
Floppies 394 4.0Mb Off 2 min. 39 sec.
394 4.0Mb On 4 min. 43 sec.
NOTE: Times listed above will vary with different computer system
configurations and may improve by the official release of
this program.