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  2. Release Date | Version | Details
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  4. 19/05/91     | 1.00    | Initial release
  5.              |         |
  6. 21/05/91     | 1.01    | Bug fix: File Specs not retained if no files
  7.              |         | backed up in that directory.
  8.              |         |
  9. 19/06/91     | 1.02    | Bug fixes:
  10.              |         |
  11.              |         | 1) Spelling of "Bacause" corrected.
  12.              |         | 2) Critical error handling now works correctly.
  13.              |         | 3) If there is an abnormal termination, the current
  14.              |         | directory is now where the program was invoked from.
  15.              |         | i.e. It doesn't change.
  16.              |         | 4) Directory entries cleared out of memory sooner
  17.              |         | when no longer required.
  18.              |         | 5) Works correctly under Windows Enhanced Mode and
  19.              |         | other multi-tasking environments.
  20.              |         | 
  21.              |         | Enhancements:
  22.              |         | 
  23.              |         | 1) /N command line option added to cancel automatic
  24.              |         | logging of drive C when first starting up.
  25.              |         | 2) <ESCAPE> disabled in General Setup to avoid
  26.              |         | confusion.
  27.              |         | 3) Now handles network/VirusGuard situations where
  28.              |         | files cannot be opened. They are now skipped after
  29.              |         | informing the user and picked up the next time around.
  30.              |         | 4) The backup set name is shown on the alarm reminder.
  31.              |         | 
  32. 15/07/91     | 1.03    | Bug fixes:
  33.              |         |
  34.              |         | 1) Check Disk option not deleting files when it should.
  35.              |         | 2) FLEXIBAK Plus sometimes appeared to get 'stuck' on
  36.              |         | one or two files on the same disk. This should now be
  37.              |         | fixed.
  38.              |         |
  39. 28/12/91     | 1.04    | Bug fix:
  40.              |         |
  41.              |         | 'Drive not ready' error on some computers fixed.
  42.              |         |
  43.              |         | Also minor documentation changes.
  44.              |         |
  45. 07/02/92     | 1.05    | Added context-sensitive help.
  46.              |         | Fixed Hardware Error bug.
  47.              |         | Special version - released only in USA & Canada.
  48.              |         |
  49. 28/02/92     | 2.00    | Many bug fixes.
  50.              |         | Backup speed now MUCH faster (new filing system).
  51.              |         | Restore File option added.
  52.              |         | Recursive Local File Specs added.
  53.              |         | Disk Formatting now supported.
  54.              |         | Verify Disk option added.
  55.              |         | More statistics displayed.
  56.              |         | Uses EMS memory.
  57.              |         |
  58. 11/03/92     | 2.01    | Fixed "Drive not ready" bug again!
  59.              |         | Fixed to run under Windows properly.
  60.              |         |
  61. 23/03/92     | 2.02    | 1) Significant speed increases for those not using
  62.              |         | compression, particularly on slower machines. Also
  63.              |         | modest speed increases for those using compression.
  64.              |         | 2) Recursive File Spec bug fixed - if you had any
  65.              |         | recursive file specs in a directory, any normal
  66.              |         | exclusion file specs were treated as recursive.
  67.              |         | 3) Now not possible to enter a file spec of
  68.              |         | "*.*~-" or similar, which was impossible to remove.
  69.              |         |
  70. 11/09/92     | 2.50    | 1) Reduced program size and memory overhead.
  71.              |         | 2) You can now press <ESC> to abort the program while
  72.              |         | it is logging on.
  73.              |         | 3) Backup to fixed media. This is a MAJOR enhancement
  74.              |         | which allows you to take a backup across a network,
  75.              |         | LAPLink etc, to another hard disk, WORM drive or any
  76.              |         | writeable DOS disk device.
  77.              |         | 4) Optional copy of data file to Master Disk switch.
  78.              |         | 5) Better behaved when memory is short.
  79.              |         | 6) New command-line switches allow automatic
  80.              |         | unattended operation.
  81.              |         | 7) Now swaps program data out to XMS, EMS or disk
  82.              |         | when shelling out or formatting a disk.
  83.              |         | 8) Uses XMS as well as EMS to store file information.
  84.              |         | 9) Fixed to work with disk caches such as HyperDisk,
  85.              |         | which cache floppies, and can only detect disk changes
  86.              |         | when the FAT is changed.
  87.              |         | 10) Improved compression size and speed (about 5 - 10%
  88.              |         | improvement in each case).
  89.              |         | 11) Reports are now sent to the screen and optionally
  90.              |         | to the printer.
  91.              |         | 12) Colour change -- Cyan replaced with Light Grey.
  92.              |         | 13) Bug fix for European users -- The "Y/N" prompts now
  93.              |         | accept "Y" and "N" regardless of the country code
  94.              |         | settings for the computer.
  95.              |         | 14) FPSELECT utility added. Allows selection of data
  96.              |         | file from pick-list, and then runs FLEXIBAK Plus with
  97.              |         | the appropriate command-line. Registered version only!
  98.              |         | 15) 386 version added. This is essentially the same,
  99.              |         | but recompiled to make use of the 386 instruction set
  100.              |         | for increased speed. Registered version only!
  101.              |         | 16) Various minor bug fixes.
  102.              |         |
  103. 12/01/93     | 2.51    | 1) Fixed looping problem caused by compressed files
  104.              |         | growing when an attempt is made to compress them
  105.              |         | further. Compression progress now checked and
  106.              |         | straight copying carried out if file size increases.
  107.              |         | 2) When straight copying, "No Compression" displayed
  108.              |         | rather than "Compression Ratio 0%".
  109.              |         | 3) FPDIR and FPREST changed to work with backups to
  110.              |         | fixed media.
  111.              |         | 4) Debug info removed from FPDIR
  112.              |         | 5) New installation program incorporated.
  113.              |         | 6) Telephone and fax numbers altered in all docs.
  114.              |         | 7) European prices altered to take into account the
  115.              |         | new VAT legislation.
  116.              |         | 8) Now uses EMS in preference to XMS rather than
  117.              |         | other way around.
  118.              |         |
  119. 09/03/93     | 2.52    | 1) Fixed bug in installation script that caused
  120.              |         | looping if installing shareware version with no
  121.              |         | printer connected.
  122.              |         | 2) Fixed divide by zero error caused by
  123.              |         | compression ratio display if 300K file was
  124.              |         | compressed.
  125.              |         | 3) New Quick Start Guide added as QUICKST.DOC
  126.              |         | and referred to in README.DOC.
  127.              |         |
  128. 22/07/93     | 3.00    | 1) Optional CRC checking of files over 300K added,
  129.              |         | will now only backup sections that have changed
  130.              |         | rather than whole file.
  131.              |         | 2) Improved memory usage and removal of /F switch.
  132.              |         | Now handles up to 16,000 files in 1000 directories,
  133.              |         | allocating memory only as required. No more out of
  134.              |         | memory or file space errors! /D switch still
  135.              |         | present if more than 1000 directories required.
  136.              |         | 3) Five new report options added:
  137.              |         | Files To Add
  138.              |         | Queries
  139.              |         | Files To Restore
  140.              |         | Files Backed Up
  141.              |         | All Files
  142.              |         | These reports all list files in the same way,
  143.              |         | showing filename, section number, file size, disk
  144.              |         | number and status where A = To Add, Q = Query, R =
  145.              |         | To Restore and B = Backed Up.
  146.              |         | 4) File viewer can now handle up to 16,000 lines
  147.              |         | and allocates memory only as required.
  148.              |         | 5) Locked files and critical errors skipped when
  149.              |         | backing up automatically using /B or /U switch.
  150.              |         | 6) Confirmation of finishing added to various
  151.              |         | options such as Start Backup.
  152.              |         | 7) Prompts before overwriting files during
  153.              |         | restoration.
  154.              |         | 8) Date of last backup used for the alarm feature
  155.              |         | now only updated when a backup is sucessfully
  156.              |         | completed.
  157.              |         | 9) Age of backup now shown in FPSELECT.
  158.              |         | 10) /P option added to FPDIR to pause after each
  159.              |         | screen full of data.
  160.              |         | 11) When answering queries, large files can now be
  161.              |         | skipped by name rather than section.
  162.              |         | 12) Fixed file skipping bug that sometimes caused
  163.              |         | an erronous To Add figure.
  164.              |         | 13) Queries will be ignored when using /B switch,
  165.              |         | enabling unattended backups.
  166.              |         | 14) Backup progress bar added.
  167.              |         | 15) Fixed obscure bug that caused some sections of
  168.              |         | large files to not be backed up if they had been a
  169.              |         | size that was an exact multiple of 300K.
  170.              |         | 16) /S switch added to enable source drive selection
  171.              |         | when first running.
  172.              |         | 17) File section info now shown when using FPDIR or
  173.              |         | FPREST.
  174.              |         | 18) Various documentation changes including a new
  175.              |         | manual.
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