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- From: peterk@combo.ganesha.com (Dr. Peter Kittel)
- Subject: Re: Let's Rummage!
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Reply-To: peterk@combo.ganesha.com
- References: <tony.0406@zorro.southern.co.nz>
- Message-ID: <peterk.0kx7@combo.ganesha.com>
- Date: 16 Feb 96 20:54:14 MEZ
- Organization: Private Site
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- In article <tony.0406@zorro.southern.co.nz> tony@zorro.southern.co.nz (Tony McKee) writes:
- >Hi Folks. I've been rummaging around on our A3000's WB 3.1 set-up disks;
- >no particular reason - I just do things like that once in a blue moon.
- >
- >On the WB 3.1 install disk there is a program called 'HDSetup'. Now,
- >'HDToolbox' also resides on that disk in the 'HDTools' dir. So, what's
- >the difference between these programs.
-
- HDSetup does things rather automatically, thought for the normal user
- who doesn't want to dig too deep into sectors and partitions. HDToolbox
- allows to do the stuff manually, which also means that it's more risky
- to use.
-
- >BTW, I can find no reference to 'HDSetup' in the WB 3.1 manuals, nor the
- >WB 2.x manual. (We keep the older WB 2.x manual, that wonderful, heavy,
- >clamp-bound, 'Using the System Software' tome, as that has an excellent
- >'HDToolbox' section - sadly, something the WB 3.1 manuals lack.)
-
- If you have the A3000 and OS 3.1, you also should have the "Harddisk
- Manual". I hope you purchased the full OS 3.1 Update Kit and it's not
- a pirate copy? The Harddisk Manual covers these issues.
-
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