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-- COPY REVIEW --
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DI-SECTOR is full machine code,
with fast-boot routines built in that
allow you to boot the disk very
quickly. It does all kinds of things
that TCM/UNGUARD does NOT do, like
formatting a disk in either 10 or 17
seconds (17 seconds if you want to
verify)! The package also includes
a fast backup copier that will let
you make a backup copy of a normal
(not copy-protected) disk in UNDER
3 minutes using a single disk drive!
There is also a sub-program that
will allow you to make a backup copy
of the ELECTRONIC ARTS stuff, and the
backup is UNPROTECTED! Due to the way
that EA puts information on the disk,
a program load goes EXTREMELY slowly
on the MASTER EA disks, but the backup
will load MUCH faster.
I could go on and on about the
package, such as the sense of humor
the authors seem to have (as in, from
the menu page, CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON,
then 'RUMMAGING THROUGH ARSENAL' and
'TELEPORTING TO BATTLEGROUND' when
you are loading the sub-programs).
Both companies have an upgrade
policy, but DI-SECTOR's seems to be
less expensive ($5 updates, while TCM
charges $10), and DI-SECTOR is $10
less to begin with! DI-SECTOR also
allows you to make backups (up to a
total of three) so that you won't be
without the program while waiting for
a new copy if you bomb the old one.
If you are like me, you'll buy
one or the other of these two programs
to make backups, or you may elect to
try another one (such as ULTRACOPY).
I'd tell you about ULTRACOPY, but I
was so happy with DI-SECTOR that I'm
not going to get ULTRACOPY!
In any case, I hope that this has
been of some help for those interested
in this type of program.
THE CLONE MACHINE/UNGUARD is
available from:
MICRO-WARE DISTRIBUTING
1342 B Route 23, Butler, New Jersey
07405 (201) 838-9027. $49.95+shipping.
DI-SECTOR is available from
STARPOINT SOFTWARE, Star Route,
Gazelle, California 96034, telephone
(916) 435-2386. $39.95 incl. shipping.
BOTH of these packages are copy-
protected, and no, they won't copy
each other!
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