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- THEREF(tm) 05-01-93 v4.3x
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- THEREF(tm) is a comprehensive Directory of Hard Drives, Floppy Drives,
- Optical Drives, and Drive Controllers & Host Adapters. It is designed to
- help the novice and pro alike with integration problems and system setups.
- Information is provided in two handy formats; Portrait mode, for those
- who prefer a normal book-binding type print format, and(or) do not have a
- printer with Landscape capability. And Landscape mode, for those who pre-
- fer a computer-printout type format.
- For printing, a Laserjet is preferred, but not necessary, and setup
- info is provided. For viewing, LIST(tm) by Vernon Buerg, will provide an
- excellent result, and allow text searches for finding specific models.
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- REVISION HISTORY
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- VERSION 1.00 This version was a preliminary attempt to start to compile
- (early '89) a list of drives in ASCII. It was intended for in-house
- use only, not released publicly.
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- VERSION 2.00 Decided to change to a Database program instead of ASCII
- (mid '89) for building a listing of drives and controllers. Used
- portrait mode for all specs. Still an in-house publication.
-
- VERSION 3.00 Changed to Landscape mode for the Drives List. Stayed with
- 11-21-89 portrait mode for controllers. First distribution to close
- friends. Listed 431 drives and 134 controllers.
-
- VERSION 3.10 Not released to the Public.
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- VERSION 3.20 First official public release on BBSs. Went to landscape
- 04-01-90 mode for both listings. Listed 973 drives and 231 control-
- lers.
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- VERSION 4.00 This major release was formatted to support Laserjet type
- 07-25-90 printers, for maximum impact and clarity. Portrait and
- Landscape of printing were included for each file. The file
- "Diagrams.Doc" was started after the initial release, but
- found it's way public, and so was released as an unfinished,
- "running" document with all future releases of THEREF(tm).
- This version listed 1,055 drives and 286 controllers.
-
- VERSION 4.10 This version brought sections on Floppy Drives and Optical
- 01-04-91 Drives. "Diagrams.Doc" was offically released with this
- version. The Manufacturers Directory was expanded to four
- parts to cover the new sections, and page 5 was added to the
- Diagrams.doc file. This version listed 1,282 Hard Drives,
- 86 Floppy Drives, 140 Optical Drives, and 315 Controllers.
-
- VERSION 4.11 Important correction to Diagrams.doc file. A "bug fix" file
- was sent to distribution points for insertion.
-
- VERSION 4.12 Minor correction to Diagrams.doc file. No corrections sent
- out.
-
- VERSION 4.20 More of everything. Added "logical" specs for IDE type
- 10-01-91 drives, per the suggestion of many. <g> Added the Landing
- Zone field, but forgot to label it in the header! The DOC
- file was expanded to 7 pages. TheRef(tm) now has only one
- Manufacturer's section,...something I have doubts about,
- since some Mfrs have different addresses for HDs, Floppys,
- etc. This version listed 192 Manufacturers, 1,553 Hard
- Drives, 432 Controllers, 95 Floppys, and 152 Opticals.
-
- VERSION 4.21 Minor corrections to 4.20... This was the version generally
- 10-02-91 released.
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- VERSION 4.23 BBS On-Line version in Portrait mode, formatted for a BBS
- viewing program. Released only through KADET BBS.
-
- VERSION 4.30 Lots of little changes. Access times changed from "mS" to
- 05-01-93 "ms", weights are now standardized in grams (g). The Head-
- parking (P?) was dropped, since this is now reflected in the
- Landing Zone entry. The COMMENTS section has been cleaned-
- up...It was previously 2 fields combined into 1 for Landscape
- mode. Now its one in both modes, and a little easier to
- understand (hopefully). The MFM designation is now gone. I
- know I'll get objections here, but since MFM is really 1,3RLL,
- I've decided to use that instead. Some of the sizes are now
- being converted to metric. The drive heights for new entries
- are now being entered in millimeters. Manufacturers phone
- numbers are now in International format (000.000.0000) and
- shouldn't be too much of a headache to those of us in the
- US & CAN. There's a change in the format for the landscape
- mode of the Hard Drives section. I needed more room for the
- additional entries, so I moved the Mfr's name to the start of
- each section. Of course there's more info in each section.
- This version marks the introduction of the Contributors Page,
- where people who added to TheRef(tm) get my Thank You. If you
- see them on the nets, let them know that you appreciate their
- help in making TheRef(tm) a better product.
- For those into statistics, this version of TheRef(tm) has
- 1,905 Hard Drives, 533 Controllers, 218 Opticals, and 110
- Floppy Drives listed. (Not to mention 217 Manufacturers.)
- This version also marks the first time I've included work by
- others. Included are three files from Steven Case to allow
- easier setting of Laser printers for Portrait and Landscape
- modes when (or if) you decide to make a hardcopy. My thanks to
- Steven, and if you see him out there on the Electronic Airways,
- give him a big THANK YOU! <g>
- One other small thing... This version includes a new section
- designed to help configure controllers. There are only a few
- with this version, and I hope to double or triple the number
- in the next release. This section is a direct outgrowth of
- requests I received. Of course, I also received requests for
- drive layouts, but for the near future, I'll leave that part
- for those Companies who are looking to make a living selling
- that type of information. :) -bob-
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