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From: cbsled@ncia.net
To: <x4u@lists.themacintoshguy.com> (Mac OS X for Users)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 17:37:15 -0400
Subject: Re: [X4U] Partition Madness-Lessons
Research on Rick's list:
Apple Drive Setup (successor to Apple HD SC Setup)
Nukes whole drive, will not work on individual partitions
FWB's Hard Disk Toolkit
'OEM' version, retail version may vary.
Will resize HFS without data loss, but not create or format.
DiskTool by Tim Endres (GPLed)
Found mentions of it on Debian site, but couldn't find the software.
pdisk (from mkLinux, GPLed)
partitions, will not format HFS, but will make partitions that Mac OS
install can see. Linux program.
perldisk version is on LinuxPPC install CD.
Silverlining from LaCie
Nothing on their web site says what it does. Parts of description, version
number and price are suspiciously identical to APS PowerTools.
DataWare
Unable to locate, name too common for effective search.
APS PowerTools
<http://www.apstech.com/prod/item.cfm?cat=1&item=869>
claims: "...you can test, format, initialize and partition any Mac block
storage device..." CD $49.95
MacPeak Spot On
Turned into RapidTrak
<http://www.macpeak.com/rt.html>
$39.95 online. Web pages seriously messed up.
Seagate (formerly OnTrack) Disk Manager Mac
<http://www.seagate.com:80/support/kb/disc/install_mac.html>
(FAQ) "We suggest you contact Apple Computer for a list of companies that
supply information on drive preparation software compatible with your
version of the Mac OS system."
Charismac Engineering's Anubis
<http://www.charismac.com/Products/Anubis/anubisrelease.htm>
claims: "Anubis allows users to easily format, partition and install
high-performance device drivers to a variety of storage devices through
an intuitive user interface."
$129.95 downlodable or CD.
It would be a lot cheaper to buy RapidTrak, then pay Charismac for their
$19.95 competitive upgrade.
No one specifically stated that their software would work on only one
partition at a time. That would require testing.
I found a curious note in something I read during this search which stated
that all an HFS format did was install a driver, it didn't write anything
to the "formatted" partition, like a filesystem for example. Hmmm.
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