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GAMMATECH UTILITIES 3.0 ENHANCEMENT
GENERAL
Release 3.0 of the GammaTech Utilities has over 200 enhancements.
Many of these enhancements add functionality, others involve product
performance. HPFS version 2.3 and 2.4 support has been added. This
includes 2 gigabyte volume support and the IBM LAN Server 4.0
HPFS386 enhancements. The log files of all utilities now displays the
utility name and version number.
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* NEW UTILITIES *
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DiskMap Utility
This new utility has been added to provide a graphical display of
the layout of FAT or HPFS volumes. The DiskMap displays disk
sectors color coded to indicate free space, bad sectors, system
sectors and file allocation.
SEdit The Sector Editor has been separated from the GTDisk utility and
is now freestanding utility. The SEdit utility allows the user
to view formatted displays of hex data for file structures,
including the boot sector, HPFS Super and Spare Blocks, FAT
file allocation tables and the partition table. In addition,
multiple sectors may now be written or read from external files.
Files Utility
A replacement for the previous Attribute, Delete, and Find utilities,
the Files Utility integrates the functions, simplifying file
maintenance and providing significantly improved functionality.
Files may be deleted, moved, copied or located, and their attributes
or timestamps altered. Extensive file selection criteria enable the
user to easily perform operations on multiple files.
HexDump Utility
The HexDump Utility permits user to convert binary files to ASCII,
readable text which can then be viewed or edited by any text editor
and converted back into binary format.
WipeFree Utility
The command line replacement for the function within the former
Delete utility, the WipeFree Utility allows wiping of all freespace.
The option to perform secure wiping in conformance with US Department
of Defense specifications is included. An new option enables the
user to erase freespace on volumes which have been fast formatted.
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* NEW FEATURES *
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- Support has been added for HPFS versions 2.3 and 2.4 and the IBM
LAN Server 4.0 HPFS386, including support for HPFS volumes
greater than 2 GB.
- The product structure now allows for electronic distribution of
corrective service maintenance via CompuServe and BBSs.
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* ENHANCEMENTS *
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Analyze Utility
The file or system area occupying a bad sector may now be identified.
Bad sectors may be automatically marked as bad during analysis,and
all sectors marked as bad on the volume displayed.
FatOpt Utility
A graphic display of the optimization process is now displayed.
Trigger parameters permit optimization to proceed if fragmentation
exceeds a certain level. The user may now select to defragment
the FAT Extended Attribute EA_DATA._SF file.
GtDisk Utility
The BadSectr utility has been merged into GtDisk to provide simplified
recovery operations when it is not possible to boot OS/2. Sectors may
now be unmarked to remove the bad sector designation.
The Backup Boot Sector function now allows for more comprehensive
backup and restore for HPFS volumes by selectively restoring the boot
block, super block, and spare blocks in addition to the logical boot
record.
The HPFS Recovery function has been extensively reworked to provide
easier use and additional recovery options, including those instances
where the directory structure has been destroyed. The option now
exists to recover individual files as well as directories.
The Partition Fixup utility has been enhanced to improve recovery
even when the new partition does not exactly align with the
previous partition.
HpfsOpt Utility
Optimization algorithms have been rewritten to significantly enhance
performance and effectiveness. The user may now perform automatic
optimization at specified intervals.
Reboot Utility
Additional options have been added to shut down Presentation Manager
applications and request their settings be saved prior to reboot.
Sentry Utility
Automatic detection of off-line repartitioning of drives has been
added. An option to automatically backup the CONFIG.SYS has been
added. The SENTRY.INI has been eliminated and Sentry now uses the
standard OS/2.INI files to save information.
UnDelete Utility
The OS/2 Undelete feature is now supported; customers may now mix
and match the two capabilities. Logic has been added to enhance
recovery of erased files.
SofTouch Systems, Inc.
1300 S. Meridian Ave., Suite 600
Oklahoma City, OK 73108-1751
Ph. (405) 947-8085 Fax (405) 632-6537
Copyright 1994 SofTouch Systems Inc., GammaTech. is a registered trademark of
GammaTech Inc. IBM is aregistered trademark of the IBM Corp. All the names
listed herein are proprietary trademarks of their respective corporations