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Started by i10@cs-acad-lan.
Wed, 02 Sep 1992 17:23
STACKER OR PC STORE OR ????????
Author: i10@cs-acad-lan.
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 17:23
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 17:23
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I need more hard disk space but can't afford a larger hard disk at this time. Hence, I am looking at on the fly compression products. I've heard a lot about STACKER but relatively nothing about the newcommer PC STORE (I think that's what it's called). A comparison of these two products would greatly be appreciated, as well as any information on alternative products. Thanks a million Dan Sullivan
Re: STACKER OR PC STORE OR ????????
Author: rpb0804@zeus.tam
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 05:26
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 05:26
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In article <i10.1@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca>, i10@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca writes... >I need more hard disk space but can't afford a larger hard disk at this >time. Hence, I am looking at on the fly compression products. I've heard a >lot about STACKER but relatively nothing about the newcommer PC STORE (I >think that's what it's called). A comparison of these two products would >greatly be appreciated, as well as any information on alternative products. > >Thanks a million > >Dan Sullivan DON'T SCREW WITH STACKER 2.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That SOB almost took out some vital info on my hard drive last semester, and restricted drive access to some of my software (I forget which ones...). Sure, it gave me nearly 2x the space after compression, but it just wasn't worth it. I figured that between losing important data and shelling out $350 for my ST3144A, the IDE drive was a far better deal... As for the other program, I don't know about it... The only one I've heard of otherwise is SUPERSTORE on DR-DOS 6, and some people have complained about it, too. Good luck, and have fun! ============================================================================== Robert Bates Disclaimer: rpb0804@zeus.tamu.edu "I make no claims..." Texas A & M University ==============================================================================
Re: STACKER OR PC STORE OR ????????
Author: rschnapp@metaflo
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 17:09
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 17:09
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In article <3SEP199200265438@zeus.tamu.edu>, rpb0804@zeus.tamu.edu (BATES, ROBERT PATRICK) writes: |> ... As for the other program, I |> don't know about it... The only one I've heard of otherwise is SUPERSTORE on |> DR-DOS 6, and some people have complained about it, too. |> |> Good luck, and have fun! I've had pretty good luck with DR-DOS 6.0 and the SuperStore driver that comes with it. I even use Windows 3.1 with it... -- ...Russ Schnapp BIX: rschnapp Email: uunet!metaflow!rschnapp or rschnapp@metaflow.com Metaflow Technologies Voice: 619/452-6608x230; FAX: 619/452-0401 La Jolla, CA 92037 Unless otw specified, I`m speaking only for myself!
Re: STACKER OR PC STORE OR ????????
Author: fox@rei.com (Fuz
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 23:39
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 23:39
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rpb0804@zeus.tamu.edu (BATES, ROBERT PATRICK) writes: >>I need more hard disk space but can't afford a larger hard disk at this >>time. Hence, I am looking at on the fly compression products. >DON'T SCREW WITH STACKER 2.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >That SOB almost took out some vital info on my hard drive last semester I get tired of reading responses like this. Stacker 2.0 is a solid product, one which I have pushed and prodded and poked and tried every way I could think of to bring it down. I'm not just a PC user, I'm a PC torturer, and I could not make it fail unless what I did would have made DOS itself fail, too. Stacker is a fine product which is nevertheless blamed first whenever some stupid user makes a mistake and loses some data. -- #ifdef TRUE | Fuzzy Fox fuzzy@netcom.com #define TRUE 0 | a.k.a. David DeSimone an207@cleveland.freenet.edu #define FALSE 1 | #endif | How's my posting? Call 1-800-ALT-FLAME
Re: STACKER OR PC STORE OR ????????
Author: johnl@forthd.uuc
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 12:11
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 12:11
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In article <3SEP199200265438@zeus.tamu.edu>, rpb0804@zeus.tamu.edu (BATES, ROBERT PATRICK) writes:
> In article <i10.1@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca>, i10@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca writes...
>>I need more hard disk space but can't afford a larger hard disk at this
>>time. Hence, I am looking at on the fly compression products. I've heard a
>>lot about STACKER but relatively nothing about the newcommer PC STORE (I
>>think that's what it's called). A comparison of these two products would
>>greatly be appreciated, as well as any information on alternative products.
>>
>>Thanks a million
>>
>>Dan Sullivan
>
> DON'T SCREW WITH STACKER 2.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> That SOB almost took out some vital info on my hard drive last semester, and
> restricted drive access to some of my software (I forget which ones...). Sure,
> it gave me nearly 2x the space after compression, but it just wasn't worth it.
> I figured that between losing important data and shelling out $350 for my
> ST3144A, the IDE drive was a far better deal... As for the other program, I
> don't know about it... The only one I've heard of otherwise is SUPERSTORE on
> DR-DOS 6, and some people have complained about it, too.
>
> Good luck, and have fun!
>
> ==============================================================================
> Robert Bates Disclaimer:
> rpb0804@zeus.tamu.edu "I make no claims..."
> Texas A & M University
> ==============================================================================
I have been using SuperStore for about a year. I have had very few
problems with it. I did have problems with the version on DRDOS 6.
The way I set it up was to partiton my HD (200 mg) 10 meg & 190 meg.
I then compressed the 190 meg partition. I do it this way instead of
compressing the whole disk because the bootable compressed disk used
to go away with the DRDOS version - made me gun shy. Be careful not
to use any defragmenters other than the ones that come with the
compresion programs - they can wreak havoc...
John Lebert - johnl@espace
Re: STACKER OR PC STORE OR ????????
Author: Webbge@che01.ncs
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 16:00
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 16:00
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In article <1992Sep3.233953.6993@rei.com>, fox@rei.com (Fuzzy Fox) writes: > rpb0804@zeus.tamu.edu (BATES, ROBERT PATRICK) writes: > > >>I need more hard disk space but can't afford a larger hard disk at this > >>time. Hence, I am looking at on the fly compression products. > > >DON'T SCREW WITH STACKER 2.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >That SOB almost took out some vital info on my hard drive last semester > > I get tired of reading responses like this. Stacker 2.0 is a solid > product, one which I have pushed and prodded and poked and tried every > way I could think of to bring it down. I'm not just a PC user, I'm a PC > torturer, and I could not make it fail unless what I did would have made > DOS itself fail, too. > > Stacker is a fine product which is nevertheless blamed first whenever > some stupid user makes a mistake and loses some data. > I will have to agree with the latter response. Stacker is a very solid peice of software. I have had no problems with compatibility with other software and have not lost any data in the year that I have owned it. I think it should be pointed out to users of Stacker that an SCHECK should be performed quite frequently to ensure the integrity of the fat tables that stacker keeps. I would be curious to see the original poster explain exactly what happened to his data. "That SOB almost took out some vital info ....." is not much of a description of the software inadequacies.
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