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From: jaj@boole.acc.virginia.edu (James A. Jokl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: WARNING! FASTBACK may corrupt your hard disk!
Message-ID: <346@boole.acc.virginia.edu>
Date: 9 Dec 87 03:29:26 GMT
References: <703@vaxine.UUCP>
Reply-To: jaj@boole.UUCP (James A. Jokl)
Organization: University of Va., Charlottesville, VA
Lines: 11
Keywords: hard disk, lost files, trojan horse

In article <703@vaxine.UUCP> cpc@vaxine.UUCP (Chris Cullen) writes:
>I am the victim of a bad situation that I want to broadcast, in the hopes
>that others do not also get burned.

I don't see how you can complain about the software vendor for a RLL
hard disk/controller mismatch.  The software should be able to
read/write as it pleases.  Fastback HAS TO reset the archive bit to work
correctly.  I would yell at the hardware vendor.
-- 
James A. Jokl
jaj@virginia.EDU