Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!oliveb!intelca!mipos3!omepd!intelisc!littlei!reed!percival!gronke From: gronke@percival.UUCP (Lisa Gronke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Copy ][ Plus Version 8 Message-ID: <1005@percival.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Dec-87 01:52:19 EST Article-I.D.: percival.1005 Posted: Fri Dec 4 01:52:19 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 10-Dec-87 06:18:37 EST References: <8712010856.AA11484@crash.cts.com> Reply-To: gronke@percival.UUCP (Lisa Gronke) Organization: Percy's UNIX, Portland, OR. Lines: 32 Beta test versions of Copy II+ Version 8.0 have been out in Portland for the last month and Tim Schallberger from Central Point Software was scheduled to talk about it at the 17-Nov-87 meeting of Apple*Van (Vancouver, WA Apple user's group). Unfortunately Tim was too busy to keep the commitment (registered users HAVE received the usual 'update' postcard and I hear that Central Point was 'going to press' with the new program last Friday). Several of the beta testers filled in for Tim and showed off the new program. Larrie Easterly (a IIgs owner) says the 3.5 utilities are wonderful. There is a completely new 3.5 bit copy section that takes full advantage of all available RAM. The beta test documentation says that the 3.5 utilities "should support extra memory in the IIGS, Laser 128EX, Apple- style 1 meg RAM boards and Applied Engineering RamWorks "ProDrive" RAMdisk, to reduce the number of disk swaps". The 5.25 section has not been changed much. The 5.25 utilities do take advantage of extra RAM but the 5.25 bit copy does not. Like many IIgs owners, Larrie has only one 5.25 drive and he found that bit copy of 5.25 disks required an incredible number of disk swaps. Larrie loaned me his disks last night but I haven't had a chance to try it yet (I have an unenhanced Apple //e, somewhat flakey DuoDisk, old UDC & old (no indicator light) Central Point 3.5 drive. I have heard some rumors about the Central Point UDC and Chinon 3.5" drive not working correctly in the Apple IIgs but I'd like to verify that with Central Point. Lisa Gronke UUCP ....!tektronix!reed!percival!gronke