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From: Isaac_K_Rabinovitch@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: WARNING! FASTBACK may corrupt your hard disk!
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Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 12:59:49 EST
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Bob_Robert_Brody@cup.portal.com writes:
->Fact is, there are far more problems with the stupid RLL than with
->FASTBACK.  You should get your assault straight.  The culprit is the
->RLL, not FASTBACK.  Use 'real' hardware and you'll find FASTBACK works
->just fine.
That's unnecessarily intemperate.  The fact is, there's little in the way
of hardware standards for PCs, so given the large number of RLL drives out
there, the onus is on Fastback's publishers to either make the product
work safely on RLL drives or make it clear that it shouldn't be used with
them.

You should not make arbitrary assumptions about the intelligence of others.
Not only does it lead to illogic, it makes you look immature.

I myself bought Fastback after hearing it praised to the skies by nearly
every user I talked to.  It turns out to be incompatible with my floppy
controller!  If there's any blame to be laid here, it's in the fact that
the PC marketplace still resemble a hobby shop.

Isaac Rabinovitch
Disclaimer:  Just because I think you're wrong, doesn't
             mean I don't think you're a fun person!
:-)