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Hi there Mike Redrobe, I believe it was you who said:
> Hi, CountB , on 14-May-96 17:48:22 you scribbled....

>>Non Fixable    no          yes
> on its own?

It doesn't matter whether it's fixable on its own or with 3rd party
help. We are talking about replacing a fundamental part of the
computers operating system. It's no good improving in some areas if
others are inadequate.

>>Supported      yes         hmmmm
> also compare ages...

AFs is over a year old, PFS much older, but there is still no usable
recovery software, despite all of FLD's promises last year.

>>So theres not much in it. AFS is faster and devalidation proof. Thats it.
> Need more?

Data security. I know backups are important, and I do them twice a
day. But that still leaves the opportunity of losing six hours work
in a single stroke. It is called AFS Pro, so it should have the
security needed for professional use.

> If you suddenly had disksalv (or similar) with full functionality would you
> "suddenly" be happy with it ?

It is needed, and would make a big difference, but it was promised
for last year wasn't it?

>>> BTW I never got 99% here...
>>You won't get 50% on AFS. When it dies, it does it 100% effectively.

> That's not AFS's fault thats lack of repair tools..

It may not be AFS's fault, but it is FLD's fault for releasing a filing
system without ensuring it had recovery tools. Even C= released a disk
recovery tool with OFS, let alone FFS. FLD developed the filing
system, they should have developed basic recovery tools at the same
time. Diskvalid was late and only treats very minor symptoms.

> .but I'm not going to convince you, 'cause you've been stung.. :(

I haven't (yet).I like AFS, but I want to feel safe using it.


Neil
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