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AutoDoubler Worth

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From: Robert Szarek
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 01:14
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For $20 sure is. But some programs may not like AutoDoubler. Off hand I 
can't list any but I had a lot of trouble with various INITs and
ONLocation. If you ever decide to use SyQuest Cart. drives look out when
dismounting the cart. Weird things happened to me. 

FifthGen. would not want
to admit that thier software was giving me problems (this pissed me off)
with my SyQuest drivers. I used my original drivers from ETC Peripherals,
SCSI Probe and SilverLinning and each driver had problem with AutoD when
I ejected the drive and powered it off the SCSI bus. NO, I'm sorry but the
SCSI experts told me this is safe since the bus will "know" the drive is
no longer available. It seems the AutoD can't figure this out.

I still feel their product is good but not the greatest. BTW SpaceSaver
doesn't suffer from the SyQuest forget-me-and-cripple-the-mac syndrome.
Explain that! I'm pinning my hopes for my compression needs on Stacker
for the Mac since it is installed at the HD driver level and not 
patching into/above the Mac OS.

Finally, ever since Salient was taken over by Fifth Generation, I
noticed that service was not good. I never had my calls returned, was
forgetten several times and was never even offered an upgrade to the
lastest version AutoD. I sure missed it when Salient was running the
show.


Alas this is only my beef. I'm sure others had a better experience.

Rob
Land Software Engineering Centre
-- 
Robert A. Szarek
NCF/National Capitol Freenet
Ottawa, Canada
aa443@freenet.carleton.ca
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