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- Back Again/2
- 32-bit Personal Backup for OS/2 2.1
-
- Program Copyright (C) 1994 by Box Turtle Software
- Back Again/2 is a trademark of Computer Data Strategies
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- Marketed exclusively by Computer Data Strategies
- All Rights Reserved.
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-
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- Welcome
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- Thank you for trying Back Again/2, the first professional-quality
- shareware backup software available for OS/2 2.1!
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- Back Again/2 is a 32-bit backup utility for OS/2 2.1 that fully
- supports HPFS, long filenames, and extended attributes as well as
- processing files which are currently in use.
-
- All OS/2 logical devices are supported for backup, including but not
- limited to Novell Netware, LAN Server, and NFS network drives,
- floppy diskette drives, Bernoulli boxes, magneto optical devices,
- and more. In short, if you can do a 'DIR' command against your
- device, you can back up to it.
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- For floppy diskettes, Back Again/2 can use a special skewed-sector
- format which, when combined with data compression, can backup 3-4MB
- per minute on 1.44MB drives. With 2.88MB drives, Back Again/2 can
- easily backup 6-8MB per minute!
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- System Requirements
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- Back Again/2 is designed to operate on machines running IBM OS/2
- v2.1 or later.
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- Back Again/2 does not require anything more than the minimum OS/2
- system configuration, although it will run better (faster) when used
- on an greater-than-minimum system. This generally means the
- following :
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- Intel 386/25 CPU or greater
- 6MB memory
- VGA display
- One 360KB, 1.2MB, 720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB floppy diskette
- drive.
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- Installing Back Again/2
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- If you received this software in compressed (.ZIP, .ARJ, etc.) form,
- simply run the INSTALL.EXE program from the directory where the
- file was uncompressed.
-
- If you received this software on diskette, simply open the Drive A
- object (there is usually a shadow on your OS/2 desktop) and then
- double-click on the install icon.
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- Installation is straight forward. The default installation path
- is on the system's OS/2 boot drive in a directory called "\BNF".
- You may change this to your liking; we recommend that the software
- be installed on your OS/2 system partition but it does not have to
- be.
-
- You can also have the installation program create a folder with the
- Back Again/2 user's guide, this read.me file, and the Back Again/2
- program object on the desktop. Additionally, the installation
- program can create a shadow of the Back Again/2 program on your
- desktop.
-
- By default, the LIBPATH, PATH, and HELP environment variables set
- in CONFIG.SYS are updated to include the Back Again/2 directory. You
- may uncheck the option if you wish. If the CONFIG.SYS file is
- updated, the old CONFIG.SYS file will be renamed CONFIG.BNF.
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- Configuring Back Again/2
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- You may begin to use Back Again/2 once the installation is
- completed. However, for optimal performance, you may want to alter
- the default settings in the preferences notebook. For further
- information about advanced configuration of Back Again/2, please see
- the online user's guide.
-
- Changes since v1.00
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- Due to a name conflict with a software product for DOS, we have
- changed the name from Back & Forth to Back Again/2. Also,
- this version corrects problems seen with the original version.
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- Registering Back Again/2
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- We had a difficult time deciding how to distribute Back Again/2.
- Initially, we talked about distributing a fully enabled copy as
- shareware but after talking to other shareware authors we decided
- that we would issue a limited demonstration version of the software
- as shareware, with the ability to fully enable it over the
- telephone. As a result, Back Again/2 as shipped is limited to
- backing up 2MB at a time. No other limitations exist and even with
- the 2MB limit, Back Again/2 is still useful for day-to-day backups
- of small files.
-
- When you register your copy of Back Again/2 via telephone, we will
- give you a code that will fully enable your copy of Back Again/2 for
- your use until the permanently enabled version arrives on diskette.
- We feel that this is a good comprimise, and we invite your comments.
-
- To register, you may print out and fill in the ORDER.FRM file and
- mail it along with your payment to :
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- Computer Data Strategies
- P.O. BOX 25123
- Woodbury, MN 55125-0123
-
- or you may register by phone by calling us at (612)462-8403 between
- 8:00am CST and 5:00pm CST, Monday through Friday.
-
- The registration fee is $35 U.S. dollars plus $3 shipping and
- handling. If you wish to have Back Again/2 delivered C.O.D., please
- add an additional $3 to cover the C.O.D. charges, otherwise we
- accept personal checks and money orders as payment.
-
- We want you to be happy with Back Again/2, and so we offer a thirty
- day money-back guarentee. If you are not happy with Back Again/2,
- simply return the product within thirty days for a full refund.
-
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- Technical support
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- We provide technical support for Back Again/2 from 8:00am CST to
- 5:00pm CST, Monday through Friday at (612)462-8403. Otherwise, you
- may contact us via Compuserve. Our Compuserve ID is 73662,3011.
-
-
- Disclaimer
- ---------
- In no event, unless agreed to in writing, will Computer Data
- Strategies (CDS) or Box Turtle Software (BTS) be held liable for
- damages, including any general, special, incidental, or
- consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to
- use the software generally known as Back Again/2, even if advised of
- such potential loss. This includes but is not limited to loss or
- corruption of data, the inability of this software to operate with
- other software programs.
-
- Back Again/2 is provided "as is", with a thirty day money back
- guarentee. In the event of dissatisfaction on the part of the
- purchaser, the sole responsibility of CDS and BTS will be to refund
- payment to the original purchaser so long as the original
- Back Again/2 software and packaging is received by CDS within thirty
- days of the order shipment date.
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- Notices
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- Back Again/2 is a trademark of Computer Data Strategies.
- Program code is property of and Copyright (C) 1994 by Box
- Turtle Software. All Rights Reserved.
- OS/2 and LAN Server are trademarks of the IBM Corporation.
- Bernoulli Box is a trademark of Iomega Corp.
- Novell and Netware are trademarks of Novell Corp.
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