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  2. Release Date | Version | Details
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  4. 19/05/91     | 1.00    | Initial release
  5.              |         |
  6. 21/05/91     | 1.01    | Bug fix: File Specs not retained if no files
  7.              |         | backed up in that directory.
  8.              |         |
  9. 19/06/91     | 1.02    | Bug fixes:
  10.              |         |
  11.              |         | 1) Spelling of "Bacause" corrected.
  12.              |         | 2) Critical error handling now works correctly.
  13.              |         | 3) If there is an abnormal termination, the current
  14.              |         | directory is now where the program was invoked from.
  15.              |         | i.e. It doesn't change.
  16.              |         | 4) Directory entries cleared out of memory sooner
  17.              |         | when no longer required.
  18.              |         | 5) Works correctly under Windows Enhanced Mode and
  19.              |         | other multi-tasking environments.
  20.              |         | 
  21.              |         | Enhancements:
  22.              |         | 
  23.              |         | 1) /N command line option added to cancel automatic
  24.              |         | logging of drive C when first starting up.
  25.              |         | 2) <ESCAPE> disabled in General Setup to avoid
  26.              |         | confusion.
  27.              |         | 3) Now handles network/VirusGuard situations where
  28.              |         | files cannot be opened. They are now skipped after
  29.              |         | informing the user and picked up the next time around.
  30.              |         | 4) The backup set name is shown on the alarm reminder.
  31.              |         | 
  32. 15/07/91     | 1.03    | Bug fixes:
  33.              |         |
  34.              |         | 1) Check Disk option not deleting files when it should.
  35.              |         | 2) FLEXIBAK Plus sometimes appeared to get 'stuck' on
  36.              |         | one or two files on the same disk. This should now be
  37.              |         | fixed.
  38.              |         |
  39. 28/12/91     | 1.04    | Bug fix:
  40.              |         |
  41.              |         | 'Drive not ready' error on some computers fixed.
  42.              |         |
  43.              |         | Also minor documentation changes.
  44.              |         |
  45. 07/02/92     | 1.05    | Added context-sensitive help.
  46.              |         | Fixed Hardware Error bug.
  47.              |         | Special version - released only in USA & Canada.
  48.              |         |
  49. 28/02/92     | 2.00    | Many bug fixes.
  50.              |         | Backup speed now MUCH faster (new filing system).
  51.              |         | Restore File option added.
  52.              |         | Recursive Local File Specs added.
  53.              |         | Disk Formatting now supported.
  54.              |         | Verify Disk option added.
  55.              |         | More statistics displayed.
  56.              |         | Uses EMS memory.
  57.              |         |
  58. 11/03/92     | 2.01    | Fixed "Drive not ready" bug again!
  59.              |         | Fixed to run under Windows properly.
  60.              |         |
  61. 23/03/92     | 2.02    | 1) Significant speed increases for those not using
  62.              |         | compression, particularly on slower machines. Also
  63.              |         | modest speed increases for those using compression.
  64.              |         | 2) Recursive File Spec bug fixed - if you had any
  65.              |         | recursive file specs in a directory, any normal
  66.              |         | exclusion file specs were treated as recursive.
  67.              |         | 3) Now not possible to enter a file spec of
  68.              |         | "*.*~-" or similar, which was impossible to remove.
  69.              |         |
  70. 11/09/92     | 2.50    | 1) Reduced program size and memory overhead.
  71.              |         | 2) You can now press <ESC> to abort the program while
  72.              |         | it is logging on.
  73.              |         | 3) Backup to fixed media. This is a MAJOR enhancement
  74.              |         | which allows you to take a backup across a network,
  75.              |         | LAPLink etc, to another hard disk, WORM drive or any
  76.              |         | writeable DOS disk device.
  77.              |         | 4) Optional copy of data file to Master Disk switch.
  78.              |         | 5) Better behaved when memory is short.
  79.              |         | 6) New command-line switches allow automatic
  80.              |         | unattended operation.
  81.              |         | 7) Now swaps program data out to XMS, EMS or disk
  82.              |         | when shelling out or formatting a disk.
  83.              |         | 8) Uses XMS as well as EMS to store file information.
  84.              |         | 9) Fixed to work with disk caches such as HyperDisk,
  85.              |         | which cache floppies, and can only detect disk changes
  86.              |         | when the FAT is changed.
  87.              |         | 10) Improved compression size and speed (about 5 - 10%
  88.              |         | improvement in each case).
  89.              |         | 11) Reports are now sent to the screen and optionally
  90.              |         | to the printer.
  91.              |         | 12) Colour change -- Cyan replaced with Light Grey.
  92.              |         | 13) Bug fix for European users -- The "Y/N" prompts now
  93.              |         | accept "Y" and "N" regardless of the country code
  94.              |         | settings for the computer.
  95.              |         | 14) FPSELECT utility added. Allows selection of data
  96.              |         | file from pick-list, and then runs FLEXIBAK Plus with
  97.              |         | the appropriate command-line. Registered version only!
  98.              |         | 15) 386 version added. This is essentially the same,
  99.              |         | but recompiled to make use of the 386 instruction set
  100.              |         | for increased speed. Registered version only!
  101.              |         | 16) Various minor bug fixes.
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