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- Release notes for The Vault 2.01 February 11, 1990
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- Copyright and License Conditions
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-
- The Vault is copyright 1987, 1990 by Robert P. Fischer. You may
- redistribute The Vault, but may not sell it or change it in any way,
- or even aggregate it with a product being sold, without prior written
- permission of Robert Fischer, hereby referred to as the author. All
- rights to The Vault are reserved, unless explicitely given to you in
- writing by the author.
-
- The Vault is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The author makes
- no warranty with respect to The Vault, and disclaims any implied or
- explicit warranties. In using this program, you assume all risks and
- damages, if any, arising as a result of its use, even if caused by
- negligence or other fault on the part of the author. THE AUTHOR WILL
- NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM USING THE VAULT.
-
-
- Overview of The Vault
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-
- The Vault has one purpose -- to protect your valuable programs and
- data on a hard disk from loss. A hard disk must be backed up
- frequently because its files can be lost at any time without warning.
- The Vault automates and speeds up the backup process, reducing the
- chance for human error and making it easy for you to do on a regular
- basis.
-
- The Vault is special because of its advanced user interface and
- integrated floppy disk caching scheme which speeds up the writing of
- backup disks. It is totally GEM-based and contains a comprehensive
- help system. It is easy to use and guides you through correct
- operation of the program. It creates ordinary TOS disks, complete
- with file directories, so that individual files can be examined or
- restored at will. It has an incremental mode that automatically backs
- up only those files that have changed since the last backup. If run
- regularly, incremental backups are generally very fast and offer the
- best possible protection for your data.
-
- Some other special qualities of The Vault are:
-
- * It doesn't require large amounts of memory and will run quite
- satisfactorily on a 512K machine, even with desk accessories and/or a
- moderate sized ramdisk in place.
-
- * The Vault can back up files that are too large to fit on a single
- floppy. Such files are split into as many pieces as necessary and
- each piece written to a floppy. The pieces themselves are ordinary
- files and contain a header line that allows the restore program to
- insure that all pieces are reassembled in the proper order.
-
- * The Vault uses a clever disk packing algorithm which minimizes the
- need to split files and can usually fill a disk to within a few
- thousand bytes. Often, it fills a disk completely without splitting a
- single file!
-
- * The Vault does a significant amount of input error checking, keeping
- you from accidently inserting the wrong disk or from wiping out the
- data you are trying to protect.
-
- * The Vault maintains a history file on the hard disk that lets you
- quickly locate which disk a file is backed up on and when it was
- written. It also uses the history file itself to make incremental
- backups virtually automatic.
-
- * Best of all, The Vault is FAST. It writes files almost as quickly
- as the floppy drive can move its read/write head. This speed makes it
- feasible for you to use The Vault every day, not just when you have a
- few hours to kill during special occasions. Remember, The Vault will
- help you protect your valuable files, but only if you use it!
-
-
- Installation
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-
- This archive should contain the following files:
-
- VAULT.PRG The backup program
- VAULT.RSC Resource for The Vault
- VAULT.HLP On-line help data for The Vault
- VAULT.TEX User's manual, in LaTeX format
- KEY.PRG The restore program
- KEY.RSC
- TOUCH.TTP Touch, as described in the manual
- README This file
-
- To install, copy VAULT.PRG, VAULT.RSC, VAULT.HLP, KEY.PRG, KEY.RSC,
- and TOUCH.TTP to the folder where you normally keep programs. The
- remaining files are the documentation and need not be kept on line.
-
- To print the manual, run VAULT.TEX through LaTeX. Sorry I don't have
- the manual in ASCII format. Maybe somebody on the Net can convert it.
-
- Robert Fischer
- 80 Killdeer Road
- Hamden, CT 06517
- (203) 288-9599
-