Hamachi
Ted Roche
tedroche at tedroche.com
Thu Dec 22 19:32:01 EST 2005
On Dec 22, 2005, at 2:01 PM, Dan Jenkins wrote:
> Steve's main claim to fame, in my mind, is his program, SpinRite.
> It would refresh a hard drive's format and often extend its life
> considerably.
> This was back in the MFM days. I do use some of his little security
> patches, such as UnPnP, etc. He is a bit over-the-top sometimes and
> I don't think the things he's most concerned about are as critical
> as he thinks. I do trust his software (again, mainly from
> SpinRite). I did
> speak to him a couple (or more) years back and found him very
> helpful. He seems to do his analysis thoroughly.
While drive technology has moved apace and things like SmartTools can
replace some of the functionality, SpinRite 6.0 on a bootable floppy
is still kept handy for analysis and disk repair. It's saved me a few
times.
Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com
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