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GAMMATECH UTILITIES 3.0 ENHANCEMENT



GENERAL
Release 3.0 of the GammaTech Utilities has over 200 enhancements.  
Many of these enhancements add functionality, others involve product 
performance.  HPFS version 2.3 and 2.4 support has been added.  This 
includes 2 gigabyte volume support and the IBM LAN Server 4.0 
HPFS386 enhancements. The log files of all utilities now displays the 
utility name and version number. 

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DiskMap Utility
	This new utility has been added to provide a graphical display of 
	the layout of FAT or HPFS volumes.  The DiskMap displays disk
	sectors color coded to indicate free space, bad sectors, system 
        sectors and file allocation.

SEdit	The Sector Editor has been separated from the GTDisk utility and
	is now freestanding utility.  The SEdit utility allows the user
	to view formatted displays of hex data for file structures,
	including the boot sector, HPFS Super and Spare Blocks, FAT
	file allocation tables and the partition table.  In addition,
	multiple sectors may now be written or read from external files. 

Files Utility
	A replacement for the previous Attribute, Delete, and Find utilities, 
	the Files Utility integrates the functions, simplifying file 
        maintenance and providing significantly improved functionality. 
	Files may be deleted, moved, copied or located, and their attributes
        or timestamps altered.  Extensive file selection criteria enable the
        user to easily perform operations on multiple files. 

HexDump Utility
	The HexDump Utility permits user to convert binary files to ASCII, 
	readable text which can then be viewed or edited by any text editor
	and converted back into binary format.

WipeFree Utility
	The command line replacement for the function within the former 
	Delete utility, the WipeFree Utility allows wiping of all freespace. 
	The option to perform secure wiping in conformance with US Department
        of Defense specifications is included.  An new option enables the
        user to erase freespace on volumes which have been fast formatted.

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	- Support has been added for HPFS versions 2.3 and 2.4 and the IBM 
	  LAN Server 4.0 HPFS386, including support for HPFS volumes 
	  greater than 2 GB.

	- The product structure now allows for electronic distribution of 
          corrective service maintenance via CompuServe and BBSs.

 
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Analyze Utility
	The file or system area occupying a bad sector may now be identified.
	Bad sectors may be automatically marked as bad during analysis,and 
	all sectors marked as bad on the volume displayed.


FatOpt Utility
	A graphic display of the optimization process is now displayed. 
	Trigger parameters permit optimization to proceed if fragmentation 
	exceeds a certain level.  The user may now select to defragment
	the FAT Extended Attribute EA_DATA._SF file. 

GtDisk Utility
	The BadSectr utility has been merged into GtDisk to provide simplified 
	recovery operations when it is not possible to boot OS/2.  Sectors may
	now be unmarked to remove the bad sector designation.

	The Backup Boot Sector function now allows for more comprehensive 
	backup and restore for HPFS volumes by selectively restoring the boot 
	block, super block, and spare blocks in addition to the logical boot 
	record.

	The HPFS Recovery function has been extensively reworked to provide 
	easier use and additional recovery options, including those instances
	where the directory structure has been destroyed.  The option now 
	exists to recover individual files as well as directories.

	The Partition Fixup utility has been enhanced to improve recovery
	even when the new partition does not exactly align with the 
	previous partition.

HpfsOpt Utility
	Optimization algorithms have been rewritten to significantly enhance
	performance and effectiveness.  The user may now perform automatic
	optimization at specified intervals.

Reboot Utility
	Additional options have been added to shut down Presentation Manager 
	applications and request their settings be saved prior to reboot.

Sentry Utility
	Automatic detection of off-line repartitioning of drives has been 
	added. An option to automatically backup the CONFIG.SYS has been 
	added.  The SENTRY.INI has been eliminated and Sentry now uses the 
	standard OS/2.INI files to save information.

UnDelete Utility
	The OS/2 Undelete feature is now supported; customers may now mix 
	and match the two capabilities. Logic has been added to enhance 
	recovery of erased files.

SofTouch Systems, Inc. 
1300 S. Meridian Ave., Suite 600
Oklahoma City, OK  73108-1751
Ph.  (405)  947-8085  Fax (405) 632-6537

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