MRBackup Professional feature overview:
(ordering info appears at the end of this document)

    - Employs the Amiga's Intuition graphical user interface.

    - Employs AmigaDOS speech capability as a very effective
      attention-getting device (disk changes, error messages, etc.)

    - Operates under AmigaDOS versions 1.3, 2.04 and beyond.

    - Backups may be done to floppy, streaming SCSI tape (including
      DAT) or sequential file/device.

    - Highly configurable - different "project" settings can be saved
      to individual files.

    - Provides flexible data compression/decompression with user-tunable
      compression factor.

    - Supports incremental backups via modification date and/or archive
      bit testing/setting.

    - Filename "filters" are provided to enhance backup and restore
      file selection.

    - Rich ARexx command set to provide full or partial control of
      backups/restores and parameter settings. Scripts can be invoked
      externally (rx scriptname) or via user-customizable menu entries.

    - Built-in file management utilities.

    - SCSI tape handler included - may be used with other programs.
      Multiple savesets may be stored on a single tape. Savesets may
      span multiple tapes.
    
    - Many more features.

Here's a quick summary of MRBackup Professional:

MRBackup  Pro  sports 3 backup modes - AmigaDOS, "Fast Disk" and SCSI Tape.
The  "Fast  Disk"  method  organizes  directories,  files  and  data  as  a
sequential  stream  with  embedded structure and error recovery information
and  enables  much  higher throughput when using floppy disks as the backup
medium.   The  "Fast  Disk" format is also used when writing streaming SCSI
tape.   Another  very  special feature of the "Fast Disk" format is that it
can  be  directed  to/from  a  file  (local or networked) or any sequential
device.   If  you  are  fortunate  enough to have your Amiga hooked up to a
network  with a high-capacity file server, you can backup over the network.
To  the  remote  filesystem,  the backup set just appears to be a stream of
bytes.   The  Amiga-specific file attributes are safely encapsulated in the
"Fast  Disk"  envelope  and  therefore  do  not  need to be translated into
approximations  on  the remote filesystem (potentially losing or corrupting
useful information).

MRBackup Professional comes bundled with its own tape handler.  Most of the
major  vendors'  tape  drives are currently supported (Archive, Sony (DAT),
Wangtek, Tandberg, etc.) and I am committed to adding support for any other
"standard"  drive  which  can  be  configured  for  Amiga  use.  While SCSI
defines,  in a general sense, the methods to be used when talking to a tape
drive,  there  is  a  surprising  amount of variability in the capabilities
available  from  the  various  tape  drives and the methods employed to tap
those capabilities.  The included mrtape-handler builds upon a known common
denominator  and  then  fine-tunes  itself  by  interrogating the drive for
additional information.

MRBackup  Pro  supports  software  data compression (LZW method) which will
allow  more  data  to be packed onto the backup media.  Compression results
will  vary with the content of the data, but run typically from 35% to 65%.
The  user  can control the degree of compression by selecting the number of
bits  in  the  compression  codes  (12 - 16).  Higher code sizes yield more
efficient compression but require more memory and time to achieve it.

The  user  interface  is  highly  "Intuitionized",  allowing  the  user  to
point-and-click  when  setting  just  about  any  option.   MRBackup's many
features  are  represented  by  a  series  of  windows and their "gadgets".
Almost  all  operating  parameters may be controlled simply by pointing and
clicking  with the mouse.  The user may load/save custom parameter sets via
menu  selection or ARexx control.  When a backup or restore is initiated, a
Status  window which reports the progress of the backup or restore and even
provides "buttons" to pause/resume or stop the action in progress.

MRBackup  can  be  started  either  from the CLI or the WorkBench.  The CLI
interface  supports several optional command-line parameters.  The MRBackup
project  icon supports several equivalent ToolType entries for establishing
MRBackup's initial operating environment.

If  you  wish,  MRBackup  Pro  will talk to you, using the Amiga's built-in
speech  capability.   This  may  seem  silly until you realize that you can
leave  the  room  and  MRBackup  will call you when the next floppy disk is
required  for  a backup or restore or when an error condition requires your
intervention.

A  special  Utilities  window  can  be  activated via menu selection.  This
allows  you  to perform a number of useful functions on individual files or
groups  of  files  (copy,  delete, rename (move), compress, decompress, set
date, etc.).

Incremental  backups  may be performed, using the file modification date or
the  file  "archive  bit"  (or  both)  as  the criteria for file selection.
MRBackup  Pro  can be directed to set each backed-up file's archive bit, as
well.   Filter  files  (text files containing filename patterns - wildcards
are  supported) can be employed to further refine the set of files selected
for backup or to inhibit compression/decompression on certain files.

When  a backup is started, MRBackup builds a list of all files eligible for
backup.   This  list  is  presented  to  you  via  a special file selection
requester  which  has  many features for navigating and "pruning" the list.
MRBackup  Pro doesn't just copy files to the backup media in the order that
they  were scanned.  All files/directories are output in sorted order or in
"native"  order, depending upon the user's preference.  All file attributes
(file  creation/modification  date,  comment,  protection  word,  etc.) are
preserved by the backup/restore process.

Upon  completion of a backup, a "catalog" file describing the backup set is
created  and  stored  at  a  location  of  your choosing.  This can be on a
separate  floppy  disk or in a special location on your hard disk.  What if
you  lose  the catalog file?  No problem!  The Rebuild Catalog command will
let you recreate it.

A  formatted  listing of your backup set is generated for you, if you wish.
Also,  MRBackup  will  create  a log file of the backup or restore process,
recording any errors or noteworthy events that occur along the way.

Upon  starting  a  restore  operation,  MRBackup  Pro  reads the previously
created  catalog  and  presents the file selection requester to you (or you
can  ignore  the  catalog  if  you're  doing a full restore).  You may then
easily  select  all,  some or only one file to be recovered from the backup
set.   If  you happen to select the last file on the last floppy, you won't
have  to  "wade  through" scores of backup disks.  MRBackup Pro will simply
skip  the  backup disks on which no files have been selected.  MRBackup Pro
will  not  overwrite  files  which  are newer than their backed-up versions
unless you enable the "Force Copy" option.

MRBackup  Pro  also  sports  an ARexx port which allows you to control just
about  every  aspect of its operation from an ARexx script.  Using a public
domain  program  such  as  "dcron"  or  "AmiCron"  in  conjunction with the
appropriate  script,  you  can  schedule  automatic  backups  at  intervals
appropriate for you.

This   should  give  you  a  useful  overview  of  MRBackup  Professional's
capabilities,  though  there are many, many more features available and new
features  are  being  regularly added.  If you have any specific questions,
please don't hesitate to ask.


Pricing
-------

You can obtain a new copy of MRBackup Professional directly from MRsoftware
(only) for $25.00. Send only check or money order. Do not send checks drawn
on foreign banks (send a postal money order, instead). 

To  upgrade to the current version of MRBackup Professional from a previous
version,  send $10.00 and your original program diskette.  You will receive
a  new  program diskette and user manual.  Free updates (minor changes, bug
fixes)  will  be  distributed  via  BBS's and major networks in the form of
"patch"  files.   Registered  MRBackup Shareware users also qualify for the
$10.00 update to MRBackup Professional.

Address all orders and inquiries to:

    MRsoftware
    348 Indian Avenue
    Portsmouth, RI  02871
    (401) 846-7639

Thanks for your interest in MRBackup Professional.

Mark Rinfret

Usenet: mrr@mrsoft!network23.com
BIX:    markr or amiga.vendors/mrsoftware

