Ami-Back Spec Sheet Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 by MoonLighter Software Development January 23, 1991 Program release date: February 1, 1991 USING DEMO 1) Copy program to your hard drive; preferably to the sys:tools directory. 2) Execute the program either from SHELL or from WorkBench using the icon. 3) Set up the backup configuration (see menus). Save your configuration. You should set up the Program Configuration also. The log file, index file(s), and File Exclusion Filter all default to the sys:s directory. 4) Most of program functions should be self explanatory. There are no docs included. 5) You will be able to perform backups to floppies, removable hard drives, and/or hard drive partitions. NOTE: Applied Engineering's driver for the High Density Floppy drive currently does not work under Kickstart version 36.314. AE is working to correct this problem. 6) Removable hard drive media, fixed hard drive partition(s), and mountable SCSI tape media (used as a destination devicce) MUST be formatted prior to performing backups. This is not the case with floppies. ORDERING INFORMATION 1) To order Ami-Back direct from AmiComp Software Development at a reduced price, call and let us know where you got the demo from (ie.. BIX, CIS, GEnie, PLink, etc...). We'll give 15% off list price ($79.95). Florida residents must include 6% sales tax. All orders will be shipped UPS BLUE! at no extra charge. (If you desire an alternate method of delivery let us know.) 2) Send Check or Money Order to: AmiComp Software Development 2925 East Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32803 or call us at: (407) 895-3500 and use your Mastercard or Visa. ** WARNING ** This DEMO release: 1) Will NOT restore nor perform the Compare restore. 2) Does NOT include Ami-Sched, the scheduler program discussed below. GENERAL INFORMATION Ami-Back is a state-of-the-art hard disk drive backup utility for the Commodore Amiga line of personal computers. Ami-Back is the fastest backup utility available for the Amiga, and it makes the job of backing up hard drive data easy to do! 1) Backs up any AmigaDOS compatible device such as: Floppies (conventional or high density) Removable media hard drive(s) Fixed media hard drive SCSI Tape drive 2) System Requirements - any Amiga computer running AmigaDOS 2.0 (Kickstart Version 36.314 or greater) 3) Ami-Back is not copy protected in any way. 4) Installation program written in C that will install Ami-Back on your hard drive. 5) Technical support (for Registered Owners) for Ami-Back provided by BBS, telephone, and on BIX (Byte Magazine Exchange) and GEnie. FEATURES Backups: 1) User-interface designed to be fully integrated into the elegant new Workbench V2.0 interface. 2) Configuration files: a. for creating and storing user defined options for backups, restores, and scheduled backups b. to define locations of support files c. allows superb flexibility with total user control 3) Size of backups are virtually unlimited. 4) Backup Types: a. Complete - entire device and/or directories b. Incremental - by date, archive bit c. Selective - hierarchical inclusion or exclusion by file or directory 5) File Exclusion Filter: Allows exclusion of files during all types of backups using AmigaDOS wildcard metacharacters. Up to 100 exclusion conditions are allowed simultaneously. 6) Allows setting of archive bit during backup. 7) True verify mode during backups. Completely re-reads data from backup media and compares it with source data to ensure integrity of backups. Restores: 1) Restore Types: a. Complete - entire device and/or directory b. Selective - hierarchical inclusion or exclusion by file or directory 2) Allows user to restore to previous directory hierarchy from the backup or to a single user-specified directory. 3) Allows user to control file protection bits or default to original. 4) Allows user to specify current system date or default to original file dates. 5) Duplicate file detection: a. Write-Over - overwrites existing files b. Skip-Over - only restores files not found on target device c. Re-Name - allows user to rename restored files if already exist Scheduler: (Ami-Sched not include with DEMO, but still can be configured) 1) Versatile scheduler similar to the UNIX cron program, but with a sophisticated, easy-to-use graphical interface. 2) Allows unattended backups based on user-defined intervals. 3) Most useful for users with SCSI tape drives or removable media. 4) Configured within the main backup program. 5) "Multi-tasking friendly." Requires little system overhead. SPECIAL FEATURES 1) Compare - Located on the restore configuration screen, this feature allows the user to generate a comparison between backed-up data and the data currently on the target device. Compare may be used in the event of suspected file corruption or lost data. 2) Log file - Logs all tasks performed by scheduler and errors detected during background backup operations. 3) Back-Tracking - During backup, if defective destination media is detected, the program will allow the user to replace the defective media and resume the backup. 4) Runs in background. Can be started without the scheduler from Shell. NOTE: When running from Shell, you may change the source device for backup without modifying your backup configuration. PERFORMANCE TESTS Test Machine Configuration Amiga 3000/25-50 6 Mbytes Ram Source Destination Files Bytes Verify Elapsed Time ---------- -------------- ----- ------- ------ ------------- Internal SyQuest SQ555 3,887 34.5Mb Off 3 min. 59 sec. Hard Drive 3,887 34.5Mb On 5 min. 52 sec. (50 Mbyte) 394 4.0Mb Off 0 min. 22 sec. 394 4.0Mb On 0 min. 33 sec. Floppies 394 4.0Mb Off 2 min. 39 sec. 394 4.0Mb On 4 min. 43 sec. NOTE: Times listed above will vary with different computer system configurations and may improve by the official release of this program.