Flexibak PLUS v2.50

FLEXIBAK Plus, like its predecessor, FLEXIBAK, is a flexible, easy to use
hard disk backup system that takes a logical, simple and unique approach
to the backup problem. With a conventional backup system, you are required
to take a full backup approximately once a week and do daily incremental
backups which are placed on separate disks. Should you need to restore
from the backup, you must first restore the full backup and then each of
the incremental backups up to the last backup taken. With FLEXIBAK Plus,
all this is different as the concept of full backups and incremental
backups is removed. Instead, you only need to take a full backup once and
then all subsequent backups are paced on the same backup disks, giving
some long term speed increases, simpler file restoration and an improved
backup management capability. Here are some of the more outstanding
features provided by FLEXIBAK Plus:

Selective backups allow you to specify, both globally and by directory,
which file groups should be included in, or excluded from, the backup,
potentially dramatically reducing the number of backup disks required.
Incremental backups are placed on the same disks as the full backup, so
you only ever need to take a full backup once. File management system
means that FLEXIBAK Plus keeps track of what has been backed up, and
informs you if any files have gone missing from your hard disk since the
last backup. This allows you to recover accidentally deleted files. File
compression is included in the system as is the capability to handle up to
20 hard disk drives. Alarm system warns you on booting your computer that
you have forgotten to take a backup for a specified number of days.

Changes to 2.50 include: 
1) Reduced program size and memory overhead. 
2) You can now press <ESC> to abort the program while it 
   is logging on.
3) Backup to fixed media. This is a MAJOR enhancement which
   allows you to take a backup across a network, LAPLink etc, 
   to another hard disk, WORM drive or any writeable DOS disk
   device. 
4) Optional copy of data file to Master Disk switch.
5) Better behaved when memory is short. 
6) New command-line switches allow automatic unattended
   operation.
7) Now swaps program data out to XMS, EMS or disk when shelling
   out or formatting a disk. 
8) Uses XMS as well as EMS to store file information.
9) Fixed to work with disk caches such as HyperDisk, which cache
   floppies, and can only detect disk changes when the FAT is
   changed.
10) Improved compression size and speed (about 5 -10% improvement
    in each case). 
11) Reports are now sent to the screen and optionally to the
    printer.
12) Colour change Cyan replaced with Light Grey.
13) Bug fix for European users - The 'YIN' prompts now accept "Y"
    and "N" regardless of the country code settings for the
    computer.
14) FPSELECT utility added. Allows selection of data file from
    pick-list, and then runs FLEXIBAK Plus with the appropriate
    command-line. Registered version only!
15) 386 version added. This is essentially the same, but
    recompiled to make use of the 386 instruction set for
    increased speed. Registered version only!
16) Various minor bug fixes.

Shareable Software International Inc
PO Box 59102, Schaumburg, IL 60159
708-397-1221;  Fax: 708-397-0381
BBS: 215-623-6203 Conference 77

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