[WinMac] Re: DAVE SAFE

Alex Dearden(pata[at]tampabay.rr.com)
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 15:32:59 -0500

> First off, if you are using Norton Utilities, patch them to v3.52; or
>preferably replace them with NUM 4.0;
>
> Second, I ALWAYS disable Crash Guard (and DiskLight, and File Saver);
>
> Third, I tried last week the demo of Dave 2.1 on a G3/System 8.5.1; and it
>crashed relatively quickly.
>
> Result: Stick with the AppleTalk stack and use NT/Server's Services for
>Macintosh. 1.6 megabytes per second sustained file transfer rate (both
>transmitting and receiving) is pretty damn good...

I wouldn't dismiss DAVE that quickly just because your demo version
crashed on you! I have been using it for more than a year (2.0 and before
1.x) without too many problems. When I upgraded to OS 8.5.1 I saw some
problems but fixed them by removing certain extensions, I am sorry I
can't remember which ones, but it has been working pretty good so far.

As far as using NT's Services for Macintosh, that doesn't help you if you
want to go peer to peer to another 95 machine, and they are not without
their problems.

Alex Dearden
pata@doglover.com

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