[WinMac] OT: MacOS 8.6 disk drivers

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Tue, 25 May 1999 09:34:46 -0500

        This is off the WinMac topic, but since the subject of disk drivers has
come up, I've always recommended LaCie Silverlining. The current released
version is 5.8.3, and although this version has been out for almost 2 years
(for MacOS 8.0) it did NOT need updating for MacOS' 8.1 through 8.6.

        Also, the updaters of Silverlining from any version over the
past 5 years
are free on LaCie's web site.

        Over the years I've found that FWB's HDT disk drivers have ALWAYS had
"problems" of one sort or another, constantly requiring updating. And
whenever you update a disk driver, you darn well better back up your
data... Especially if it decides to move partitions around in order to
accommodate more driver code. Yikes! And unless you have a UPS on the line
with up to a 30 minute capacity, you'd better not try this (updating a Mac
disk driver) without a complete backup.

                <shameless plug>
        Speaking of backups, you can download a FREE version of UltraBac for
personal use only for 95/98 as well as NT, at:
  <http://www.UltraBac.com>
                </shameless plug>

        Cheers!
        Dan

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