Year 2000
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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Year 2000 ready Yes No
Handles BIOS "century rollover" exposure Yes No No
Euro currency symbol support Yes No No
Data Comparison
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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Compression technology Stac Super Drv
4.0 Stor Space
Creates compressed drives up to 2GB Yes No No
of capacity
Breaks the 2:1 compression barrier Yes No No
(on average user data)
Access compression utilities from a Yes No No
Windows user interface
Dynamically adjust the free space based Yes No No
on actual data compressibility
Selectable options to tune compression Yes No No
to get either maximum speed or space
Use compressed diskettes on other Yes Yes No
DOS PC's with or without compression
Upgrade Double or Drive Space, Yes No No
SuperStor and Stacker compressed drives
Assign password protection to Yes Yes No
compressed files
Backup
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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Supports backing up to a wide array Yes Yes No
of tape drives
Includes file viewers for many DOS Yes Yes No
applications
Access backup from a full-screen DOS Yes Yes Yes
or Windows user interface
Schedule backups for execution when Yes Yes No
the user is not present
Backup to floppy diskettes using Yes Yes No
high-speed floppy technology
Compress data while backing up Yes Yes Yes
Data Recovery
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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Includes full-screen DOS user Yes Yes No
interface
Includes file viewers for many DOS Yes Yes No
applications
Recover files that resided in deleted Yes Yes No
directories (from a DOS session)
Advanced undelete method to recover Yes Yes No
data from destroyed files
Recover files protected by DOS, Yes Yes Yes
Tracker, or Sentry protection schemes
Recover files protected by Novell's Yes Yes No
NetWare/DelWatch protection schemes
AntiVirus Detection
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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Automatically checks disks for boot Yes Yes Yes
sector viruses
Access AntiVirus from a full-screen Yes Yes Yes
DOS and Windows user interface
Positive verification before anti- Yes Yes No
virus attempts to disinfect
Alert messages can be tailored to Yes Yes No
prompt users of action to perform
Advanced fuzzy scanning technology Yes Yes No
used to find virus mutations
Descriptive virus information database Yes Yes No
which includes virus symptoms
Number of known viruses that can be 2100+ 2000 800
detected
Schedule for the automatic scanning Yes Yes No
of viruses
Option to prevent users from Yes Yes No
disinfecting
Scan boot manager boot record for Yes Yes No
viruses
Text Editor
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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Navigate the editor with pull-down Yes No Yes
menus and/or mouse
Edit and view multiple files Yes Yes No
simultaneously
Draw lines or boxes using the basic Yes Yes No
set of ASCII characters
Sort, add or multiply data within a Yes Yes No
marked area
Extended functions (sorting, adding, Yes Yes No
paragraph re-flow, set margins, set
tabs)
Undo previously deleted text Yes No No
Provides syntax expansion for the C Yes No No
and REXX programming languages
File Transfer
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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File synchronize utility that keeps Yes No No
files on two PC's the same
Easy-to-use full-screen DOS user Yes No No
interface with pull-down menu support
Transfer files between two PC's using Yes Yes Yes
the computer's parallel or serial port
Memory Management
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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EMM386 and HIMEM let device drivers Yes Yes Yes
and TSRs use upper memory
Optimizer automatically arranges Yes Yes Yes
device drivers in upper memory
Optimizer monitors the system and Yes Yes No
optimizes without user intervention
Optimizer supports DOS's multi- Yes Yes No
configuration environment
Optimizer works with memory managers Yes Yes No
other than EMM386
Advanced upper memory usage editor Yes Yes No
Loads system tables into the upper Yes No No
memory area (DOSDATA=UMB)
Optimizer loads FILES, BUFFERS, STACKS Yes No No
and DRIVES high
Move extended BIOS data area into upper Yes No No
memory (movexbdahigh)
Memory Utilization
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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Minimum memory used below 1MB for 17K 43K 36K
the compression driver
Total memory footprint of the LT6K LT6K LT44K
AntiVirus shield
Memory saved on various other DOS 1-25K N/A N/A
components
Online Help and Documentation System
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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Online reference for DOS commands, Yes No Yes
utilities and syntax use
Full-screen online help with pull down Yes No Yes
menus and mouse support
Multi-pane viewer displays the table Yes No No
of contents along with the item
Viewer can view other online books Yes No No
using the IPF standard
Hypertext links connect related topics Yes no Yes
and show examples of use
Advanced Power Management
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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POWER.EXE driver to conserve energy Yes Yes Yes
from APM-supported PC's
APM version 1.0 and 1.1 BIOS support Yes No No
PCMCIA Support
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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PCMCIA level 2.1 Yes No No
Access PCMCIA support from a full- Yes Yes No
screen DOS or Windows interface
Install is aware of environments using Yes No No
DOS's multi-configuration support
Configurable .INI file to store PCMCIA Yes No No
card information
Auto-configure standard fax and modem Yes No No
cards
Enhanced usability (easy to install Yes No No
and configure)
Additional Utilities
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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REXX for DOS Yes No No
PEN Support Yes Yes No
DOCKING Support Yes No No
SCHEDULER, schedules events for Yes Yes No
unattended use
DYNALOAD, loads selected drivers Yes No No
from the C: prompt
Other Features
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Feature PC DOS PC DOS MS-DOS
2000 6.3 6.22
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Support for CD-ROM drives Yes Yes No
Command line calculator (ACALC) Yes No No
DOS full-screen interface/task switcher Yes Yes (1)
(DOSSHELL)
Install is aware of environments using Yes Yes No
DOS's multi-configuration support
Defrag program that organizes Yes Yes Yes
fragmented files into contiguous files
Configuration Installation Distribution Yes Yes No
(CID) client available
Comprehensive written and online Yes Yes No
documentation
Drive locking lets you lock diskette, Yes Yes No
PCMCIA and CD drives
Browse files safely without being able Yes Yes No
to edit them
Quick Basic programming language No No Yes
Scan disk utility No No Yes
(1) Available separately
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