Message-ID:	<365FF0B8.53F3AD13@unicomp.net>
Date:	Sat, 28 Nov 1998 06:46:48 -0600
From:	Jesse Gilbert <jessegil AT unicomp DOT net>
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To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: system commander vs partission magic?
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I believe that only recently has System Commander begun doing the
re-partitioning itself.  Not sure.  But I think it's strength is the
installation and management of different operating systems, whereas
Partition Magic's strength has always been manipulating partitions.  I
have lot's of confidence in Partition Magic's ability to juggle
partitions for you, but you have to make the intelligent decisions about
what that will allow you to do.  I have used PM to install partitions
for OS/2, various DOS'es, and WIN95, and then used other programs to
switch from one op sys to the other.  I understand that System Commander
on the other hand is very deft at juggling system files and things in
order to allow multiple operating systems to reside where they would not
ordinarily coexist.  I have a copy that arrived after I'd already solved
some problem and have never used it.  The manual indicates you can
manage 32 FAT compatible op systems on a single primary DOS partition.
This is not the kind of thing Partition Magic attempts.  The latest
release of PM seems very thorough in it's ability to deal with the
various ways the different operating systems layout a hard disk.  It
leaves it to other software or your own cleverness to figure out how to
keep a carnivore like WIN95 from ruining your other operating systems.
May MS rot in h*ll.


Jim Stevenson wrote:

> Has any of you compared sys commander vs partiswsion magic?
>
> Which one is more command driven vs pop up windows?
>
> If you quote me, please put your comments first.
> I have already listened to my questions.
>
> Thanks.

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