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Re: Partition Magic software?



On Tue, 30 Jan 1996, Don Whiteside wrote:

> >         Someone on the list once mentioned some software that allowed you
> > to change the sizes of partitions (I presume DOS partitions) without
> > destroying the whole disk in the process.
> >         Would that person please let me know the name of it, and/or the
> > company that makes it?  And if you know, where I might purchase it?
> 
> In fact, I just got a flyer from Surplus Software at work the other 
> day, they're selling the DOS/Windows version for $23 I think. I'll 
> try to remember to email you the details.

FIPS can do it for you. Run a defragger to collect all your data at the 
beginning of your disk and then you can split the partition.  You can 
find it at ftp.freebsd.org in the dostools directory.

Ben.
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