Msg: 565 *Conference*
09-30-91 11:14:42
From: JIM SCHEEF
To : JAMES FIELDS
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #551 (PROGRAMS)
James, Well, it sounds like you've really written off the DVI. The reason I (and Robert) asked if you had reformatted the disks is that in all likelyhood the data (programs) still exist on your diskettes. Often when file appear to have been erased only the disk directory information has been destroyed. The data portion of the disk remains intact. There are programs that can read a diskette at the sector level, bypassing the directory. The Norton Utility is such a program for MS-DOS. There are equivalent programs for the PDD and the DVI. The DVI and PDD programs are probably available here and on the M100SIG on CompuServe. From what you said your DVI is no longer functional and thus the diskette question is rather moot. As we say in the trade, "sh*t happens". <g> OTOH, I still find the fact that only the DVI disks were erased to be very suspect. I would look for a hardware or software error in your DVI as the culprit. Jim