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ShirtPocket ships CD-ROM speed-up utility - SpeedyCD
Contact: Jay Eaglstun
ShirtPocket Software
P.O. Box 40666
Mesa, AZ 85274
(602)966-7667
AppleLink:SHIRTPOCKET
For Immediate Release
SHIRTPOCKET ANNOUNCES THE FIRST CD-ROM UTILITY - SPEEDYCD™
Mesa, AZ (October 15, 1991) - ShirtPocket Software is announcing the first
CD-ROM disk utility, SpeedyCD, for Macintosh computers. SpeedyCD is a Macintosh
control panel that speeds up access to CD-ROMs, making directory access to
CD-ROMs respond as quickly as a hard disk.
Access CD-ROMs at hard disk speeds
SpeedyCD accomplishes this feat by copying all of the folder and file
information for a CD-ROM into a special database on your hard disk when you
insert a CD-ROM. By using the hard disk to store this information, Finder
operations such as opening windows or finding files are sped up by as much as
700%. When the actual data from the file is requested, SpeedyCD switches back
to the real CD-ROM to retrieve the data. This keeps everyday operations fast,
while minimizing the amount of space used on your hard disk.
Modify contents of CD-ROMs
In addition to its speed up capabilities, SpeedyCD also allows the user to
modify the contents of the CD-ROM! The user can perform the following
operations on any CD-ROM:
• Rename any file or folder
• Move files and folders into other folders or bring buried folders to the top
• Create new folders
• Delete files and folders
• Change window views (eg. from view by icon to view by name)
Because the database is maintained on the user's hard disk, all file and folder
changes to the CD-ROM will be remembered even after the CD-ROM is ejected. Upon
inserting a "sped up" CD-ROM back into your drive, SpeedyCD will simply use the
database from the last time the CD-ROM was in the drive - complete with all of
the modifications. SpeedyCD uses about 15K of memory, works with System 6, and
is System 7 savvy. SpeedyCD will be available October 15, has a list price of
$70.00.
ShirtPocket Software, Inc. is a leading provider of Macintosh connectivity and
productivity software. ShirtPocket also developed EasyShare (published by
Symmetry Software) and the EasyServer line of AppleShare compatible file
servers. EasyServer is the price/performance leader of AppleShare file servers.
It is based on a PC platform, thus giving it high speed and low cost, but is
unique in that it connects to standard Macintosh SCSI hard disks and CD-ROMs.
Users simply attach a Macintosh hard disk (or CD-ROM) and network to EasyServer
and the file server is operational.
Founded in 1989, ShirtPocket Software is a privately held company based in
Mesa, Arizona.
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This information is provided by the product's developer or distributor and
constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation by Apple Computer,
Inc.. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to selection, performance or
use of this product. All understandings, agreements and warranties, if any,
take place directly between the developer and the prospective user.
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