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F L E X I B A K P l u s (TM)
The Flexible Hard Disk Backup System
Copyright 1991 Nildram Software
All Rights Reserved
FLEXIBAK Plus was written by Adrian Mardlin
Address: Nildram Software
26 Stanley Hill Avenue
Amersham
Bucks HP7 9BD
United Kingdom
Telephone: (0494) 729236
Email: nildram@cix.compulink.co.uk
100012.1222@compuserve.com
Program and Documentation Copyright 1991 Nildram Software.
All rights reserved.
FLEXIBAK Plus is a trademark of Nildram Software.
FLEXIBAK is a trademark of Nildram Software.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My thanks go to all those who played a part in Beta testing
FLEXIBAK Plus, notably the following:
Brian Gregory
David Clark
Neville E Sanderson
Barry Drake
Clive Goldman
Jon Wolfe
Thanks are also due to Borland for their excellent C++ compiler,
Innovative Data Concepts for the TCXL screen handling library.
INTRODUCTION
Overview
FLEXIBAK Plus, like its predecessor, FLEXIBAK, is a
flexible, easy to use hard disk backup system that takes a
logical, simple and unique approach to the backup problem. With
a conventional backup system, you are required to take a full
backup approximately once a week and do daily incremental backups
which are placed on separate disks. Should you need to restore
from the backup, you must first restore the full backup and then
each of the incremental backups up to the last backup taken. With
FLEXIBAK Plus, all this is different as the concept of full
backups and incremental backups is removed. Instead, you only
need to take a full backup once and then all subsequent backups
are placed on the same backup disks, giving some long term speed
increases, simpler file restoration and an improved backup
management capability.
Here are some of the more outstanding features provided by
FLEXIBAK Plus:
Selective backups allow you to specify, both globally and
by directory, which file groups should be included in, or
excluded from, the backup, potentially dramatically
reducing the number of backup disks required.
Incremental backups are placed on the same disks as the
full backup, so you only ever need to take a full backup
once.
File management system means that FLEXIBAK Plus keeps track
of what has been backed up, and informs you if any files
have gone missing from your hard disk since the last
backup. This allows you to recover accidentally deleted
files.
File compression is included in the system as is the
capability to handle up to 20 hard disk drives.
Alarm system warns you on booting your computer that you
have forgotten to take a backup for a specified number of
days.
What Is Shareware?
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
differ on details. Some request registration while others require
it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you
get anything from the simple right to continue using the software
to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial
software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few
specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are
accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the
programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are
good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method
of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.
You should find software that suits your needs and pocket,
whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee - if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
Disclaimer
Users of FLEXIBAK Plus must accept this disclaimer of
warranty:
"FLEXIBAK Plus is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability
for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from
the use of FLEXIBAK Plus."
Terms And Conditions
FLEXIBAK Plus is a "Shareware program" and is provided at
no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with
your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part
of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is
to provide personal computer users with quality software without
high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
continue to develop new products. If you find this program
useful and find that you are using FLEXIBAK Plus and continue to
use FLEXIBAK Plus after a reasonable trial period, you must make
a registration payment of £29.95 to Nildram Software. The £29.95
registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like
a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
number of people and may be freely moved from one computer
location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just
as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same
time.
Commercial users of FLEXIBAK Plus must register and pay for
their copies of FLEXIBAK Plus within 30 days of first use or
their licence is withdrawn. Site Licence arrangements may be
made by contacting Nildram Software.
Anyone distributing FLEXIBAK Plus for any kind of
remuneration must first contact Nildram Software at the address
below for authorisation. This authorisation will be automatically
granted to distributors recognised by either the Association of
Shareware Professionals or the Association of Shareware Authors -
UK as adhering to their guidelines for shareware distributors,
and such distributors may begin offering FLEXIBAK Plus
immediately.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of FLEXIBAK Plus along to
your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register
their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered
users will receive a copy of the latest version of the FLEXIBAK
Plus system.
Registration
FLEXIBAK Plus is a shareware product. This means that you
are free to use it for trial purposes only and you may freely
pass copies on to your friends and colleagues. However, if you
find FLEXIBAK Plus useful and intend to continue using it, you
must register your copy. To do this, either print out and fill
in the registration form provided (Type 'COPY REGISTER.DOC PRN'
at the DOS prompt), or send a cheque for £29.95 or your credit
card details to the following address:
Nildram Software,
26 Stanley Hill Avenue,
Amersham,
Buckinghamshire
HP7 9BD
For your money, you will receive the latest version of
FLEXIBAK Plus without the registration encouragement screen, a
printed manual, free support and cheap upgrades as and when they
become available.
Overseas Registrations
For European users, there is an additional shipping charge
of £2.00 and for other overseas users, the charge is an extra
£5.00. However for those in the USA or Canada, FLE