Newsgroups: bit.listserv.cdromlan
Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 13:34:11 EST
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From:         Howard Pasternack <BLIPS15@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
Subject:      Macintosh CD ROM Product

Has anyone used this product.  A staff member just sent me this
product announcement.
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Subj:  FWB Press Release
From:  Kapt Karl@aol.com

FWB Announces CD-ROM ToolKit - Increases CD-ROM Performance

Contact:    FWB, Inc.
            Steve Goodman
            2040 Polk Street - Suite 215
            San Francisco, CA 94109
            415-474-8055
            AppleLink: FWB

                        FWB Announces CD-ROM ToolKit
            - Utility Increases CD-ROM Performance up to 1,800% -

San Francisco, CA - October 15, 1992
FWB, Inc. of San Francisco, CA today announced a new Macintosh utility,
CD-ROM ToolKit, that works in the background to make CD-ROM drives perform
faster and
more reliably. The $79.95 (SRP) package will ship in December. CD-ROM ToolKit
uses advanced caching techniques to improve CD-ROM performance as much as
1,800%. By caching and prefetching repeatedly used information to a hard
drive
and RAM, CD-ROM ToolKit allows searches and seeks to take place almost
instantaneously, dramatically improving drive operation and user
productivity. CD-ROM ToolKit also includes a robust device driver that
delivers reliable support for most popular CD-ROM drives, and an audio
control desk accessory for
improved management of audio playback. Unlike most current drivers, CD-ROM
ToolKit fully supports all of Apple's multimedia standards.

"CD-ROM ToolKit makes using CD-ROM drives more productive and enjoyable",
according to Steve Goodman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at FWB.
"Unlike other utilities, CD-ROM ToolKit operates transparently and is
completely configurable. Users can allocate additional hard disk space or
available RAM to the caching for even faster performance."

CD-ROM ToolKit's high performance device driver allows any CD-ROM drive to
read Kodak's new PhotoCD disc format. FWB's universal software provides
unique support for Apple HFS, High Sierra, ISO 9660, PhotoCD, ProDOS and
MS-DOS discs. CD-ROM ToolKit includes "custom-tuned" support for all popular
drives fromToshiba, Sony, Chinon, Pioneer, Apple, NEC, Phillips, plus
multi-speed, multi-session and multi-platter devices.

Customers report that "find file" operations that took 28 seconds before
acceleration, take only 1.1 seconds after installing CD-ROM ToolKit. Opening
all folders on the "World Fact Book" disc, from Wayzata, takes 38 seconds
without acceleration, and less than 14 seconds after accelerating the same
disc.

CD-ROM ToolKit's convenient Desk Accessory allows any drive equipped with
audio output jacks to play audio CDs with complete playback control,
including advanced features such as fast forward, shuffle and programmable
playback order.

CD-ROM ToolKit joins FWB's highly acclaimed Hard Disk ToolKit and its
best-selling, entry-level version, Hard Disk ToolKit-Personal Edition, to
round out the company's family of SCSI management software. CD-ROM ToolKit
will be available wherever Macintosh software is sold.

FWB, Inc. has been developing mass storage and backup products specifically
for Macintosh since 1984. FWB products include Hammer and PocketHammer and
HammerPB hard drives, SledgeHammerr RAID Arrays, HammerDisk optical and
removable drives, HammerTape and HammerDAT tape backup systems, and the SCSI
JackHammer SCSI-2 accelerator board. FWB also publishes Hard Disk ToolKit,
and hard Disk ToolKit-Personal Edition SCSI utility software. FWB's products
have been consistently rated the best in their class by publications such as
MacWEEK, MacUser, MacWorld, PC WEEK, PC Magazine, and BYTE.
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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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