Retrospect comes on a bootable CD, in case of system crashes. This same cd also includes disk image files so you can make floppy disks for those computers which do not have CD ROM drives. Manuals are an important part of any software package. It is increasingly hard to find printed manuals included with a program. Even more rare is a comprehensive manual.
Retrospect comes with a very impressive manual.
It not only covers the operation of the program itself but explains backup technology, offers many examples and scenarios about back ups, and tips on how best to utilize the program. On a personal note I wanted to point out that this a company which is very responsive to user feedback. The company has its own testing facilities and keeps a list of all known drives which are rated as compatible with their software. Dantz not only next day shipped the evaluation copy of the software we requested, they upgraded it to the Workgroup edition. This is a company which owns the Mac backup market yet they still strive to exceed their customers expectations.