Re: prosel 16 trashed drive

[denisf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Denis Fafard)]

shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford) writes:

> In article <2pvrh6$htg@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>,
> Michael D. Porter <ee872@cleveland.Freenet.Edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> >I recently optimized a drive partition on my BBS using ProSel 16, and for
> >the first time ProSel locked up the computer. I was very surprised because
> >this has never happened before. Of course, every file on the drive was
> >trashed. The players:
> > .......
> 
> Well I run my proline on a ROM 01 IIgs with 1 mb memory and a HS SCSI card
> and I never have had trouble optimizing with Prosel 16. I've gotten in the
> habit of running volume repair on it before optimizing every time though.
> --
>.....

Well, that's a first for me too.  I've never had ANY problems with ProSel
let alone heard of anyone having any problems.  One possibility could be 
something weird leftover in memory from a previous program ??
 

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