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Source: Esther Schindler (esther@bitranch.com)
Moderator: Christopher B. Wright (wrightc@dtcweb.com)
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Organizations, large and small, are increasingly searching 
for a reliable storage method for their mission-critical 
files. Optical storage offers and effective solution, yet 
the key is to make certain that the system you choose today 
will work for you tomorrow.

The Pegasus Optical File System for OS/2 is a complete file 
system and volume manager designed specifically for optical 
technology, making it easy to maintain a dependable data 
archive.

On Tuesday, February 9th, Pegasus Disk Technologies will 
send Roy Slicker to demonstrate the system to the Phoenix 
OS/2 Society. He'll show us this compelling application for 
OS/2 -- and Windows NT -- business users. (Besides, we know 
you're curious about optical technology anyway.)

About Pegasus-OFS

This highly flexible software allows you to efficiently 
store and retrieve vast amounts of electronic information. 
The Pegasus-OFS assures optical data cartridge 
interchangeability between operating systems, eliminating 
the need for costly data conversion.

In effect, by assigning a letter to the optical hardware, 
Pegasus-OFS provides simple data access and treats each 
optical disk as a volume, and each side of a disk as a 
subdirectory.

Each disk surface is directly accessible through the file 
system, so related data can easily be clustered together. 
You can also reserve space on an optical disk for adding 
related data later, which minimizes "thrashing" on a 
jukebox. And, you don't have to use a special interface 
(such as ADSM), imaging system or be a developer to use it.

This product isn't limited to high-end solutions. If you 
want to create long-term storage and archive data, you can 
use CD drives and towers, and WORM and rewriteable devices.

Because a version of the software is available for both 
OS/2 and Windows NT, you don't have to worry that about 
data compatibility across platform.

The clustering approach lets the imaging system developer 
group together documents, in much the same way that 
documents are organized in paper file cabinets. Pegasus-OFS 
caches recently written files, so a user can get at things 
that were scanned recently. But more importantly, when data 
is retrieved from the archive, Pegasus-OFS only needs to 
visit one disk rather than... who knows how many?

What do you need to get started? A Bus Logic or Adaptec 
SCSI adaptor, OS/2 2.x or later, 2-10MB storage per volume 
for directory caching and optimization, and a 486/33 MHz 
computer (or better) with 16 MB of RAM.

You can find more information about the product at 
http://www.pegasus-ofs.com. They're also enthusiastic about 
working with software developers, especially those involved 
with imaging solutions.

When and where

The Phoenix OS/2 Society's general meeting is on Tuesday, 
February 9. Meetings are held at the Mountain Preserve 
Reception Center, 1431 East Dunlap. A "random access" Q&A 
session begins at 6:30pm, and the meeting gets underway at 
7:00pm. Guests are always welcome.

You can find a map to the meeting site at the Phoenix OS/2 
Society's home page, at http://www.possi.org. And, while 
you're there, feel free to request a sample copy of 
_extended attributes_, the user group's black-and-white 
glossy magazine, which serves the OS/2 community. It's 
chock full of how-to technical information, OS/2 product 
reviews, industry commentary, a novice column, and even an 
occasional cartoon.

The Phoenix OS/2 Society is the world's largest user group, 
with members in 16 countries and 48 states. (Anybody know 
an OS/2 user in South Dakota or Alabama? We're trying to 
complete the set.) We're here to support and help one 
another. Won't you join us?
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