A SCSI disk formatting and partitioning utility. Some features
include:
* supports multiple SCSI busses
* three FormatterOne Pro disc drivers:
* default (for almost all situations)
* polled (check that every read or write has finished before starting another command; can be slow, especially on older Macintoshes)
* blind (sends a queue of commands at once, without checking that the disc drive is able to keep up; fast, but if the drive can't keep up, problematic)
* cursor-sensitive help - a panel in the main window describes what
the mouse pointer is over
* online help manual, available from the Apple Menu
* lockable partitions - akin to the write-protect switch on a
floppy, to prevent accidental overwrites (but does not protect
against "destructive tests"
* an optional system extension (INIT) to use a FormatterOne Pro disc
driver with removable drives
* test drives with one or more of:
* ECC verification
* non-destructive read/write
* destructive read/write
* single-pass
* continuous testing
After testing, you can exclude bad blocks from reuse via the Reassign
Defects button, and/or save a log file of test results.
1.4 SN: F1PRO014495
Compatibility
Architecture: 68k
> ## System Requirements
>
> ### Hardware
>
> * Macintosh Plus or later model with 2 Mbyte of RAM
> * A hard disk or removable disk drive
>
>
> NOTE: FormatterOne Pro does not support Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM)
> removable disks.
>
> ### Software
>
> * Macintosh System 6.0.7 or later (including System 7 and 7.1)
>
>
> NOTE: When using System 6.0.x, make sure to use MultiFinder. Failure
> to do so could prevent the installation of the FormatterOne Pro
> driver.
>
> [...]
>
> ## Compatibility
>
> There is a bug in the Quadra 840 AV and Centris 660 AV ROMs which
> causes compatibility problems with certain third-party drives. When
> you install our drivers, and then restart your computer, we test
> your drive to make sure that it is fully compatible with the new
> SCSI manager. We only perform this test once. We wait for you to
> restart your computer, because there is no safer time for us to make
> the test.
>
> If your drive passes the compatibility test (most drives should),
> your computer will boot and operate normally.
>
> If your drive fails the compatibility test, your computer will
> 'Hang' during the boot process - the cursor will be frozen, and the
> system will no longer be reading or writing your drive. At this
> point you should restart your computer - either by turning the power
> off, and back on, or by pressing the command, control and power keys
> simultaneously. Your computer should then restart and operate
> normally.
>
> For those drives which fail the compatibility test, we switch to a
> compatibility mode which disables the drivers (sic) ability to
> simultaneously access multiple drives. This will not affect
> compatibility with the bulk of applications available today, and
> generally will not affect the drive's speed. However, it will affect
> any applications which are written specifically to take advantage of
> 'Asynchronous I/O'. They will still work, but will not run as
> quickly as the would on a drive which was fully compatible.
