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\s+2EXTREME WARNING!!!\s-2
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Use of this program is \fIalmost\fP guaranteed to find
problems and cause your schedules to slip.  If you
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then \fIplease\fP do \fBnot\fP use this program for testing.
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You can pay now or pay later, but you've been warned.
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The Author of \fIdt\fP,
Robin's Nest Software Inc.      Home e-mail: rmiller@bit-net.com
Robin T. Miller         or      Work e-mail: Robin.Miller@Compaq.com
2 Paradise Lane,                QUICS Login: rtmiller
Hudson, N.H. 03051
Home: (603) 883-2355            Work: (603) 883-2355 (yep, work @ home!)
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14.1/February 2nd, 2001/Robin T. Miller/T{
Added support for better random access device testing via multiple
slices option (slices=value), controlling direction via "iodir=" option,
variable request sizes (incr=var), setting device block size (dsize=),
better support of multiple volumes via "volumes=" and "vrecords=" options.
Also updated logic to allow random and reverse I/O to regular disk files.
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13.22/November 10th, 2000/Robin T. Miller/T{
Added more test features and options, including: read-after-write (raw),
setting the random I/O seed (rseed), and multi-volume media testing.
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12.0/July 24, 1999/Robin T. Miller/T{
Add numerous new test features and parameters, including: AIO w/lbdata,
AIO w/random, EEI & tape resets, IOT test pattern, larger data/record
limits and statistics, Linux & Windows/NT support.
T}
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9.3/February 21, 1996/Robin T. Miller/T{
Documented iotype={random or sequential} option.
T}
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9.0/December 11, 1995/Robin T. Miller/T{
Logical block data feature, additional (higher) tty speeds, and other
minor changes.
T}
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8.0/July 26, 1995/Robin T. Miller/T{
Modem testing, child process control, pattern string enhancements, and
other minor changes.
T}
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7.0/September 11, 1993/Robin T. Miller/Initial release of Users Manual.
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