MultiMaint

MultiMaint is a 32 bit OS/2 Shareware PM Application that includes
all of the functions of IniMaint and SysMaint, plus the ability to
create and use a 'portable' backup of the Desktop. SysMaint has the
ability to make a 'simple' backup of the Desktop and this is the only
backup that the vast majority of users will ever need. A simple
backup allows a user to restore his Desktop in case it has become
corrupted for any reason and this is all the backup that most users
need.  However, there are Corporate users who have the need to move a
Desktop from one machine to another without going through the entire
customization process on every machine. In addition, users who run
Beta versions of OS/2 are told that they should not install one
version of OS/2 over another without reformatting the HD. This causes
a complete loss of all Desktop customization. Such users also need
the ability to move a Desktop between different OS/2 installations.
Therefore, there is a limited need for a portable backup of the
Desktop and this is the purpose of MultiMaint. The major features
are:

. The ability to create a portable backup of the Desktop, including
  the automatic maintenance of as many generations of backup as the
  user wants.

. Each generation of backup will be contained in a small number of
  files, currently projected to be 4 files, thus making it very easy
  and fast to move a copy of the backup from one environment to
  another.

. The ability to do a full restore of the Desktop from any backup
  generation after installing a new version of OS/2 on the existing
  hardware, on a different set of hardware or after moving OS/2 from
  one place to another on a specific set of hardware.

. The ability to do a partial, object by object, restore of the
  Desktop in order to recover from specific problems or to move only
  specific objects from one environment to another.

. The full and partial restores will include the ability to update
  the OS2.INI and OS2SYS.INI files with any application specific
  information that these file might contain. This will allow
  application software to be moved from one environment to another
  without losing any of the application specific customization. The
  user will still be responsible for moving the actual files needed
  to run the application.

. There is a complete, fully indexed and cross referenced Help.

. The operation of the MultiMaint options is fully configurable using
  the large number of Options in the Options Dialog.

MultiMaint is offered by:
 Larry J. Martin
 Carry Associates
 990 Ironwood Court
 Marco Island, FL 33937
 Tel 813-642-9126
 Fax 813-642-1007
 Compuserve 71435,470

MultiMaint is not yet available, but a reasonably priced upgrade will
be offered to all existing users of IniMaint or SysMaint when it is
available. The current expectation is that MultiMaint will be
generally available in the 1st Quarter of 1994.