Demo Retro 8

[Henry M. Seiden]

Thanks for the updates, Eric.

Trying to figure when/how to jump into evaluating the improvements as  
they come out. One of the biggest problems I had since trying Retro 8  
has been using it for a full backup due to a lack of storage big  
enough to accommodate both versions 6 & 8. Since PPC is still not  
supported, I can't use it on my old B&W G3 box. I'm thinking to try  
moving my backup there, but then have to set it up with a LAN port (it  
is in a back corner of the office).

Secondary problem in demoing the new Retro- lack of file compatibility  
between old and new versions. I must keep my old Retro 6 backup  
running while independently running version 8. Retro 8 isn't aware of  
Retro 6 script backup status.

Getting a comfort level on the new Retro 8 may prove challenging.

On Apr 27, 2009, at 17:45 , Ullman, Eric wrote:

> The Retrospect 8.0 console app is 100% Cocoa; no Java is used. The
> Retrospect engine is a UNIX executable; again, no Java (really, no UI
> components at all).
>
> As David explained, because the Retrospect console and engine are  
> designed
> to be installed on separate Macs if needed, we are unable to use  
> standard
> Mac OS X open/save dialog boxes.
>
> I agree that they’re not pretty, and we have plans to make them more
> Finder-like. We’ve already fixed the double-click behavior, which  
> will be
> part of a bug-fix release planned for release in just a few weeks.
>
> Thanks for the feedback, and please keep it coming!
>
> All the best,
> Eric
>
> -- 
> Eric Ullman
> Director, Product Management
> EMC Retrospect
> ullman_eric at emc.com
> http://www.retrospect.com
>
>
>
>
> On 4/25/09 18:03, "Mike Friedman" <mgf at mgfconsulting.net> wrote:
>
>> Please, developers, if you're going to use Java, don't make the  
>> dialog
>> boxes LOOK like crummy Java dialog boxes. Use the standard OSX dialog
>> boxes, they're much more useful and easy to navigate.
>>
>> They don't respond to double clicks (you have to use the down arrows
>> to open folders) and they just make the program look unpolished.
>
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Henry Seiden
Techworks Professional Systems, Inc.
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