PartitionMagic for OS/2 Now Shipping

PowerQuest, the File System Experts, Announce the Shipment of
PartitionMagic for OS/2

March 30, 1995 -- PartitionMagic for OS/2, the one and only software
utility that permits users to visually shrink, expand, move and convert
their hard disk partitions, is now shipping. OS/2 Warp users who used the
easy install option were forced to accept the FAT file system.
PartitionMagic is the only product available that allows these OS/2 users
to automatically convert their FAT partitions to OS/2's High Performance
File System.

Just as modular partitions revolutionized the flexibility and efficiency of
modern office buildings, PartitionMagic will revolutionize the way people
use their hard disks, said Eric Ruff, PowerQuest's founder and president.
Before PartitionMagic, modifying partitions on a hard drive was like
knocking down and rebuilding permanent walls in an office building or a
factory said Ruff. First you had to back up everything on your hard disk.
Next you had to delete the partition. Then you had to create and format a
new partition. If the partition had an operating system you had to
reinstall it. Finally, you had to restore all of the data that you had
backed up. If you made any mistakes or wanted another partition you had to
repeat the entire process. Today, with PartitionMagic, computer users can
visually move, shrink, expand and convert their partitions in seconds.

Most computer users view their system partitions the way they view the
walls of their homes. If a partition is too small or too big they simply
live with it. For example, many OS/2 Warp users are using FAT partitions
and the Dual Boot option of OS/2 because it's the easiest way to install
OS/2. Many of these users would prefer to use HPFS and/or OS/2's Boot
Manager. PartitionMagic makes it very easy to create room for a Boot
Manager partition and automatically converts FAT partitions to HPFS.

OS/2 users are not the only ones who can benefit by using PartitionMagic.
For example, a Microsoft technical note that describes how to create a new
partition to upgrade from DOS 6.0 to DOS 6.2 is eight pages long. A
PartitionMagic customer can be finished modifying the partition in the
time it takes to read the first paragraph of the technical note.
PartitionMagic also makes it easy to consolidate free space that is split
between two or more partitions into a single, more useable location.

"PowerQuest's early customers are advanced users that recognize the
immediate benefits of dynamic partition management." said John
Christensen, V.P. of Marketing. "This market includes software developers,
system administrators, technical support staff, VAR's and system
integrators. There is tremendous pent up demand in this market for the
functionality provided by PartitionMagic. Eventually PartitionMagic will
be a mandatory utility for anyone who wants total control of their hard
disk."

Founded in March 1993 by Eric Ruff, author of QDOS, Backit and Optune,
PowerQuest is a privately held corporation located in Orem, Utah.
PartitionMagic for OS/2 retails for $129.95.

PowerQuest Corporation is a member of IBM's Developer Assistance Program.
For more information about their products contact them directly at:

PowerQuest Corporation
1380 West Center
Orem, Utah 84057 Tel:
(801) 226-8900
Fax: (801) 226-8941
CIS: 74601,354

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