1994-05-20 - Re: FBI decryption capability / MSDOS disk wipe question

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From: edgar@spectrx.sbay.org (Edgar W. Swank)
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Message Hash: 20bfaec97e9c06531571f5f2282234afcb9c225af3edd6fe0b85ceac2836a39d
Message ID: <6Jammc3w165w@spectrx.sbay.org>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-05-20 10:12:54 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 20 May 94 03:12:54 PDT

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From: edgar@spectrx.sbay.org (Edgar W. Swank)
Date: Fri, 20 May 94 03:12:54 PDT
To: Cypherpunks          <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: FBI decryption capability / MSDOS disk wipe question
Message-ID: <6Jammc3w165w@spectrx.sbay.org>
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Harry Bartholomew posted:

    At three sites around the world the hyperdsk.zip file (204,864 bytes)
    contains only the .exe without any documentation.

This is apparently a disk cache with no encryption capabilities. It is
usually listed under other names:

HYPERDSK.ZIP DCTL         0  DELETED   Use SPKT465S.ZIP
HYDK420.ZIP  TINS    237647  02-14-91  <15>Hyperdisk V4.20, Great
                                       386 Disk Cache
HYDK421.ZIP  TINS    270730  05-19-91  <15>Latest Of The Greatest
                                       Of Disk Caches
HYDK422.ZIP  DCTL         0  DELETED   Use SPKT465S.ZIP
HYDK430.ZIP  DCTL         0  DELETED   Use SPKT465S.ZIP
"   "   "    FDUT    255036  12-02-91  HyperDisk V4.3 - The ultimate
                                       disk caching
                                       utility. And HyperKey V4.14.
                                       The shareware
                                       release hot from HyperBoard.
"   "   "    TINS    270024  12-11-91  <21>Latest Of The Greatest
                                       Of Disk Caches V4.30
HYPR460S.ZIP DCTL         0  DELETED   Use SPKT465S.ZIP
"   "   "    FDUT    291803  07-07-92  HyperDisk, version 4.60
                                       HyperDisk is the
                                       finest disk caching utility
                                       available. It
                                       increases your computer disk
                                       drive's
                                       performance using advanced
                                       features
                                       including: support for
                                       Conventional, Extended
                                       , and Expanded Memory usage;

                                       interrupt-driven
                                       I/O for both read and write
                                       caching; support
                                       for PC, XT, AT, 80386, and
                                       80486 type
                                       computers; and compatability
                                       with all
                                       versions of DOS from 2.xx
                                       through 5.xx.
SPKT465S.ZIP DCTL    400399  09-02-93  SpeedKit from HyperWare  Version 4.65
                                       Contains the shareware versions
                                       of the world
                                       famous HyperDisk, HyperKey and
                                       HyperScreen
                                       Utilities.  New version has
                                       updates for
                                       XtraDrive, DoubleSpace, new
                                       features in
                                       HyperKey and HyeprScreen.
                                       Documentation and orderform
                                       included.
                                  Files: 19  Oldest: 8/12/93  Newest: 9/2/93
spkt465s.zip GARB    399508  09-02-xx  <diskutil>
                                       Speedkit; Hyperdisk disk
                                       accelerator v4.65s
"   "   "    SIMT    399242  09-07-93  <dskutil>       B
                                       HyperDisk disk cache w/HyperKey
                                       & HyperScreen

Note availability of SPKT465S.ZIP at both GARBO and SIMTEL.

    In January Edgar W. Swank mentioned WIPIT100.ZIP to wipe
    all free space on your disk. Its free for personal use.
    I haven't found it though, with Archie searches.

WIPIT100.ZIP EGLN     14897  11-21-93  WIPIT v1.00 8/2/93
                                       Wipe all free space on
                                       your disk to prevent Undeleting
                                       files. Free
                                       for personal use.
                               (Files: 4 Newest: 08-02-93 Oldest: 08-02-93)

WIPIT100.ZIP is only available (AFIK) on the Eagle's Nest BBS at
(408)223-9821.

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