Press Release - MAXI Disk v4.1 Premiere


For Immediate Release (97-Feb-10)

For More Information Contact:

Mike Garamszeghy

Herne Data Systems Ltd.

PO Box 250

Tiverton, ON N0G 2T0

CANADA


519-366-2732 (voice or FAX)

or e-mail mike@herne.com 

MAXI Disk v4.1 to premiere on CNET Feb 17
Herne Data Systems is pleased to announce the premiere of MAXI Disk
version 4.1 for Windows 3.x and Windows 95 exclusively on CNET.  
MAXI Disk is a floppy disk formatting and copying utility that 
gives more space on the disks.

MAXI Disk version 4.1 for Windows, the easy way to format and copy disks
with Windows, is packed with features including:


Format any standard DOS disk type,including MAXI 
  style extended capacity disks;
Copy any type of DOS disk in one easy step,
  including MAXI style extended capacity disks;
Format and/or copy Microsoft 1.7 meg DMF disks;
Format and/or copy Macintosh 1.44 meg disks;
Copy virtually any type of non-DOS disk in a single pass;
Create floppy disk image files on your hard drive to make future 
  additional copies;
Analyze an unknown disk and determine its type;
Improved speed for Win'95.

MAXI style extended capacity disks give you 420k on a 360k disk,
800k on a 720k disk, 1.4 meg on a 1.2 meg disk, 1.6 meg on a 1.44
meg disk, and 3.2 meg on a 2.88 meg disk, without any data compression,
and in most cases without any special drivers.  DMF disks are a special
format used by Microsoft for software distribution.  With MAXI, you can
now make backups of your original DMF disks in one simple step.


MAXI Disk works with Windows 3.1 as well as Windows'95.  
MAXI Disk will only format floppy disks.  It will not let you format a
hard drive, even accidentally.

Single user copies of MAXI Disk can be obtained for only $25 (US)
or $29 (Canadian, including GST) plus $2.00 shipping and
handling for North American addresses, $4.00 for elsewhere.  
Unlimited user site licenses are available for $100.00 (US) or
$125 (CDN).  

On Feb 17 and 18, shareware copies will be available for download 
exclusively through CNET.

CNET: The Computer Network (Nasdaq: CNWK) is at the
      leading edge of media companies, integrating television
      programming with a network of sites on the World Wide Web. In
      both media, CNET provides authoritative information on
      computers, the Internet, and future technology through offerings
      easily recognized by their superior look and feel. CNET's Web
      sites combine breakthrough interactive technology with engaging
      content and design, and are widely accepted as setting new
      standards for excellence in the medium. The company's television
      programming, which airs on USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel,
      and in national syndication, reaches an estimated weekly audience
      of over 8 million viewers. 

      CNET's DOWNLOAD.COM (http://www.download.com) is an organized
      collection of the best free-to-download software available on
      the Internet which groups the programs into categories for
      easy browsing and offers helpful instruction on how to locate
      and download software.  


Herne Data Systems specializes in operating system enhancement utilities
for DOS and Windows and custom programming.  We developed the concept 
of extended capacity disks in 1988 with the introduction of MAXIForm 
for MS-DOS.  Evaluation versions of all of our products are available 
from our web site at: http://www.herne.com


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