Help: Toshiba 400CS Problem

: [ Posted to comp.sys.laptops ]

: Actually, this is incorrect, at least for Microsoft products.

: On Microsoft Word, for example, when you are editing Document A, Word
: creates a temporary file for Document A (for Word 95, it is
: ~filename), and all changes and/or autosaves affect the temporary
: file. When you actually do a File/Save (or if you close Word and it
: prompts you if you want to save your changes), what it is doing is
: then copying the temporary file over your old document. Up until
: then, your original document is being unaffected.

Hmmmm... does this feature also work on older versions of Word? It seems
as if the Mac version prompts you for a save instead of autosaving.
Anyway, thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't too sure.

: In short, AutoSave affects your temporary file and not the original
: file.
: --
: Ronald Mendoza <>
: View the Patchwerx at #

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On 24 Nov 1996 11:48:46 GMT, (William

Actually, this is incorrect, at least for Microsoft products.

On Microsoft Word, for example, when you are editing Document A, Word
creates a temporary file for Document A (for Word 95, it is
~filename), and all changes and/or autosaves affect the temporary
file. When you actually do a File/Save (or if you close Word and it
prompts you if you want to save your changes), what it is doing is
then copying the temporary file over your old document. Up until
then, your original document is being unaffected.

In short, AutoSave affects your temporary file and not the original
file.
--
Ronald Mendoza <>
View the Patchwerx at #

: Also- you make a good point, there is no reason not to use the auto-
: save feature (available in many programs) to backup critical data.
Yeah there is,
A) Wastes power (especially important on laptops)
B) Doesn't necessarily make your documents any safer because of
user error. i.e. Assume I'm editing document A in buffer load from disk.
While editing document A, I accidently select and delete a large chunk of
text. I also accidently hit another button after doing that. Some programs
don't have multiple delete feature (which is why I like emacs), the time
limit is up, it saves the revised buffer to disk. Unless I have a backup
copy (which btw emacs always makes) I've just lost a chunk of my document.
Or let's assume that I just want to do a couple of "experimental"
edits on a file. If autosave is on, well... you get the picture...

: -- Alan D. Robertson --
: I don't speak for II Morrow Inc./UPS. when I post here --

It sounds as though you may be bashing Toshiba laptops. If this is
the case and you are implying that they are inferior to IBM/DELL, I
would like to say that I have used three Toshiba 1200's for the last
five years at work, on the road-- and these machines have taken some
abuse. They don't look pretty, but I have NEVER lost ANY data from
DOS, word processing, custom written software/database. The hardware
has been totally reliable.

When I bought a laptop for personal use, I bought Toshiba and I have
no regrets. We use IBM, Gateway, Zenith, Compaq and Toshiba laptops
at work-- I went with Toshiba because it was the brand that was most
reliable for us.

Also- you make a good point, there is no reason not to use the auto-
save feature (available in many programs) to backup critical data.

-- Alan D. Robertson --
I don't speak for II Morrow Inc./UPS. when I post here --

Shame on you for not saving at least every 10minutes or utilizing ms word's
autosave feature!!! Especially if you have an ongoing prolems w/ system
hangs. If you wonder why companies spend big bucks on IBM thinkpads and
Dells when much cheaper laptops are available your situaion would qualify
as a partial answer. At my current location my companies standard is
thinkpads and Dell. For now Dell dropped out b/c of a conflict w/ their
video cards and our network.

Since MS word and are such common programs I would contact toshiba
web site or direct for a solutions to what may be a known bug (even if they
dont admit this it is still a possibility)

good luck.

pac.

Sounds like a hardware issue. I would have it looked at by a service
centre.

Cheers
Daniel

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