HD Tach
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| Developer(s) | Simpli Software Inc. |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.0.4.0
/ April 24, 2007 |
| Operating system | Windows 2000 or XP |
| Type | Benchmark Program |
| License | Trialware/Shareware $50 |
HD Tach is a software program for
are supported.A prominent feature of the software was an included library of drive benchmarks, as well as the option to save your own drive's benchmarks locally or submit them to an online database. The company's website also had a forum with over 2000 user posts.[1]
On December 5, 2011, citing the lack of time to devote to the project, Simpli Software formally announced on its website that HD Tach had reached end-of-life and was no longer being supported.[2] The domain has since expired.
The latest version of this application (3.0.4.0) is not fully compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8. However, HD Tach works in these operating systems by running it in Windows XP SP2 or SP3 compatibility mode. HD Tach 2.70 is the last version to work on Windows NT 4.0.
History
HD Tach was originally developed by
Bibliography
- Nistor, Codrut (2007-08-17), HD Tach 3 Review, archived from the original on 2013-02-03, retrieved 2008-06-03
- Brozio, Kristofer (2006-08-07), HD Tach RW V 3.0.1.0 from Simpli Software, retrieved 2008-06-03
References
- ^ "User Community :: Index". Jul 27, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
- ^ HD Tach End-of-Life Announcement
- ^ Pascal, Fabian (9 September 1998). "Desktop Systems. Disk Space: The Final Frontier". Archived from the original on 1999-10-03. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
(...) HD Tach, from TCD Labs Inc. of Tucson, AZ (...)
- ^ Also known as TestaCD Labs / TestaLab
- "TCD Labs". Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- "TestaCD Labs Home Page". 1999-01-25. Archived from the original on 1999-01-25. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "HD Tach 3.00 readme file". Archived from the original on 2005-08-25. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
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