Tool tests on the fast track

Tool Tips

Article from Issue 142/2012

Author(s): Uwe Vollbracht

Six tools tested:

Swet 1.5.16
Aletheia 0.0.9 Beta
Monit 5.4
Fish 0.3
Mu 0.9.8.4
Raider 0.13.1

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