›       SUPER BULK FORMATTER›       --------------------››     by Ron Fetzer member of the›    OL'  HACKERS ATARI USERS GROUP›››     How many times has this  happened›to  you?  You write a program and when›you are ready to save it  you  realize›that  you  don't  have  any disk space›available. You  can't  go  to  DOS  to›format  a  new  disk  because you will›lose the program in  the  memory.  The›SUPER  BULK  FORMATTER will solve this›and some other problems. Not only will›it format disks but  it  will do it in›the fastest possible time. In addition›you can also add DOS.SYS. to the disks›as they are being formatted.  You  can›format  the  disks  in all 3 densities›. DUP.SYS. is not written to  the disk›because there  is  no   way to call it›from  BASIC. If   you  need  a lot  of›formatted    disks    such   as   Disk›Librarians,  Newsletter Editors or for›copying  this is the  program for you.››     MASTER DISK:  To  make  a  master›disk, format a disk in  single density›and put SUPER DOS on it. Then copy the›file  BULKFORM.BAS from the newsletter›disk on your newly formatted disk.  Do›NOT use the file BULKFORM.BAS with the›newsletter otherwise  you could format›the  newsletter  and  erase  all files›from it. If you  do not have SUPER DOS›you can order it from our library.  We›have 2 disks with SUPER DOS  vers. 5.1›on side B of the disks. Library disk #›602 is  a game disk and library disk #›537  is a disk with utilities. You can›order  each  disk  for $3.00 including›shipping  from  our  librarian  HAROLD›PEGLER.››     REQUIREMENT:    This      program›REQUIRES SUPERDOS and 2  disk  drives.›SUPERDOS  returns an error code when a›formatting error is  encountered.  DOS›2.5  dos  not  send  an error code but›keeps trying to  format  forever.  ALL›the  format  XIO  commands   are   for›SUPERDOS  and  they will NOT work with›DOS 2.5.››     FEATURES:   This   program   will›format from 2 to an  unlimited  amount›of disk at one session.You can specify›how  many  attempts at formatting(1-5)›You  can  format  a   side  or   sides›in SINGLE  DENSITY,  1050  DENSITY  or›DOUBLE  DENSITY. Your disk drives must›be  capable  of  formatting  in  these›densities. If you  try  to  format  in›DOUBLE  DENSITY  on  an unmodified 810›disk drive your computer  most  likely›will  lock  up  because  an  810 drive›cannot  do  DOUBLE  DENSITY.  You  can›format 1 side  or  2  sides.  You  can›write DOS.SYS to the sides as they are›being formatted. If  you  encounter  a›BAD SIDE the program will stop and let›you label the side. To continue  press›START  and  the program will go to the›other disk.››     OPERATIONS:  While  one  disk  is›being  formatted  you  are  asked   to›INSERT  or  REVERSE  the  disk  in the›other drive. You have plenty  of  time›to  do  this  (about  50  seconds  per›side.)››     LIMITATIONS:  The  MINIMUM amount›of disks you can format are  2.  There›is no MAXIMUM amount. If you format an›odd number of disk on 2 sides the LAST›SIDE  will  be  in the wrong drive and›will   not   be   formatted.  You  can›overcome this by  specifying  an  even›number  of  disks  and format one side›twice.››     This program  is  in  the  PUBLIC›DOMAIN.  If  you  have any comments or›suggestions they are  welcome.  Please›write to: ››RON FETZER, 22 MONACO AVE, ELMONT, N.Y›11003, N.Y. USA››>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›