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╔T'S ╬EW! ╔T'S ╞AST! ╔T'S ╞╥┼┼!
╞AST├OPY ═ULTIPLE ╞ILE ├OPIER
A ╦EY─╧╙ 128 ╒TILITY
╥ANDY ╫INCHESTER, 1989
╞AST├OPY IS A MULTIPLE FILE COPY UTILITY. ╠IKE OTHER COMMANDS AND
UTILITES IN THE ╦EY─╧╙ SERIES, ╞AST├OPY WORKS WITH ANY DISK DRIVE IN A
SYSTEM, INCLUDING ├OMMODORE ╥┴═─╧╙. ╞ILES ARE SELECTED FROM A CATALOG
LISTING.
╫ARNING:
╨RACTICE USING THIS PROGRAM WITH SOME DISKS YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT. ╟ET
FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROGRAM BEFORE USING IT REGULARLY. ╠IKE MANY
THINGS IN THE COMPUTER WORLD, YOU SHOULD READ THE DOCUMENTATION AND
PRACTICE. ╔ WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS PROGRAM
MIGHT CAUSE.
╥UNNING ╞AST├OPY
╞AST├OPY IS STARTED BY THE ╥╒╬ COMMAND. ╔F YOU ARE (AND YOU SHOULD
BE) RUNNING ╦EY─╧╙, PUT A DISK WITH ╞AST├OPY IN ANY DRIVE. ╨RESS ╞7,
ENTER THE DRIVE NUMBER, THEN PRESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬. ╨RESS ╞3 FOR A ├┴╘┴╠╧╟
LISTING OF THE DISK. ╫HEN YOU SEE THE NAME "╞├" APPEAR ON THE SCREEN,
PRESS THE ╙╘╧╨ KEY. ╒SE THE ├╥╙╥-UP KEY TO POSITION THE CURSOR ON THE
LINE WITH THE ENTRY FOR ╞├ AND PRESS ╞2. ╦EY─╧╙ WILL ╥╒╬ ╞AST├OPY
FROM THE CATALOG LISTING. ╧F COURSE, IF YOU LIKE TO TYPE, YOU CAN
ALWAYS ENTER: ╥╒╬ "╞├" [,╒ DRIVE NUMBER] <╥┼╘╒╥╬>, WHERE DRIVE NUMBER
IS THE DRIVE CONTAINING ╞├. ┼XAMPLE:
╥╒╬ "╞├" (RUNS ╞AST├OPY FROM DRIVE 8)
╥╒╬ "╞├",╒10 (RUNS ╞AST├OPY FROM DRIVE 10)
╞AST├OPY ALSO RUNS FROM THE ╤UICK ┬ROWN ┬OX.
╞AST├OPY PRINTS IT'S STARTUP MESSAGE ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE SCREEN.
╔T OFFERS FOUR INITIAL MENU CHOICES:
├ATALOG SHOWS ├┴╘┴╠╧╟ OF ACTIVE DRIVE. ╨RESS ╙╘╧╨ AT ANY
TIME TO STOP LISTING. ╫HEN LIST IS FINISHED,
╙ELECT AUTOMATICALLY FOLLOWS.
─RIVE SELECTS A NEW ACTIVE DRIVE. ╨RESSING "─" GIVES THE
PROMPT "╬EW DRIVE NUMBER? ┼NTER THE NUMBER OF THE
NEW ACTIVE DRIVE AND PRESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬. ╙ELECTING A NEW
DRIVE CAUSES ├ATALOG AND ╙ELECT TO FOLLOW.
╞├ ─OCUMENTATION, PAGE 1
╙ELECT ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT FILES TO COPY FROM THE CATALOG
LISTING ON SCREEN. ┴ FLASHING * SERVES AS A CURSOR.
╒SE THE ├╥╙╥-UP AND DOWN KEYS TO POSITION THE CURSOR
NEXT TO THE FILE TO COPY. ╨RESSING ╥┼╘╒╥╬ SELECTS
THE FILE AND MARKS IT WITH A REVERSE ║. ╫HEN ALL THE
FILES TO COPY HAVE BEEN SELECTED, PRESS THE ┼╙├ KEY.
╘HIS BRINGS UP A SUB-MENU WITH
THREE CHOICES:
├OPY GIVES THE PROMPT "├OPY TO DEVICE?"
┼NTER THE DEVICE NUMBER OF THE DRIVE
TO COPY THE FILES TO. ╞├ WILL THEN
COPY THE FILES AND RETURN TO THE MAIN
MENU.
═ENU RETURNS TO THE MAIN MENU. ╙ELECTING
"M" IS A SAFE WAY TO AVOID COPYING
SELECTED FILES, AND ALLOWS YOU TO
CONTINUE WITH THE PROGRAM.
╤UIT SAME AS ╤UIT FROM THE MAIN MENU. ┼NDS
╞AST├OPY AND RETURNS TO ┬ASIC.
╤UIT ENDS ╞AST├OPY AND RETURNS TO ┬ASIC.
╠IMITATIONS:
╞AST├OPY WILL COPY ONLY ╨╥╟ AND ╙┼╤ FILES. ╔ HAVE NEVER USED ╥┼╠ OR
╒╙╥ (OTHER THAN ╟┼╧╙) FILES MUCH, AND DIDN'T SEE MUCH POINT IN
INCLUDING THEM. ╔F YOU'D LIKE THEM ADDED, WRITE ME.
╤UIRKS, ETC.:
╞AST├OPY IS A QUICK, DIRTY, BUT VERY EASY TO USE PROGRAM. ╔T USES A
MINIMUM OF ERROR CHECKING. ╔T'S POSSIBLE TO CRASH THE SELECT ROUTINE
THAT GRABS FILE NAMES FROM THE SCREEN IF YOU SELECT SOMETHING THAT
ISN'T A FILE NAME. ╬OTICE ALSO THAT THE ╙ELECT ROUTINE'S CURSOR ISN'T
RESTRICTED VERTICALLY TO THE ├ATALOG LISTING, SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO
SELECT ANY LINE ON THE SCREEN. ╔F THE CURSOR ISN'T NEXT TO A FILE
NAME, THE ROUTINE WILL LOOP UNTIL IT FINDS A QUOTE CHARACTER. ╔F
THERE ISN'T ANOTHER QUOTE ON THE SCREEN, IT'LL LOOP FOREVER. ╔F THIS
HAPPENS, JUST HIT ╙╘╧╨/╥┼╙╘╧╥┼ AND RE-RUN THE PROGRAM.
╔T'S ALSO POSSIBLE TO SELECT FILES THAT AREN'T ON THE CURRENT DRIVE.
╘HIS COULD HAPPEN IF YOU DIDN'T USE ╦EY─╧╙ TO LOAD ╞AST├OPY. ╞AST├OPY
ALWAYS OPERATES ON THE CURRENTLY ACTIVE (LAST USED) DRIVE. ╔F YOU HAD
A CATALOG LISTING ON THE SCREEN FROM DRIVE 9, THEN RAN ╞AST├OPY FROM
DRIVE 8, ╞AST├OPY WOULD LOOK FOR SELECTED FILES ON DRIVE 8 WHERE IT
MOST LIKELY WILL NOT FIND THEM. ╞AST├OPY WILL RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU
WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS A "FILE NOT FOUND" OR OTHER DISK ERROR.
┴GAIN, ╔ HIGHLY RECOMMEND SOME PRACTICE ON A SCRATCH DISK BEFORE USING
╞AST├OPY ON A ROUTINE BASIS.
╞├ ─OCUMENTATION, PAGE 2
╔F YOU USE ╦EY─╧╙ OR UTILITIES, PLEASE AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:
╞AST├OPY ISN'T ╙HAREWARE, ╞REEWARE, ─EMOWARE, ├RIPPLEWARE, ╓APORWARE
OR ANY OTHER KIND OF WARE. ╔'M NOT LOOKING FOR DONATIONS,
CONTRIBUTIONS, OR HANDOUTS. ╨LEASE DON'T SEND MONEY. ╨LEASE MAKE
COPIES OF ╦EY─╧╙ FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND USER GROUPS, AND UPLOAD TO
BULLETIN BOARDS. ═AKE SURE ALL DOCUMENTATION FILES ARE INCLUDED.
─O NOT SELL ╦EY─╧╙ OR UTILITES. ╨ERMISSION IS NOT GRANTED TO OFFER
THEM FOR SALE ON "PUBLIC DOMAIN" DISKS. ╒SER GROUPS MAY CHARGE A FEE
FOR DISK DUPLICATION, BUT THAT FEE SHOULD NOT EXCEED $5. ─ISTRIBUTION
FOR PROFIT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
┴LL ╔ ASK IN RETURN IS IF YOU USE ╦EY─╧╙, LET ME KNOW. ╫RITE ME A
SHORT LETTER OR DROP A POSTCARD IN THE MAIL TO ME. ╙END ME
SUGGESTIONS, CRITICISMS, OR BUG REPORTS. ┬ETTER YET, SEND ME A DISK
WITH YOUR FAVORITE ├128 (NON-COMMERCIAL) PROGRAMS. ╔F YOU'VE WRITTEN
SOMETHING YOU CONSIDER USEFUL, PLEASE SEND ME A COPY.
╥ANDY ╫INCHESTER
╨.╧. ┬OX 1074
├AMBRIDGE, ═┴ 02142
╞├ ─OCUMENTATION, PAGE 3