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╔╬╙╘╥╒├╘╔╧╬╙
╘HE PROGRAM IS QUITE SELF-EXPLANATORY, BUT THAT'S THE WAY THE STORY GOES:
╙╘┴╥╘╔╬╟
╩UST LOAD "MSDOSCOPY 1.42" AND RUN IT :)
╘HE PROGRAM WILL CHECK FOR DISKS IN BOTH DRIVES (#8 AND #9). ╫HILE IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT A DISK IS PRESENT IN #8 (ELSE YOU WILL BE BOMBED WITH ERROR
MESSAGES LIKE "╞ATAL ┼RROR!" DUE TO MY -ERR- WEIRD ERROR HANDLING ROUTINE :)
YOU CAN OMIT THE DISK IN THE 1581 (#9) WHICH WILL SPEED UP THE STARTUP
DRAMATICALLY (╘ECHINFO: U0J COMMAND BEING SENT)
╧H, BOTH DRIVES HAVE TO BE TURNED ON AT THIS TIME ELSE: "╞ATAL ┼RROR!" (S.A.)
╘╚┼ ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒
╚ERE YOU CAN SELECT THE FUNCTIONS BY PRESSING THE APPROPRIATE KEYS
╞1 - START COPYING (SEE BELOW)
╞3 - SEND ├┬═-─╧╙ COMMANDS
JUST ENTER ANY COMMAND LIKE S:JUNK OR R:FOO=BAR IN THE USUAL SYNTAX
╞6 - QUIT PROGRAM - WHAT CAN ╔ SAY? :)
╞7 - SHOW ├┬═-─╧╙ DIRECTORY (#8)
YOU CAN HOLD AT ANY TIME BY PRESSING THE SPACE BAR, CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER KEY
THE ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ KEY IS ALSO POLLED, YOU CAN EXIT AT ANY TIME
╞8 - SHOW ═╙-─╧╙ DIRECTORY (#9)
NOT QUITE SO COMFORTABLE AS THE ├┬═-─╧╙ PART, BUT...IT WORKS MATE ;)
├╧╨┘╔╬╟ ┴ ╞╔╠┼
AFTER SELECTING COPYING FROM MAIN MENU THE PROGRAM WILL ASK FOR EVERY PROGRAM
ON THE ═╙-─╧╙ DISK (EXCEPT DELETED) IF YOU WANT TO COPY THEM. ┴NSWER WITH Y OR
N. ╔F YOU SELECT (Y)ES THEN THE COPY PROCEDURE STARTS. ╞OR EACH ╦BYTE COPIED
A DOT ('.') WILL BE PRINTED TO SHOW THE PROGRESS OF THE PROCEDURE.
╔╬╞╧
╫ELL, AFTER REACHING ╓1.42 ╔ THINK THAT EVERYBODY ELSE COULD ALSO MAKE USE OF
THIS PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ╔ FIND THAT 32╦ LIMIT OF ═╙─╧╙ 64 ANNOYING
╔ AM TRYING TO DEVELOP THIS FURTHER, THE GREAT VISIONS OF MINE ARE OUTLINED
IN THE ╘╧─╧-FILE. ╘HE MANY SMALL FEATURES ARE NOT MENTIONED BECAUSE ╔ WANT TO
ADD THEM BY DEMAND BECAUSE ╔ JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO CONTINUE FIRST ;-)
╔ STARTED WRITING THIS IN SUMMER 1991, THE HISTORY IS RECORDED IN THE FILE
═╙╠╧╟.
╘┼├╚╔╬╞╧
╘HE PROGRAM BUFFERS THE BOOTSECTOR, THE FIRST ╞┴╘, ONE DIRECTORY SECTOR AND
A WORKING SECTOR SEPARATELY. ╔T USES JOBCODES COMBINED WITH ═-╥ COMMANDS TO
READ THE BUFFERS AND THE BURST COMMANDS U0J AND U0D TO INITIALIZE THE ═╙─╧╙
DISKS. ╔T IS WRITTEN IN 6502 ASSEMBLY USING THE ╔╬╨╒╘-┴╙╙ 2.0
├╧╨┘╥╔╟╚╘┼─ ╙╘╒╞╞
═╙-─╧╙ IS A TRADEMARK OF MICROSOFT, ├┬═ A TRADEMARK OF COMMODORE ETC.
╘HIS PROGRAM IS ╔╬╙╨╔╥┴╘╔╧╬╫┴╥┼, IT IS DISTRIBUTED FREELY AND SHALL NOT BE
CHANGED. ╚OWEVER, IF ANYBODY HAS AN INSPIRATION HOW TO IMPROVE THIS PROGRAM
HE MAY CONTACT ME, AND HIS WISHES MAY COME TRUE :)
╧R, STATED CLEARLY: ┘OUR SUGGESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
╔F THE CASE HAPPENS, THAT SOMEONE FEELS OVERWHELMING GRATITUDE, HE/SHE MAY
SEND SOME MONEY, A BOTTLE OF IRISH OR SCOTTISH MALT, A HARD DRIVE OR WHATEVER,
GET MY ADRESS BY SENDING ME EMAIL. ;-)
┘OUR DONATION WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE MY OWN INSPIRATION, ╔ CAN ASSURE!
╘HIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE MODIFIED, IF YOU HAVE IMPROVEMENTS, SEND THEM TO ME,
╔ WILL MAKE USE OF THEM IN THE NEXT RELEASE, MENTIONING YOUR NAME.
╬OW YOU HAVE WAITED FOR THE EMAIL ADRESS ALL THE TIME, HERE IS IT:
UPH001@UX2.HRZ.UNI-DORTMUND.DE
╙LAINTE ═HATH!
╧LIVER ┬. ╫ARZECHA (╧┬╫)