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Device-Masher System
Version 1.20
DMS DEVICE
DATE: 18.3.1994
Last info update:
1.2 update
Previous PRE-RELEASE version had a bug in the mountlist
which made the device read incorrectly
the correct mountlist for DMx: drives is included now.
DMS device have been optimized and the file size is decreased
to 20% the size of the previous version.
If you register your DMS, you will receive a much faster version,
which run at same speed as a diskdrive.
ABOUT DMS DEVICE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
DMS Device is a little device driver, which gives you the ability
to mount .DMS files as a virtual drive, instead of unpacking
to a disk.
NOTE:
If you got any TRK0 added tracks(BBS advertisements)
in the .DMS file, you must remove those, using
DMS.
To remove those tracks , use the utility in the directory
DMSTEST, called "DMSTESTUTRK"
i.e: DMSTESTUTRK <DMS FILENAME>
Here is an MOUNTLIST EXAMPLE for you DEVS:
************** CUT HERE AND INSERT IN YOUR DEVS:MOUNTLIST ********
/* MountList example for DMS DEVICE */
DM0: Device = devs:dms.device
Unit = 0
Flags = 0
Surfaces = 2
BlocksPerTrack = 11
Reserved = 2
Interleave = 0
LowCyl = 0
HighCyl = 79
Buffers = 5
BufMemType = 1
#
****************************** CUT HERE *****************************
You can include this in your own mountlist, or you can have it
as a seperate file located elsewhere on your disk.
Then you will have to start it by this:
MOUNT DM0: FROM <WHERE YOU MOUNTLIST IS>
For changing to a DMSFILE, use the CHDIR command included in the
DMSDEVICE directory.
The DMS.DEVICE can handle up to 10 different dmsfiles at a time
ranging from from 0 to 9.
When you have mounted the drive , there is just one more thing to do.
what to do:
CHDIR <DMS DRIVE> <DMS FILENAME>
i.e: CHDIR 0 HD0:DOWNLOAD/DMSFILE[.DMS]
ALWAYS USE A FULL PATH TO THE DMSFILE.
********************
*******NOTE*********
********************
THE DMS.DEVICE IS AT THE TIME, VERY! SLOW ON MOST COMPUTERS
(EXCEPT A4000 COMPUTER WITH AN 040)
THE REGISTERED VERSION FEATURES AN OPTION IN DMS, WHICH CONVERTS
THE DMS FILE FOR USE WITH DMS.DEVICE , AND AFTER CONVERSION
THE VIRTUAL DRIVE WILL RUN AT HIGH-SPEED, AND ALMOST EMULATE
THE REAL DISK-DRIVE.
BUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE , REGISTERED USERS WILL RECEIVE AN UPDATED
VERSION.