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PopInfo v3.0 © Copyright 1989 Jonathan Potter
A WorkBench utility to show you the info that WorkBench doesn't!
And to keep you free from Viruses of all kinds!
Ed: We had a earlier version of this fine program on a previous
Megadisc, but Jon updated it with more features, and full virus
protection, so we thought it worth putting on again. Note that
Jon always provides the source code to his programs, and if you
want to contact him, I'm sure he'll let you have it. This is
particularly important in the case of Anti-Virus programs.
**********************************************************************
This program is PUBLIC DOMAIN, and is freely redistributable, as long
as: a) A MAXIMUM of $10 (if any) is charged for copying fee b) This
documentation and the source codes accompany the executable (the source
codes may not necessarily be included on any disk based magazines,
where space may be tight)
**********************************************************************
USAGE: PopInfo [-n]
PopInfo is a small (? 22K) utililty meant for use in the WorkBench.
You must RUNBACKGROUND (or similar) PopInfo, or else the CLI it was run
from will never close. PopInfo can also be run from the Workbench.
When run, a "icon" will open in the top left corner of the WorkBench
screen. The fact that it is fairly small means that it does not eat up
chip memory when you are not using it. To activate PopInfo, simply
click on the "icon". A large window will "Pop" open, containing useful
information about the computer. The information contained is as
follows :
Unit : This is the device name, eg DF0:, VD0:, etc.. If no disk is
present in the drive you will see "No disk present in drive"
following the unit. If the disk is a Kickstart disk you will
see "Kickstart disk", "Unreadable disk" if the disk is
unreadable, or "Not a DOS disk" if the disk is a non-DOS disk.
Bytes :The total number of bytes available on the unit (a lot more
useful than blocks!) It is interesting to note that the 880K
per disk we are supposed to get is actually around 837K...
Used : The total number of bytes used on the unit.
Free : The total number of bytes free on the unit.
Ers : The total number of hard errors on the unit.
WPS : For Write Protect Status, this is either R/W (Read/Write) or R
O (Read Only)
SBB : Only applicable for disk drives (at the
moment...) indicates whether the disk has a Standard
BootBlock. N/A will appear if the unit is not a disk drive.
No indicates a non-standard bootblock, and Yes indicates a
standard Commodore bootblock (YAAY!). NBB indicates No
BootBlock (ie the disk is not installed). The [-n] option when
running PopInfo stops any bootblock checking, so you will see
N/C (No Checking) for disk drives. VIR indicates a currently
recognisable virus has been detected. PopInfo currently
recognises the SCA, BYTE BANDIT, BYTE WARRIOR, OLD NORTHSTAR,
NORTHSTAR, REVENGE, OBELISK, PENTAGON, SYSTEM Z, UF, HSC,
DISK-DOKTOR, GRAFFITI, 16 BIT CREW, PHANTASM, ULTRAFOX, and
LAMER EXTERMINATOR viruses. Which virus it is will be
displayed when in the BootBlock window (see below). No (for
non-standard bootblock) appears in pen colour 2, and VIR (for
virus) appears in pen colour 3.
Also displayed is Chip RAM free, Fast RAM free, total RAM free, and
the current system time (now in stunning technicolor!).
At any time, while the info window is active, a press of the space bar
takes you into the BootBlock section. A large (screen sized) window
opens, which displays half (at a time) of the bootblock, both in hex
and ascii. The BootBlock window starts off with the bootblock of DF0:.
On the right hand side of the BootBlock window are several gadgets,
specifically, DF0:, DF1:, DF2:, DF3:, BLK, SAVE, LOAD, WIPE and EXIT.
DF0: to DF3: select which bootblock is currently displayed (note : If
any of these drives are not available, the gadget is disabled). BLK
(either BLK1 or BLK0) allows you to view the other half of the
bootblock. SAVE allows you to save the bootblock to a disk file, and
LOAD allows you to restore a saved bootblock to a disk. Both SAVE and
LOAD present you with a file requester, which prompts you to enter a
filename. WIPE installs the currently selected disk. Both LOAD and
WIPE ask for verification before carrying out your instruction. EXIT
exits the BootBlock window and returns you to the info window. PopInfo
automatically checks the memory for any of the currently known viruses,
when run, and erases them if found.
Back at the info window. Down in the bottom right hand corner (nicely
contrasted with the sizing gadget) is a custom gadget that at first
says POP. When the gadget does say POP, and you deactivate the info
window (by clicking outside it) the window will pop back to the
original icon. HOWEVER!, if you click on the POP gadget, it changes to
STAY. When the gadget is STAY, the info window hangs around
DYNAMICALLY UPDATING even when you do deactivate it! Nifty, huh?
While the time and memory are constantly updated when the window is
open, the device information isn't (unless new devices are added while
the window is open - PopInfo detects this and adjusts accordingly).
However, you can force an update of the info by pressing the right
mouse button when the PopInfo window is active. All the information is
updated if diskchanges are detected.
Oh yeah obviously you can resize the info window, depth arrange it,
close it, etc...
Well, enjoy the program (ie Use It!!)...
(author correspondence (what? who'd want to write to me?) to
Jonathan Potter
3 William St
Clarence Park 5034
South Australia (a boring place to live)
Australia
Someone said I should put my phone number here:
08-293-2788)
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