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- How To Use !FDImage
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- The text in this file contains useful information about how to use FDImage.
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- What Is FDImage
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- FDImage is a small application for use with STem, an Atari ST emulator. It's
- purpose is to create images of Atari and DOS format disks.
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- Usage
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- FDImage is a multitasking RISC OS program, and can be run from just about any
- filing system (even directly from the archive, with a suitable de-archiver). On
- start-up a window will open, from which you can control how disk images are
- created.
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- The source drive, i.e. the drive containing the disk to be copied, can be set
- using the up and down arrows. Only ADFS floppy drives are allowed, and the
- program does not check that the specified drive actually exists. Drive 0 is the default, and in most cases this will not need to be changed.
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- It is only valid to use an Atari or DOS format disk as the source, and this will
- be checked when you click on the Ok button. Attempting to use another format
- disk will generate a suitable error message.
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- The destination, i.e. the path and filename for the resultant disk image, should
- be entered into the text box. Alternatively, you can drag the DOSDisc icon to a
- filer window, to have the path set automatically.
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- Once all the details are set, click on the Ok button to create the disk image.
- This will take a minute or so, depending on the size of the disk, and you will
- not be able to do anything else until it has finished.
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- The final disk image will be given the type DOSDisc (&fc8), and on RISC OS 3.00
- or greater you will be able to access the contents of the disk image just like
- a normal directory, i.e. using a filer window.
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- Just about everything in this program is able to provide interactive help. To
- make use of this feature you will need to have a program such as !Help or
- !BubbleHlp loaded as well.
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- I can be contacted at:
- email: sce196@soton.ac.uk
- web: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~sce196/fdimage/
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- !FDImage is © Copyright Samuel Ellis, 1997.
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