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Atari to Amiga file transfer Utility by Mark Lawrence
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There are two programs on this disk,read_atari and conv_scn.
Read_atari enables you to transfer a file from an Atari format disk
to an Amiga format disk,while conv_scn allows you to convert a Degas
format screen to Dpaint format.
READ_ATARI
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The read_atari program works from the CLI by typing a command something
like
READ_ATARI Source_file [Destination_File]
Source file is the file you want copied and destiantion file is the name
you want to give the Amiga file.If no destination file name is given the
program will use the same name,including directories.The default mode
for the program uses DF1: as the source drive and DF0: as the destination
drive,but this can be changed by including the drive in the file name.
Here are some examples to explain how it works.
1) READ_ATARI File1
This will copy a file with the name File1 from the disk in drive 1 to the
disk in drive 0 using the same name,File1.
2) READ_ATARI File1 File2
This will copy a file with the name File1 from the disk in drive 1 to the
disk in drive 0 but using the name File2.
3) READ_ATARI DF0:File1
This will copy a file with the name File1 from one disk to another using
drive 0.If you specify the same disk for both source and destination you
will be prompted for each disk.
4) READ_ATARI Screens/Picture1
This will copy a file Picture1 in the subdirectory Screens from drive 1 to
drive 0 using the same name.If there is no subdirectory Screens on the
destination disk the file will not be copied.If you don't want the file
placed in a subdirectory include a destiantion file name,e.g
READ_ATARI Screens/Picture1 Picture1.
A question mark (?) as a file name will produce a directory of the files
on a disk.Any subdirectories will be indicated by the word directory after
the name.You can list the files in a subdirectory by placing the ? after
the directory name,e.g
READ_ATARI Screens/?
will list all the files,and subdirectories,in the Screens subdirectory.
CONV_SCN
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The conv_scn program also works from the CLI by typing a command
something like
CONV_SCN Source_name [Destination_name]
As with the READ_ATARI program if Destiantion_name is not given the same
name will be used.Unlike the READ_ATARI program however the names are
passed straight to AmigaDos so you can include disk names in the title.
Also if no drive name is given the program will use the current default
drive.
Here are a few examples.
1) CONV_SCN SCREEN.PI1
This will convert the file SCREEN.PI1 from Degas format to Dpaint
format using the same name and drive,so that the original SCREEN.PI1
file will be overwritten.
2) CONV_SCN SCREEN.PI1 SCREEN.IFF
This will convert the file SCREEN.PI1 to Dpaint format and save it to
disk with the name SCREEN.IFF.
3) CONV_SCN DISK_1:SCREEN.PI1 DISK_2:SCREEN.IFF
This will convert the file SCREEN.PI1 on a disk with the name DISK_1
to Dpaint format and save it on a disk with name DISK_2 using the name
SCREEN.IFF.You can use this command format to convert screens using only
one drive.Use the Amigados INFO command to find out the name of the disk
The program will convert both compressed and uncompressed Degas screens
in either Low,Medium or High resolution,using the original colours.