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**** Diversi-Copy(tm) Demonstration Disk ****
FOR 2-WEEK DEMONSTRATION ONLY
Copyright 1984,1986 DSR, Inc.
By Bill Basham
This disk contains a demonstration version of Diversi-Copy. To
legally use Diversi-Copy, please send in your payment within 2 weeks.
You will receive a new Diversi-Copy disk and user support number.
Please send $30 to:
DSR, Inc.
34880 Bunker Hill
Farmington, MI 48018
*** Diversi-Copy for 5.25 Disks ***
There was not enough room on this demo disk for the full Diversi-Copy
program and documentation. The 5.25 copy program on this demo disk
is a short version. When you send your $30 for Diversi-Copy, we will
send you a new Diversi-Copy disk with the full documentation and
program, which can also format ProDOS, Pascal, DOS 3.3, and CP/M
5.25 disks. To use the short version, follow the screen prompts.
*** Instructions - Diversi-Copy for 3.5 Disks ***
*** Making Copies ***
Diversi-Copy for the Unidisk 3.5 is a separate program included on
the Diversi-Copy disk. This program is called "UCOPY". You can use
the UniDisk 3.3 System Utilities disk to transfer "UCOPY" to any
ProDOS disk, and execute it with a "BRUN UCOPY" command.
When you run the UCOPY program, it automatically finds the slot where
your Unidisk 3.5 is located. The copying process works very much
like Diversi-Copy for floppy disks. You may make 1-drive copies, or
2-drive copies (if you have 2 Unidisks).
*** 1-Drive Copies ***
To make a 1-drive copy, insert your original disk in Unidisk drive #1
and hit <space>. The program will prompt you with screen messages
and beeps. You may hit 'S' to turn the beeps off and on.
The program will read as much of the original disk into memory as
possible, and then prompt you to insert your duplicate disk. If
needed, the program will prompt you to re-insert the original and
duplicate disks, until the copy is complete.
Note that with the Undisk 3.5, the disk is automatically ejected for
you. If a disk ejects partially, however, don't pull it out further.
Push it all the way back in, and press the disk eject button. This
will avoid damaging the disk.
To avoid writing onto your original by mistake, you may want to write
protect it by sliding the tab on the disk so the write protect hole
is open. The write protect hole on your duplicate must be closed, of
course.
*** 2-Drive Copies ***
Put your original in drive #1, and your duplicate in drive #2. Press
<return> to begin copying. Both disks are ejected when copying is
complete.
*** Copy Features ***
When copying ProDOS or Pascal disks, Diversi-Copy skips all unused
blocks, as shown by the disk directory. This greatly speeds up the
copying process, unless your disk is nearly full.
If you want to copy these unused blocks for some reason, press "="
from the main menu (the one that says "Insert Original Disk in Drive
#1").
In addition, whenever Diversi-Copy reads a block of all 0's, it skips
writing that block on the duplicate. This is very helpful when your
disk is not Pascal or ProDOS, or when you have large empty files on
the disk.
Before writing to a Unidisk 3.5, Diversi-Copy automatically formats
the disk. This takes about 45 seconds per disk, in addition to the
write time. When copying onto a "virgin" disk, i.e. right out of
the box, this step is necessary.
However, if you are re-writing over a disk that already has data on
it, you can skip this format step by pressing "F" from the main menu.
Press "F" again to restore formatting. Note: If you skip the
formatting, then blocks of all 0's must still be written.
*** Halting ***
Hit <DELETE> to cancel a disk read or write in progress. You can
also hit the disk eject button to force an I/O error.
*** Extra Memory ***
Diversi-Copy for the Unidisk 3.5 will automatically find and use any
extra memory card that plugs into the auxillary slot on the Apple
//e. It also will work with any of the expansion boards for the
Apple //c. We recommend the Ramworks II and Z-RAM cards from Applied
Engineering (214 241-6060). Memory cards from Legend, Checkmate, and
Titan will also work.
In addition, the program recognizes the Apple II Memory Expansion
Card, which plugs into slots 1..7. Applied Engineering also makes a
card called "Ramfactor" which is fully compatible.
Note: To prevent Diversi-Copy from using your peripheral slot RAM
card, press "B" from the Diversi-Copy boot menu, before choosing the
type of disk you want to copy.
If possible, try to get 1 megabyte of extra memory. This will insure
that you can copy or mass-produce any 800K, 3.5 inch disk in one
pass.
*** Apple //GS ***
Diversi-Copy uses the Apple //GS built-in 256K memory, and any memory
plugged into the //GS memory expansion slot. Diversi-Copy works with
the new Apple Disk 3.5, as well as the UniDisk 3.5 connected to the
//GS.
We recommend the Apple //GS with a single Apple Disk 3.5. Then buy a
1-megabyte Apple RAM card, or the GS-RAM (or GS-RAM plus) from
Applied Engineering. This memory will allow 1-pass copying of any
disk, and will be very useful for future //GS programs.
Diversi-Copy will NOT use or destroy the memory on peripheral slot
RAM cards in the Apple //GS.
*** Screen Display ***
The bottom line on the screen shows the progress of your copy. The
number at the left is the read block, which goes from 0000 to 1600 as
the program reads in your original. To the right of this is the
write block, which also goes from 0000 to 1600 when writing the
duplicate.
When you press "=" or "F" from the main menu, this is also shown on
the bottom line.
The number of successful copies written is shown at the right. Press
"R" from any menu to restore it to 0000.
*** Mass Production ***
Put your original disk in drive #1 and hit 'M'. Diversi-COPY will
read this original disk into memory and hold it. You can then write
multiple copies from memory without re-reading the original. If the
original disk does not fit into the available memory, the program
displays an error message. Otherwise, you will hear 2 beeps and see
a new menu.
On a 1-drive system, put a blank disk in drive #1 and hit <space> to
write each copy. On a 2-drive system, put blank disks in drives #1
and #2 and hit 'A'. Diversi-COPY will write to drive #1 and #2
alternately until you hit <ESC> or get a write error. You never have
to touch the keyboard. While Diversi-COPY is writing to drive #2,
put a new disk in drive #1, and vice-versa.
*** Errors ***
When something goes wrong in the copy process, Diversi-Copy will
print an error number and explanation. If you forget to insert a
disk, you will see the "OffLine - No Disk in Drive" error. Just
insert the disk and try again.
If you try to write to a disk with the write-protect hole open, you
will see the "NoWrite - Disk Write Protected" error. Slide the
write-protect tab over the hole and try again (if you really wanted
to write on this disk).
The other error you are likely to see is the "I/O Error".
Frequently, this is caused when the disk did not insert properly.
Try pushing the eject button, and re-inserting the disk.
The I/O error will also occur if you try to read a "virgin" disk as
an original, or if you try to write onto a "virgin" disk without
formatting. If the disk is copy-protected, it will also give an I/O
read error.
Finally, some I/O errors are caused by defective, damaged, scratched,
or just worn-out disks. Hopefully, you will have used Diversi-Copy
to back-up these disks before this happens.
When you get an I/O error during reading, Diversi-Copy will stop and
ask you to press "T" if you want to try to read the block again.
Hit <SPACE> to cancel the copy, or "I" to ignore the bad block. If
you hit "I", then a block of all "0" will be substituted for the bad
block. The file which contains this block will be partially lost.
Programmers Note: To substitute a byte other than "0" in bad blocks:
BLOAD UCOPY
POKE 6147,X (where X=0..255 / try X=32 for text files)
CALL 6144
*** Transferring Diversi-Copy to a 3.5 Inch Disk ***
Diversi-Copy is sold only on a 5.25 inch floppy disk. You can make a
3.5 inch Diversi-Copy disk as follows.
1. Boot the Apple II System Utilities disk supplied with your 3.5
inch drive (write protect it first).
2. Choose the option to format a ProDOS disk. Just follow the
menus carefully. Insert a blank 3.5 inch disk when prompted to do
so by the Utility program.
3. After formatting, hit ESC to get to the Utility menu. Now choose
the "Copy Files" option. If you have only one 3.5 inch disk, your
source and destination disk slot and drive are the same (usually Slot
#5, Drive #1). With a second UniDisk 3.5, the destination is drive
#2. Leave your Utility disk in the drive, and choose the option to
copy "Some" of the files. Mark the files names "ProDOS" and
"BASIC.SYSTEM". On a one drive system, the Utility program will stop
when it wants you to insert the destination disk, or re-insert the
Utility disk (the prompting is poor, but just keep swapping disks).
Now, you should have a 3.5 inch ProDOS disk with the files "PRODOS"
and "BASIC.SYSTEM" on it.
3. Now, insert the 5.25 inch Diversi-Copy disk in your floppy drive.
Choose the "Copy Files" option again, but this time enter your floppy
drive as the source (usually slot #6, drive #1). Insert your new 3.5
inch disk in its drive, and enter it as the destination (usually
Slot #5, Drive #1). Now choose the option to copy all files.
4. Finally, go back to the Utility menu and choose the "Rename"
option. Rename the file "UHELLO" to the new name "STARTUP".
When you boot your new 3.5 inch Diversi-Copy disk, it will behave
exactly like the 5.25 inch version. Of course, now you should use
Diversi-Copy to back-up itself!
If you don't have a 5.25 inch drive, take this disk to your Apple
dealer along with a 3.5 inch disk, and ask him to do the transfer.
If you're in this position, we recommend you buy the 5.25 inch drive
from Applied Engineering (you'll need it for many other programs).
*** Single-Sided Disks ***
If you press "*" from the main menu, Diversi-Copy will only read and
write to half the disk (800 blocks). Don't use this feature with
Apple disks.
Warning: Diversi-Copy will appear to copy Macintosh disks, but does
not actually copy the 12 extra bytes in each block. Don't use
Diversi-Copy for Macintosh disks!
*** User Support ***
Your user support number is on the disk which you get from DSR, Inc.
when you send $30. Licensed users may call 313 553-9460 on weekdays
between 3 and 5 P.M. (Eastern) for support, or write to
DSR, Inc.
34880 Bunker Hill
Farmington, MI 48018-2728
We will notify licensed users of any future updates to Diversi-COPY.
Updates may be purchased for $5. We will also notify users of any
future programs we release.
*** Multiple Computers ***
Diversi-COPY may be copied and used on all computers owned by a
single individual, company, school district, or goverment agency,
without additional fee, subject to the following restrictions:
1. All computers must be located within a 25 mile radius, or local
phone calling area. I.E. corporations with branches in different
cities should buy 1 copy for each city.
2. Each user support number entitles only ONE individual to call or
write to DSR for support.