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- POWER DISK!
- version 2.6
- (c) 1989-1994
- by Alan Weinberg
- 4560 S. 14th Ave.
- Tucson, Az, 85714, USA
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- ABOUT POWER DISK!
- Welcome to POWER DISK!, a disk drive viewing program! This program will
- display all the subdirectories on any drive in tree structure format.
- You can navigate thru the subdirectories with the cursor keys. When you
- want to inspect the files in a directory, simply press enter. All the files
- in that subdirectory and their size, time, and date will be displayed. This
- program will work on hard disk drives and floppy drives-any legal drive.
- It gives the user a visual representation of the drive and its respected
- directories and files. You can make directories, remove directories, and other
- commands on both directories and files. This program gets better and better
- as I update it. It is like an XTreePro (all rights reserved) clone but in its
- own original form.
- You must have the following files to make Power Disk! work right:
-
- PD.EXE, PD.DOC
- ICH.EXE, and ICH.DOC
- ICH.EXE is a text-editor supplied with this program to edit files with.
- It can be used with Power Disk! or used as a stand alone text-editor. See
- ICH.DOC for directions on using ICH.EXE. If it is not present,
- Power Disk! will use the MS-DOS 5.0 or higher EDIT.EXE. Make sure either or
- both editors are in your path. If you have another editor that you want to
- use, make a copy of that editor and rename it to ICH.EXE.
- Then place the editor in the same directory that Power Disk! is in or in your
- path.
- LIMITATIONS OF POWER DISK!
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- ║ BY THE WAY..... ║
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- This program POWER DISK! was written in BORLAND C.
- Thankyou for trying my program out.
- Registration form is at the end of this file.
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- OPERATIONS
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- NOTE: This program and any other will run faster if you have a disk cache.
- For those that do not know what this is, a disk cache uses memory to
- store the most often used parts of file(s) in memory. Then when you
- access part of the file, the program you are using gets what it needs
- directly from memory! Memory to memory transfers of data and code
- is faster than disk to memory. If you still are not convinced, note
- that the disk cache will make this program run at a minimum several
- times faster. This program uses alot of cpu time in sorting the dir-
- ectories and in a few other operations. So, where can you get one of
- these disk caches? Luck is with you, for MS-DOS provides one called
- SMARTDRV.SYS. You must have extended or expanded memory to use this
- device driver. If you have over 1 megabyte of memory as most computers
- do have today, then you can use this device driver. How do you know
- if you have extended or expanded memory? Press MEM <enter> from the
- dos prompt. This little MS-DOS program will tell you!
- Below is an example line entry in your config.sys file in the root
- directory:
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.SYS 256
- will set you up with a disk cache of 256,000 bytes. For more inform-
- ation on this remarkable tool that will speed up your computer programs
- see your MS-DOS manual. Other companies beside Microsoft also have
- disk caches-for example Norton Utilities and PC TOOLS.
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- NOTE: Device driver ANSI.SYS should be put in your CONFIG.SYS file in the
- root directory! This is used to allow colors to be viewed on your
- screen on a platform that computer languages use for structure and
- uniformity.
- Use this: DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
- at the bottom of your CONFIG.SYS file (this is called appending a
- request to the bottom of your file).
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- To start POWER DISK! on the default drive, type PD <enter>.
- To start POWER DISK! on the A drive, type PD a: <enter> or PD a <enter>.
- To start POWER DISK! on the B drive, type PD b: <enter> or PD b <enter>.
- To start POWER DISK! on the C drive, type PD c: <enter> or PD c <enter>.
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- On the opening screen, a directory tree is shown at your left for the drive
- you have chosen. You may navigate up and down the tree with cursor keys,
- page up and page down, or home and end keys. The directory that you are on
- is colored blue. To execute a command, press the first character from the
- commands at your right. They include:
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- Change disk drive.....press c or C to change to another disk drive
- Delete directory and files.....press d or D to delete a directory and its
- contents
- Make directory....press m or M to make a directory
- Print directory...press p or P to print directory tree
- Rename directory..press r or R to rename a directory
- Sound on..........press s or S to turn sound on or off
- Write directory tree to a file
- ...press w or W to place the directory tree in a file you name
- F1................press F1 to get help on something you don't understand;
- also refer to this PD.DOC file; or write to me!
- Enter.............press Enter to go inside the directory
- Escape............press Escape to quit.
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- Also on your right bottom of the screen tells how many directories there are
- on the drive and how many bytes total, used, and free are on the drive.
- When you press enter on a directory, a new screen pops up. On your left
- is a window of the files in the directory named at the top of the left
- window. At the bottom of the left window it indicates how many files
- you have in that directory and how many bytes the files occupy in that
- directory. To navigate up or down the window use your cursor keys, page
- up and page down, or home and end keys. The highlight bar is blue and will
- tell you which file you are on.
- On you right are a list of commands you can use on these files.
- Before executing a command, make sure the highlight bar is on the file you
- want to manipulate. Again, to execute a command, press the first letter of
- the command. You may use the following commands:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Copy file.......when you press C (capitalized or not) a directory tree will
- appear on your left. Use your cursor keys to copy this file to another
- directory. If you want to copy to another drive, press C. Again,
- navigate the other drive directories to the one you want to copy to.
- Pressing enter will build a command line which you can execute by
- pressing enter or cancel by pressing escape. Your file will be copied
- to the drive and directory you specify and then return you to where you
- left off.
- Delete file.....press D to delete the file the blue highlight bar is on.
- Power Disk! will build a command line which you may execute by pressing
- enter or cancel by pressing escape.
- Execute file....press E to execute the file your blue highlight bar is on.
- Note: the highlight bar must be on a file with .EXE, .COM, or .BAT
- extensions.
- Print file......press P to print the file the blue highlight bar is on. Be
- sure your printer is on before pressing p.
- Rename file.....press R to rename the file your blue highlight bar is on.
- F1..............press F1 to get help on Power Disk!
- enter...........press enter to edit the file the highlight bar is on.
- escape..........press escape to quit this screen and return to the directory
- screen.
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- LICENSE AGREEMENT
- The POWER DISK! is protected by the United States Copyright
- Laws and International Treaties provisions. All rights are reserved.
- Non-registered users of the POWER DISK! are licensed only to
- use the programs on a trial basis for the sole purpose of determining
- whether or not it meets their requirements. All other uses require
- registration. Any other use of non-registered copies of the POWER DISK!
- program by any person, business, government organization, or any
- other entity is strictly forbidden and is a violation of this license
- agreement.
- Registration permits use of POWER DISK! program on a single computer
- AT A TIME.
- If after trying POWER DISK! you feel it meets your needs, please
- register using the form at the end of this file.
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- WARRANTY
- I, Alan Weinberg, the author of POWER DISK! make no
- warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including without limitation,
- any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Alan
- Weinberg shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect,
- special, or consequential arising from a failure of this program to operate
- in the manner desired by the user. Alan Weinberg shall not be liable for
- any damages to data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly
- by the use of POWER DISK!.
- IN NO EVENT WILL ALAN WEINBERG BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY
- LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAMS, OR FOR ANY
- CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
- The License Agreement and Warranty shall be construed, interpreted, and
- governed by the laws of the state of Arizona.
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- POWER DISK!
- REGISTRATION FORM
- version 2.6
- NAME:______________________________________________________________________
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- ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________
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- ___________________________________________________________________
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- WHAT DISTRIBUTOR DID YOU BUY THIS PROGRAM FROM?
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- Send this form and a check for $15 to:
- Alan Weinberg
- 4560 S. 14th Ave
- Tucson, Az, 85714, USA
- If you are broke or on a limited income, a senior citizen, or any other
- reason you can't pay normal registration fees, you can send me what you can
- afford and I will send you the latest version. Due to costs, if you want
- me to mail you the latest copy, please send a minimum of $5.
- Foreign customers address all correspondence in English, and send US dollars
- in a money order. Foreign customers, please include $5 for shipping and
- handling.
- When you complete this form and mail it in and you are on your way to being
- registered. Thank you for registering!
- NOTE: QUANTITY DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE. PLEASE WRITE FOR DETAILS!
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