═══ 1. About Floppy-Copy ═══ Floppy-Copy Version 2.4 Copyright (C) 1993-1997 Soenke Mumm Copyright (C) 1993-1997 Oliver J. Albrecht All Rights Reserved Floppy-Copy is ShareWare! Before you continue, please read the following sections: Basic Information License Information Ordering Informationen Register with BMT Micro Register with the authors ═══ 1.1. Basic Information ═══ Floppy-Copy Version Version 2.4 Copyright (C) 1993-1997 Soenke Mumm Copyright (C) 1993-1997 Oliver J. Albrecht All Rights Reserved Floppy-Copy is ShareWare! The ShareWare-Version has all the features of the registered version, although it will remind you, on startup, and exit that it is unregistered. You may test it for 30 days and see for yourself if it suits your needs. If you wish to continue using it after that testing-period, you must register. You will find further information on how to register in the following sections License Information and Ordering Information. Disclaimer: The authors can in no way be held responsible for any damage or loss whatsoever caused by the use (or misuse) of this software. While reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure that Floppy-Copy performs as specified, the user assumes full responsibility for any damage or loss caused directly or indirectly by using Floppy-Copy. No liability will be admitted for any damage resulting from the use of this software. Please send bug reports or suggested features to one of the following addresses: Snail mail: Soenke Mumm Fruerlundmuehle 1 24943 Flensburg Germany Internet: soenke@palace.allcon.com License Information ═══ 1.2. License Information ═══ Non-registered users may test Floppy-Copy on a trial basis for the purpose of determining whether it is suitable for their needs. This trial period is limited to 30 days after which your license will expire. If you continue to use Floppy-Copy after that period, you must register. Non-registered copies may be used by any person or institution, as long as the above conditions are met. Unregistered copies of Floppy-Copy may be passed on to other individuals or institutions, as long as this is done free of charge, without any cost for the recipient of Floppy-Copy. Floppy-Copy must be copied in unmodified and complete form, including the installation routine and this .HLP file. Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (Sysops) may offer Floppy-Copy for downloading by their users as long as the above conditions are met. Distributors of public domain or ShareWare are welcome to distribute copies of Floppy-Copy subject to the above conditions. Regular registration includes the following:  Use of one copy of Floppy-Copy on one machine at a time.  All future versions of Floppy-Copy can be turned into registered versions by entering your personal registration-code! Networking licenses include the following:  Use of Floppy-Copy on more than one workstation at a time, provided you never exceed the number of network licenses ordered.  All future versions of Floppy-Copy can be turned into registered versions by entering your personal registration-code! The corporate license includes the following:  Special build that includes the name of your company.  You are granted the use of unlimited copies in your business!  All future versions of Floppy-Copy are available to you at media/shipping cost without further charge. In any case, registration does not grant you the right to:  Obtain any support whatsoever from the authors  Any warranty or liability whatsoever. Ordering Information ═══ 1.3. Ordering Information ═══ The regular registration comes either via disk or via registration-code only. Please note that the medialess registration is a lot easier for us and a lot cheaper for you. Your registration-code will register all future versions too, so one registration grants you lifetime use of all versions of Floppy-Copy. Volume discounts: (subtract percentage from reg. price below) 3 - 5 registrations: 15% 6 - 10 " : 20% 11 - 20 " : 30% > 20 " : 40% Network license discounts: 10 - 15 workstations : 35% 16 - 25 " : 45% 26 - 50 " : 60% > 50 " : 65% There are two ways for you to register Floppy-Copy:  If you are a U.S. resident, the preferred and most convenient way for you to register is with BMT Micro. Please double-click on the following link and print out the order form. Register with BMT Micro  To register directly with the authors, double-click on the link below. After printing/filling out the order form send it, accompanied by either a Euro-Check or cash, to the address specified in the form. Users outside Germany: Please do not send foreign checks (except Euro-Checks), German banks charge outrageous fees! Send either cash or register with BMT Micro instead. Register with the authors ═══ 1.4. Register with the authors ═══ PRINT THIS ORDER FORM AND SEND IT TO: Soenke Mumm Fruerlundmuehle 1 D-24943 Flensburg Germany Subject: Registration Floppy-Copy 2.3 __ Floppy-Copy Registration(s) US$ 30.00 or DM 40.00 or 120 FF ______ (Registration code only) __ Floppy-Copy Registration(s) US$ 35.00 or DM 45.00 or 140 FF ______ (3.5 inch disk) __ Floppy-Copy Registration(s) US$ 30.00 or DM 40.00 or 120 FF ______ (Networking license) __ Floppy-Copy Corporate License US$ 600.00 or DM 900.00 or 2800 FF ______ (unlimited copies in your business) volume/networking discounts ./. ______ Total ______ Name: ______________________________________________________ Company: ______________________________________________________ Tel: _____________________ Fax: _____________________ EMail: _____________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ : ______________________________________________________ : ______________________________________________________ Country: ______________________________________________________ Date: _______________ Signature ____________________________ Major features in Floppy-Copy ═══ 1.5. Register with BMT Micro ═══ _____________________________________________________________________ Floppy-Copy Registration _____________________________________________________________________ Mail Orders To: BMT Micro 452 Horn Road Wilmington, NC 28412-2411 U.S.A. Voice Orders: 9:00am - 7:00pm EST (-5 GMT) (800) 414-4268 (orders only) (910) 791-7052 Fax Orders: (910) 350-2937 24 hours / 7 Days Online Orders via modem: (910) 350-8061 10 lines, all 14.4K (910) 799-0923 Direct 28.8K line Ordering and general ordering questions: Via AOL: bmtmicro via Compuserve: Thomas Bradford, 74031,307 via Internet: thomas.bradford@bmtmicro.com We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Money Order, Cashiers Check, Personal Check. Please do not send cash in the mail. Personal checks are subject to clearance. Each copy of the package includes the latest version of Floppy-Copy. _________________________________________________________________________ Name:_______________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Phone:______________________________________________________________ Email:______________________________________________________________ Product Quantity Price Number of copies Floppy-Copy $ 30 ________________ (registration code only) Floppy-Copy 3.5" diskette $ 35 ________________ Shipping and Handling (no quantity limit): + $_______ Email - Subject to Credit Card Verification Free Fax - Subject to Credit Card Verification.. Free Worldwide 1st Class ....................... Free 2nd Day Priority, USA Only ................ $ 4.00 US US Postal Service International Express (Including Canada and Mexico), allow up to 7-10 days ............................... $ 20.00 US Airborne Select Delivery (USA Only) $ 7.00 US FedEx Overnight, USA Only (delivery by 3:00 pm the following day) .............. $ 15.00 US FedEx Europe/Japan (guaranteed delivery within 3 days) .......................... $ 30.00 US Worldwide, any business with a valid FedEx account can charge shipping to their FedEx account and pay no shipping charges to us. Total: $_______ _____________________________________________________________________ For credit card payment only Circle one: VISA / Master / Discover / American Express Credit card number:_____________________________________________ Expiration date:________________________________________________ Authorization signature:________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Major features in Floppy-Copy ═══ 2. Major features ═══ Here is a list of major features and novelties in Floppy-Copy 2.3:  High-Speed reading/writing of diskettes  entirely 32-bit, multithreaded  Presentation Manager Application  multiple copies of a diskette/image  copying "smaller" diskette types onto "larger" ones - 5м" DD -> 3.5" DD/HD + 5м" HD - 5м" HD -> 3.5" HD - 3.5" DD -> 3.5" HD + 5м" HD  Supports major Image formats - DiskImage/OS2Image - VMDISK - Packed format (proprietary)  optional reading/writing of used tracks only  standard (fast) or extended verify to ensure data-integrity  supports writing to unformatted diskettes  DES-Algorithm for encoding image-files  Option to ignore read-errors  Option to automatically kick-off the write-process  Stand-alone *fast* quick-format  generates unique serial number on each diskette  if the "minimize to desktop" option is enabled, Floppy-Copy can be controlled via icon  Automatic type-detection when reading images  Online Help  User defined settings for heads, tracks and sectors per track  PM installation program  Drag & Drop support New features:  French version of Floppy-Copy  Uncompressed Floppy-Copy image now available  Generation of unique serial number can be turned off in order to generate 100% identical copies of a diskette Upon startup, the unregistered version of Floppy-Copy displays the "Product Information" dialog to inform you, that you are using an unregistered copy of Floppy-Copy. Apart from that, the unregistered version is fully functional and by no means restricted in any way. Main Screen ═══ 3. Main Screen ═══ Explanation of features/buttons in the Main Dialog:  Last Message This field contains valuable status information and keeps you up-to-date on what's happening.  Source / Target Select the source diskette-drive (image) to copy. "Target" is the drive (image) where the copied data is to be written.  Diskette in Memory If a diskette or an image has been read and stored in memory, label and type will be shown. Status information, e.g. current track and head, is also displayed during copying.  Read / Write Click on these buttons to start reading or writing.  Stop Select stop to immediately interrupt a read or write process.  Q-Format Click this button to (Quick-Format) a diskette. Quick-Format will erase all data on the diskette specified under "target". Note: Quick-Format only works with diskettes that have been previously formatted. If Quick-Format encounters a non-formatted diskette, it will automatically spawn PMFORMAT to do the job (Please note that PMFORMAT comes with OS/2, not Floppy-Copy).  The System Menu Click on the diskette-icon in the top lefthand corner of the main window to invoke the system menu. The system menu lets you control the program even if it is minimized to the desktop. You can also open the options and product information dialogs. You can quit Floppy-Copy via the System Menu or with the keystrokes: ALT-F4 and F3. The "Options" Notebook ═══ 4. Options ═══ Save will permanently store the new settings. Temporary will keep the new settings active only until Floppy-Copy is quit. The Options notebook consists of the following pages: Please double-click on the page "tabs" for more information. ═══ 4.1. Copymode ═══  Copy entire diskette The entire diskette will be read into memory and all tracks will be written, whether used or not used.  Copy only used areas Only used tracks will be read/written from/to diskette. If the diskette is only partially used, this option will lead to a significant speed increase when reading and writing diskettes. This is the default selection.  Userdefined Type This options allows you to select values for tracks/heads/sectors that are different from those values commonly used on the PC architecture. Entering special settings enables you to copy, for example, MAC or Power MAC diskettes. In general, you could copy every diskette format that is supported by your floppy-controller. Please note that you will not be able to copy Warp XDF diskettes, since the XDF implementation under Warp is strictly read-only.  Ignore read errors When this setting is activated, the read-process will not be interrupted when an error occurs while reading a diskette. Thus you can also read diskettes that are partially corrupted.  Start Write after Read If this option is activated, Floppy-Copy will write to the target immediately after the read-process is finished, without asking you to insert the target. An exception is, of course, copying from A: -> A:, and from B: -> B:.  Generate new serial number This features generates a new serial number for each target diskette. To create 100% identical copies of a diskette, deselect this button. The notebook page "Format" ═══ 4.2. Format ═══  Format never Unformatted diskettes will not be formatted by Floppy-Copy and thus not be written.  Format if necessary If unformatted media is detected, Floppy-Copy will format the diskette during the process of writing. Although this does take some time, it is very fast compared with regular formatting of diskettes via OS/2's format. This is the default selection.  Format always All target diskettes will be formatted while writing. Enabling this option is normally not necessary. The notebook page "Verify" ═══ 4.3. Verify ═══  No verify There is no check whatsoever to determine whether the target diskette has been written correctly.  Standard Mode The target diskette will be verified while it is written. Although this is a bit slower than the previous option, it is recommended to always enable this feature. This selection is default.  Extended Mode After the writing process is finished, all tracks that have been written will be read again and compared with the diskette in memory. This might be a bit safer than standard verify, but it also is slower. The notebook page "Image" ═══ 4.4. Image ═══  DiskImage Images will be in DiskImage format. This is a widely used format which can also be read by several other disk-imaging programs. This is the default selection.  VMDISK The image created by Floppy-Copy will be compatible to the VMDISK format. OS/2 uses this format to create bootable DOS-VDM images.  Flcopy Image Diskette images will be written using a proprietary algorithm. This is the default selection. - DES-encrypted Enables image-encryption using the DES-Algorithm (Data Encryption Standard). This option invokes some serious calculations and will take a long time to finish (en- and decryption of a 3.5" HD-diskette will each take at least 10 minutes on a 486 system). In return, your data will be pretty well protected. Warning! You have to enter an alphanumeric key to use DES. If you should happen to forget the key, you will not be able to decrypt the image file! - Create comments This option enables you to embed a comment in the imagefile, for later reference. If "Show comments" is enabled, the comment will be displayed when the image is read. - Compress Image You can choose to write compressed or uncompressed Floppy-Copy images. Compression usually leads to a significant decrease in the size of the image, thus reducing space requirements on your hard-disk.  Ignore CRC-failure Possible checksum errors will be ignored when reading a damaged image-file.  Show comments Embedded comments will be shown when an image is read. The notebook page "Warnings" ═══ 4.5. Warnings ═══  Warn if target diskette contains data When attempting to write onto a diskette that is not empty, this will generate a message asking for a confirmation.  Warn if diskette was not changed Floppy-Copy will try to detect whether the diskette in RAM is identical with the diskette in the drive. If so, you will be asked to confirm that it will be written to.  Warn if diskette type is incompatible Floppy-Copy provides support for copying diskettes onto diskettes of greater capacity. If this warning is enabled, you will be asked to confirm your selection and Floppy-Copy will try to perform the requested action.  Critical error alert Displays an additional popup-window if an unrecoverable error occurs. The notebook page "Misc." ═══ 4.6. Misc. ═══  Put Window in foreground after read and write This setting makes the main window of Floppy-Copy "reappear" after a completing an operation.