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- Current improvements to E-Copy 1.5 dated 22.1.93
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- This version has been completely re-written and improved in every way,
- and has several useful functions added.
- - The main dialog is now placed in a true GEM window
- - The menu is placed in the main dialog window
- - Most other dialogs are placed in modal dialog boxes
- - New buffer concept: raeding and writing can now be carried out
- independant of each other.
- - Diskettes that have been read in can be saved as an image file that
- can be re-loaded at a later time.
- - The relevant formatting options can be made the defaults for the
- standard buttons
- - E-copy can work in the background
- - Individual fomats can be simply entered by hand
- - An external bootsector can be re-loaded whilst working with the program
- - "Multi" can be used from the main dialog to repeatedly perform write,
- format and delete operations.
- - During operation, E-Copy itself recognizes the 15 most widespread
- bootsector virusses, so that 80-90% of all virusses will be intercepted.
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- Current improvements to E-Copy 1.03 dated 02.12.92
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- - Modifications to work with the new Falcon 030
- - Resource files improved
- - On the TT (with fast ram) when the program is used as an accessory,
- the program header bits will not be examined to see whether ST or TT ram
- ought to be allocated. Since except for DMA operations (Floppy
- operations) TT ram cannot be used without causing a crash. For these
- calculations, this version now uses the new GEMDOS function Mxalloc (),
- to always allocate the correct type of ram.
- - Track 0 errors can be ignored. However, you should not make this a
- defualt option.
- - Write-protection will now also be recognized when copying without
- formatting.
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- Current improvements to E-Copy 1.02 dated 23.09.92
-
- - All MSDOS formats ((DD in particular) are now truely MSDOS compatible!
- - Through the removal of the above errors it is not also possible to
- format compatible diskettes with "Additional headers". However, this has
- not yet been adequately tested to ensure that all of the old config-
- urations have been taken care of.
- I'd be grateful to learn of your experiences.
- - Write-protection is now also recognized when "Erase" is selected.
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- Current improvements to E-Copy 1.01 dated 02.09.92
-
- - During formatting, bad sectors will be marked in the FAT.
- - It is no longer necessary to re-name the color resource file, but it is
- necessary for both (ECOPY.RSC and ECOPYCOL.RSC) to be copied into the
- E-Copy folder. E-Copy will then load the correct file according to the
- resolution selected.
- - Analyse box - Page 39:
- The button "Re-start" has been renamed "Next" but still has the same
- function.
- - In the manual on page 28, Chapet 8.6.3 the pin assignment for the
- individual bits, has inadvertantly been swapped. The correct one is:
- Bit 6 corresponds to Pin 15
- Bit 7 corresponds to Pin 14
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- Current improvements to E-Copy 1.0 dated 10.08.92
-
- - The program has now been modified so that it will now also run in TT ram.
- All memory requests will now be satisifed from ST ram. Thus in the file
- ECOPY.PRG
- Offset 0x19 => 0x03 (with fastload) - default
- or 0x02 (without fastload)
- - EDs with a 16-bit FAT are now supported, so that a cluster size of one
- sector and thus MSDOS compatibility is provided.
- - Disk info improvement:
- A new option in the disk info box on page 33 has been added:
- FAT type: This will show whether the disk contains a 16-bit or 12-bit FAT.
- In order to use diskettes with 16-bit FAT (MSDOS - EDs) with an ATARI
- you should use EDPATCH.PRG.
-
- On page 34 in the table for "Media byte", the value of $F0 will also be
- used for 36 sectors, 80 tracks and 2 sides.
-
- On page 36, both entries "Reserved sectors" and "Hidden sectors" have
- been removed.
- - For EDs, the auto steprate is set to 12ms - page 11:
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- Normal settings: ________________________________
- | Sectors per track | Steprate |
- |-------------------+----------|
- | 1 - 11 | 3ms |
- | 12 - 22 | 6ms |
- | 23 - 40 | 12ms |
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