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- About the Amiga and DVD-RAM:
- ----------------------------
-
- DVD-RAM is a good low cost, large storage and backup device.
-
- To the Amiga it's just like a slow SCSI MO drive or removable HDD with
- each side of a disc storing 2380 MB (Version 1) or 4482 MB (Version 2).
-
- I have found no real problems using the SCSI version with the Amiga 3000.
-
- You cannot currently write a RDB to mount or auto boot a DVD-RAM disc using
- HDToolBox, it doesn't understand it's writable (Type 5 CD device) !
-
- *New*
-
- If however you use MakeDrivers RDB List Creator option and RDBList_Prep to
- write a real RDB to a disc, HDToolBox (Not HDInstTool or OS 3.5 HDToolBox)
- will then be able to edit those values.
-
- It may be slightly odd editing a 4.7 GB disc with a pre OS 3.5 HDToolBox,
- it should still work but some of the values may be shown as being negative.
-
-
- This Distribution:
- ------------------
-
- This is still a beta and may have some bugs that I've missed, but the more
- time I take trying to find bugs, the longer it takes to get released.
-
- Any reported and confirmed bugs will be corrected in a hopefully quickly
- released next version.
-
- If you have any suggestions or improvement you would like to see included
- in the next released version, please feel free to contact me.
-
-
- * Installer/MakeDrivers ; This will now Make your Drivers.
-
- This Installer Script should now be used instead of manually
- creating and copying RDB Lists, MountLists and DOSDrivers. It's
- hopefully really easy to use and does all the hard work for you by
- just answering a few hopefully simple questions.
-
- With the introduction of 4.7 GB drives, and support for up to 8
- Partitions with lots of different filesystems, I would need to
- include (16+24) 40 DOSDrivers for each supported filesystem !
-
- This is why MakeDrivers was written, to simplify these current
- needs and allow for any future needs (PFS, 125 GB disc's etc.).
-
- * Installer/Driver_Icon ; This is MakeDrivers default Driver Icon.
-
- Tool Types or changes set here, will be copied to all the created
- DOSDrivers Icons.
-
-
- * Extras/RDBList_Prep ; A program used to write a real RDB.
-
- * Extras/TrackSize ; AREXX program to show good track size values.
-
-
- * Docs/DVD-RAM.guide ; A guide based index to the documentation.
-
- * Docs/Text/About ; This, what is it all about.
-
- * Docs/Text/Drivers ; Information about the drivers.
-
- * Docs/Text/Hardware ; Information about DVD-RAM hardware.
-
- * Docs/Text/Legal ; It's all freeware, but still.
-
- * Docs/Text/ReadMe ; So, what does all this stuff do.
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- * Docs/Text/Tools ; How the tools can setup DVD-RAM discs.
-
-
- * Storage/SourceCode/RDBList_Prep.c ; 'C' Source Code
-
- WARNING, the following files are now OBSOLETE !
-
- They are still included while the MakeDrivers Installer is still a
- beta version, these may be removed in a future release.
-
- * Storage/DVD-RAM_2.6/SFS_DOSDrivers/DVD_SFS
-
- This gives you 1 full disc SFS partition, 2380.8 MB.
-
- * Storage/DVD-RAM_2.6/FFS_DOSDrivers/DVD_FFS
-
- This gives you 1 full disc FFS partition, 2380.8 MB.
-
-
- History:
- --------
-
- 0.50 (11.06.00)
- First Release.
-
- 0.70 (25.09.00)
- No problems have been reported since 0.50.
- *New* MakeDrivers, this is my first Installer Script.
- Added 4.7 Version 2 (not tested) support.
- Added fat95.lha MS Filesystem support, more to hopefully follow.
- TrackSize, Improved and fixed a problem with the RDB size.
- Corrected Safe Mask (0x1FFFFC) and MaxTransfer (0xFFFE) values.
- Updated some of this documentation.
-
- 0.80 (01.10.00)
- No problems have been reported since 0.70.
- Minor changes to the driver version format.
- Added MakeDrivers CrossDOS Support.
- Added MakeDrivers AllegroCDFS Support.
- Updated some more of this documentation.
-
- 0.90 (30.12.00)
- No problems have been reported since 0.80.
- Added MakeDrivers 'Unable to find Icon' warning.
- TrackSize, RDB size list is now independent.
- *New* MakeDrivers can now create a full RDB and MountList file.
- Split the documentation sections into separate files.
- *New* Added RDBList_Prep, RDB List into a real RDB writer.
- Added MakeDrivers International Mode FFS Support.
- Updated and split the documentation and added a guide index.
-
-
- Things to Do !:
- ---------------
-
- This is now getting a little bit complex and is still a bit of a rush job.
-
- I don't know how much free time I may have in the future, but still feel
- free to send any ideas or suggestions.
-
- Maybe add a few more Filesystems.
-
- Maybe improve the guide.
-
- I still have a few more ideas, and things can always be improved, but
- hopefully most of the major work has now been done.
-
-
- Thanks To:
- ----------
-
- All the people who have sent encouragement, you know who you are :-).
-
- Phil Vedovatti - The nice NewIcons.
- John Hendrikx - For Smart Filesystem.
- Torsten Jager - For fat95 File System.
- Jens Troeger - For the fast InstallerNG bug fix.
- Joanne Dow - For hdwrench.library and hdwtester.lzx.
-
- Some useful programs in my opinion ...
-
- DiskMonTools 3.13 (18/01/1999) by Jörg Strohmayer <j_s@gmx.de>
-
- Some other great programs in my opinion ...
-
- DirII v3.3a © 1995 S.Davies [Freeware].
- Visage 39.22 (31/10/1998) - By Magnus Holmgren.
- cmp V1.7 (25.01.00) © by ALeX Kazik.
-
-
- Some Final Thoughts:
- --------------------
-
- I like to write programs but I really don't like doing the documentation !
-
- I've have taken a lot of time and trouble to make these the best drivers I
- could and also to be as accurate as I can with all the information, taken
- from lots of different sources. If their is anything you could improve or
- know to be incorrect, please feel free to send any helpful information or
- corrections for the next update.
-
- This is all Freeware, so use it and I hope you enjoy it !
-
- If you have any problems, also feel free to contact me.
-
- It would optionally be nice to receive any comments, help, or gifts.
-
- Best Regards,
-
- Steven Norburn <sndev@bigfoot.com>
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