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- Device-Masher System
- Version 1.4
- DMS DEVICE
- DATE: 1.6.1994
-
- 1.4 Once Again Optimized routines, and changes the method of
- reading dms files.
- Now its as fast as reading from disks (on A1200/14mhz).
- Sysinfo Speed check says around 80.000 bytes pr. sec.
- that is 4x the speed of a normal diskdrive.
- When the .DMS file is placed in RAM:
- Sysinfo Speed check says around 160.000 bytes pr. sec.
- 8x times the SPEED of a diskdrive!
-
- NOTE: DMS.DEVICE is for dms files. So a gain of 4x/8x the speed
- of reading a normal disk is very good, remember the datas are packed!
-
- When no disk/dmsfile is selected DMx: will report
- NO DISK IN DRIVE, instead of UNREADABLE DISK!
-
- We've been imformed of "UNOFFICIAL" dms.device's floating around
- You must be aware of problems using "changed" versions.
- If you get a new dms.device update, and documentation is
- unlike our, and there is no documentation on what is changed,
- its probably not from us.
-
- The "CHDIR" command have been changed to be more userfriendly.
-
- dms.device ignores the extra added trk0 bbs adverts, and
- skips all added bbs text adds.
-
- If you want to convert DMS files with the DEVFIX option.
- You can easy solve this problem by doing this
-
- DMS READ NEWFILE FROM DM0: DEVFIX
-
- This will take approx. the same time as when repacking a disk.
-
-
- 1.3 Rewrote the code a bit, and changed some routines
- to improve speed.
-
- 1.2 Previous PRE-RELEASE version had a bug in the mountlist
- which made the device read incorrectly
- the correct mountlist for DMx: drives is included now.
-
- DMS device have been optimized and the file size is decreased
- to 20% the size of the previous version.
-
- If you register your DMS, you will receive a much faster version,
- which run at same speed as a diskdrive.
-
-
- ABOUT DMS DEVICE
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- DMS Device is a little device driver, which gives you the ability
- to mount .DMS files as a virtual drive, instead of unpacking
- to a disk.
-
-
- Here is an MOUNTLIST EXAMPLE for your DEVS:
-
-
- ************** CUT HERE AND INSERT IN YOUR DEVS:MOUNTLIST ********
-
-
- /* MountList example for DMS DEVICE */
-
- DM0: Device = dms.device
- Unit = 0
- Flags = 0
- Surfaces = 2
- BlocksPerTrack = 11
- Reserved = 2
- Interleave = 0
- LowCyl = 0
- HighCyl = 79
- Buffers = 5
- BufMemType = 1
- #
- ****************************** CUT HERE *****************************
-
- You can include this in your own mountlist, or you can have it
- as a seperate file located elsewhere on your disk.
- Then you will have to start it by this:
-
- MOUNT DM0: FROM <WHERE YOU MOUNTLIST IS>
-
-
-
- For changing to a DMSFILE, use the CHDIR command included in the
- DMSDEVICE directory.
-
- The DMS.DEVICE can handle up to 10 different dmsfiles at a time
- ranging from from 0 to 9.
-
- When you have mounted the drive , there is just one more thing to do.
-
- what to do:
-
- CHDIR <DMS DRIVE> <DMS FILENAME>
-
- i.e: CHDIR 0 HD0:DOWNLOAD/DMSFILE[.DMS]
-
-
- ALWAYS USE A FULL PATH TO THE DMSFILE.
-