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S u p r D u p r v2.0
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What it is:
Have you ever tried to make a copy of a disk, including all
of the directories, but couldn't remember the correct
slash-whatzits to put after xcopy so you could copy the disk to
your ram drive, bunky, and you forgot that your ram drive already
held 27 other files from some other project you just gave up on,
and you have now managed to get your disk-to-be-copied maybe
copied to your ram drive, but it's all mixed up with all that other
stuff? You've tried diskcopy, but that's slow, and you've gotta
change disks back and forth. Copy [drive 1:]\*.* [drive 2:] just
doesn't cut it either! Well, SuprDupr was written just to solve
this problem! SuprDupr is a disk copying utility that allows you to
copy (duplicate) most any floppy disk from/to/or entirely within
either your A: or your B: drive. Like the big-eared candidate from
Texas said, "Problem Solved!"
What's it do:
If your source and destination drive are the same, SuprDupr
creates a temporary directory on your C: drive and treats it as
a virtual drive K:. (If you are already using a drive labeled K:
when you register your copy of SuprDupr, I'll send you a recompiled
version of the program changing the drive identifier to whatever
letter you'd like, just let me know what you need.) SuprDupr asks
you for the Source drive, and then all files and the directory
structure are copied to drive K:. (Note: Sprdprns.com, the version
of SuprDupr for use when a disk stacking or compacting utility
is being used, and which is loaded with the INSTAL-W command,
will ONLY copy from one drive to the other. In this way,
the hard drive is not used or affected in any way. Copying from
A: to B: or from B: to A: works the same, except that when you
select the Source drive, the other drive is automatically selected
as the Destination.) SuprDupr then prompts you to insert the
Destination drive. The destination disk is then wiped clean, and
the original files and directory structure are then copied to
the destination disk. If you want to do another, the process
starts over. If not, the temporary directory and the virtual
drive are wiped out without a trace. If you are copying from
A: to B:, or vice-versa, the process skips the virtual temporary
drive, and the copying is done directly, without any disk changes.
The source and destination disks need not be of the same capacity,
but the destination drive must be spacious enough to accept
the sources's files. If not, the process aborts. More information
on the copying specifics can be found in the Copydisk documentation.
Any time SuprDupr asks you to either answer a question, or install
a disk, you can type Q to stop execution and exit the program.
What you need:
1. An XT, AT, 386, or 486 computer running DOS with a hard
drive known as C:, with enough room on the hard drive to hold
the contents of whatever size floppy you want to duplicate.
2. A line in your config.sys file like this: LASTDRIVE=Z
(OK, so LASTDRIVE=K is good enough, but if you change it to
Z now, you've got it covered for the future!) The "Install"
program will add this line for you automatically during the
installation process.
3. Formatted floppy disks of sufficient capacity to copy to.
If you try to copy to an un-formatted disk, SuprDupr will ask
you if you want to format the disk. If you say "yes", it will
attempt to format the disk to the drive's default capacity.
This can be a bit unreliable, however, so it's usually best
to say "No". If you attempt to copy to too small of a disk the
copying process will be aborted.
How do I start?
***WARNING: SUPRDUPR.COM MAY CAUSE DATA LOSS ON YOUR HARD
DRIVE IF YOU ARE USING A FILE COMPRESSION STACKING OR
SQUEEZING PROGRAM. YOU SHOULD INSTALL USING THE
INSTAL-S COMMAND.
If you are starting with a floppy disk:
1. Put the disk into the A: (or B:) drive.
2. Type A: (or B:, must be the same as in previous step)
and hit enter.
3. Type INSTALL. (or INSTAL-S, see above) That's it!
If you are starting with a compressed file: (ARC., ZIP., or
the like.)
1. Decompress (UNARC, UNZIP, etc.) to a floppy disk.
2. Install as above for a floppy.
If it's already on you hard drive, but not installed:
1. Copy all files to a floppy and install as above.
(SuprDupr can be installed from a hard drive, but so
you will have a backup copy of the program and all it's
related files, I recommend copying everything to a
floppy.)
SuprDupr can now be run from the command line at the C:\ prompt by
typing DUPR, or DUPRM for monochrome, or DUPRS (see above ***).
For Windows installation:
(This looks like a lot of steps, but if you print out this
document, and then check off each step as you do it, it's easy!)
1. Put the disk into the A: (or B:) drive.
2. Type A: (or B:, must be the same as in previous step)
and hit ENTER.
3. Type INSTALLW and hit enter.
4. Start Windows and go to the "Program Manager" Window.
5. Double Click on the icon of the program group where you
want SuprDupr to be located.
6. Click on Program Manager "File".
7. Click on "New", and the "New Program Object" window
appears.
8. Click on "Program Item"
9. Click on "OK", and the "Program Item Properties"
window appears.
10. Click on "Browse". and the Browse" menu appears.
11. Scroll through the .pif files until you find Suprdupr.pif,
(or Sprdprns.pif, see above ***) and click on it.
12. Click on "OK" and the Program Item Properties" window
will reappear.
13. Click on "Change Icon" and the "Change Icon" window
appears.
14. Click on "OK".
15. Click on "Browse" and the "Browse" window appears.
16. Scroll through the listed files and click on "Suprdupr.ico".
17. Click on "OK" and the "Change Icon" window reappears.
18. Click on "OK", and the "Program Item Properties" window
reappears.
19. Click on "OK". ALL DONE!!
Now from within Windows you can run SuprDupr by double
clicking on its icon.
If SuprDupr doesn't display well on your monochrome monitor:
1. Type DUPRM to run the program in monochrome mode.
This will change the display to monochrome.
About disk labels:
Disk labels will be transferred from the Source disk to the
Destination disk only when they are in different drives. To make
multiple dupes including the label, copy to a working disk in your
other drive, and then copy back from the working disk to your
Destination disks.
Credit where it's due:
SuprDupr functions as well as it does in part to the excellent
utilities that it calls during its operation. Copydisk was written
by Gordon Harris of 3349 Humboldt Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55408,
and RM was written by Mark Adler at P.O. Box 60998, Pasadena, CA
91116. The complete documentation for RM.com and C source code, and
the complete documentation and C source code for Copydisk.exe have
been included with SuprDupr, should you wish to know more about
these fine utilities, or use them by themselves from the command
line. Don't play around with RM.com, however, until you have read
the documentation thoroughly as RM.com is a very powerful utility
and mis-used could do major erasing of your files, including system
and hidden files.
Legal stuff:
SuprDupr in all of its versions and variations, is provided
as is, without any warrantee, expressed or implied, including but
not limited to fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall
the author (or anybody else, for that matter) be liable for any
loss of profit, or any other damages, including but not limited to
special, incidental, consequential, or any other damages. You can
freely distribute the unregistered version of SuprDupr and its
related files, provided it is distributed in an unmodified form,
and it it is distributed with all of the files listed in the
packing list below. The registered version of SuprDupr may not be
distributed. Feel free to upload the unregistered SuprDupr to the
bulletin board of your choice.
Packing list:
The following files should all be included in the SuprDupr
package:
SuprDupr.com SuprDupr.doc
Install.bat Dupr.bat
RM.com RM.doc
RM.C Copydisk.exe
Copydisk Copydisk.txt
Copydisk.C Copyproc.asm
SprDprnm.com Duprm.bat
Suprdupr.pif installw.bat
Suprdesc.txt Suprdupr.ico
Lastdrvz.add Duprs.bat
instal-s.bat Sprdprns.com
Sprdprns.pif
I hope you find this program as useful as I have, and if you
register your copy of SuprDupr, I'll send you the latest version,
capable of multiple duplication, and with the nag screen removed.
Registration is only ten bucks, and it's worth that just to get rid
of the nag screen! If you have any questions, comments, or
suggestions drop me a line at:
Mike Gallion - MagAero
2704 E. Gabelein Rd.
Clinton, WA 98236