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INTRODUCTION
PMDSKCPY is a replacement product for the OS/2 DISKCOPY program.
It offers the following benefits over the OS/2 standard disk
copy program:
o One pass. The standard disk copy program takes multiple
passes when copying a 1.44 meg floppy. This program will
read and write a diskette in a single pass.
o Multiple copies. Once the disk is read into the in-storage
buffer, it can be written out to multiple floppies without
re-reading the original diskette.
o Presentation Manager. This is a PM application, so the
progress can be monitored as work continues on other PM
applications. The Presentation Manager makes the program
easier to use.
OPERATION
Since the program is a PM application, it takes little
explanation. The most likely use would be to press the READ
button to load a copy of the diskette into storage. Once that
is successful, another diskette is placed into the drive and the
WRITE button is pressed.
This program does not write any files onto the hard disk.
However, its use of virtual storage will probably cause OS/2 to
swap segments out to your disk. You must have sufficient hard
disk space to contain the swap file.
The PMDSKCPY program WILL automatically format a blank diskette.
It will NOT reformat a diskette to a different size. For
example, if you tried to copy a 720K diskette to an already
formatted 1.44M diskette, the operation would fail with an error
message indicating incompatible format.
PMDSKCPY currently supports reading and writing only to A:.
MISCELLANEOUS
This program has been tested only under OS/2 1.2. An early beta
copy was reported to have failed under OS/2 1.1, but the machine
was upgraded to 1.2 before I had a chance to determine the
problem. If this fails under 1.1, I would be interested in
knowing that. Please report this or any other bugs to the
address listed in the registration section.
This is a multithreaded PM program written entirely in Microsoft
C 6.0.
REGISTRATION
This is a Shareware program. If you like this program, and use
it on a frequent basis, a $15 registration fee is encouraged.
Site license agreements are available on a case by case basis.
Please send any correspondence to:
Gary Murphy
1022 N. Cooper
Olathe, KS 66061
Prodigy: [VWSD07A]
CIS: [73457,365]
You are more likely to reach me on Prodigy than CIS, as I
frequent that board more.
Any comments, positive or negative, are welcomed. Enjoy.