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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. PMFORMAT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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the PM - Diskette - Formatter Version 1.30
A new Programm from the forge of KLARKUS !
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. About PMFORMAT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PMFORMAT Version1 . 30
(c) 1991, KLARKUS
Fido-net 2:244/7056
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This program serves for the formatting of diskettes under PM (Presentation
Manager) of OS/2. The user interaction is handled completely in a small window
and is very clearly arranged therefore. The big amount of command line switches
of the original format program is obsolete for this reason.
The program generates the volume id automatically for disks formatted first
time; it is preserved on disks which were formatted before. In addition to that
the user will receive a warning if the disk, which is to be formatted, contains
data already.
We, Klaus Breining and Markus Noller, distribute common written software under
the name KLARKUS. Although all these programs were written as a hobby in our
spare time, is it our attempt, to release only full functional and thoroughly
tested programs to the public. If you find any errors, report them to us.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. NOTE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
NOTE
PMFORMAT is not supplied with any sort of guarantee. You use PMFORMAT at your
own risk.
The following names are trademarks of companies used only for reference purpose
in this document.
o IBM und OS/2 - IBM Corporation
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Start ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The program is started by simply typing PMFORMAT on the command line.
Parameters are neither necessary nor recognized.
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ΓööΓöÇ drive ΓöÇΓöÿ ΓööΓöÇ path ΓöÇΓöÿ
The program can be inserted very easily into a group of the PM program starter.
It can be invoked from there with a single "Double-Klick".
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Usage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The usage of this program is rather simple. You only have to enter the name of
the new diskette and to select the drive and the kind of disk (High Density -
HD oder Double Density - DD). This could be done in any sequence; the entry of
a diskette label is optional and not necassary. Pushing to the FORMAT-button
starts the formatting.
During the formatting the button becomes "insensitive"; it is impossible to
push it again. When the format is complete this is signalled with a bell tone
and a popup window. In that window some data is displayed about the diskette.
Now the FORMAT-button is selectable again then.
If the diskette is already formatted, this is shown to the user. An additional
window is opened; it shows the volume-id and the diskette name if present. You
can decide now to proceed with your format or abort it. The popup of this
window is connected to a bell tone also. This is for the case you changed to a
full screen session right after pushing the button; so you won't wait for the
end of the format for a very long time.
If there occurres a system error during format, the program will show it in an
additional popup window too. The error number supplied with the text could be
used for reference in the HELP command on the command line. An error on your
diskette is shown by a red segment on the progress display bar.
Is the format aborted by a system error or by user in the system menu, there
will be no problems according the drive (Locking or something like that), but
the diskette is inoperable and should be formatted again before use as a
storage medium.
The current version of PMFORMAT is capable of storing the position of the
window on the desktop. You can do this, as usual in PM, by selecting "System /
Save" in the system manager menu. Additional to that you may select "Save
Position" in the sytem menu of the program, which is the small button on the
left side of the title bar. In this case only the current position of the
PMFORMAT window is saved.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This program is released as SHAREWARE. You recognize that when You see the
registration request popping up right after the program start. The only
difference between the shareware version and the registered version is this
window; it appears only in the shareware version. The whole rest of the program
is exactly the same. This is the case because I hate cripple-ware. So I am not
willing to release crippled versions (not at the moment at least) of our
programs.
Nevertheless, I ask everybody who is willing to continue the use of this
program in the future to send the filled regist- ration form back to me. We
are very interested if there are enough OS/2 users who are willing to pay some
money for "Shareware made in Germany".
Of course, we are wanting only VERY LITTLE MONEY (not worth talking about). So
the INTERNATIONAL version (there exists a German version as well) can be
received for the prize of:
$ 5.-- (in words: fife)
as bank note in Your letter. This offer is valid for all "normal users" (ask
for company licenses). You get the registered version on a diskette of your
choice 5 1/4 inch or 3 1/2 inch and a note, if there is an upgrade because of a
bug (we don't hope so) or because of user requests.
Note: Please do NOT send any cheques. Send bank notes, please ! There is a
rather high fee for discharging foreign cheques at German banks (about $
8 - for a $ 5 cheque). So letters containing cheques go directly to
/DEV/NULL (if the cheque is not $ 15 or above <grin> )
Once more: Please register this program. You show interest on our hobbiists
work and we will shurely write some more programs for OS/2 then, what can be
very useful for You then (We have some more interesting ideas on further
projects.)
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Registration form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
_____________, ___ __th __
Markus Noller
Tannenstrasse 18
D - W7153 Weissach im Tal
West Germany
According: Registration PM-Format
Yes, I want to register PMFORMAT. I know that this program is
released without any kind of guarantee what is caused by its
concept (shareware) and its very low prize. I enclose the
registration fee of $5 to this letter as a bank note.
(Again: No cheques please ! Thank you)
I would like to receive the software on a
o 5 1/4 inch diskette
o 3 1/2 inch diskette.
Please send it to the following address:
Name, First Name: _______________________________
Street, No. : _______________________________
Postal Code, Town: _______________________________
Country: _______________________________
__________________________________
(signature)
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Update ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you have already registered an erlier version of PMFORMAT you can update it
very simple using the UPDATE program. You only have to call UPDATE with drive,
path and name of the old version as parameter.
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ΓööΓöÇ drive ΓöÇΓöÿ ΓööΓöÇ path ΓöÇΓöÿ
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ΓööΓöÇ drive ΓöÇΓöÿ ΓööΓöÇ path ΓöÇΓöÿ
Note: The UPDATE program should be called from a drive you can write to (No
write protected disk !). Likewise, the File PMFORMAT.EXE should also NOT
have the R/O flag set. In those cases the UPDATE would not function
properly.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Versions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
1.3 Device independant calculation of positions
Output of diskette data after formatting
1.2 Improvement in thread handling.
Edit box keeps diskette name in case of error.
1.1 Storage of window position in OS2.INI when
"SAVE" is selected in system menu or window.
1.01 Correction in handling of "invalid Characters"
entered in "Label" edit box.
1.0 First public version
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Externalcommand-Parameter :drive ,path
Drive and path for the command to execute. External commands are stored in form
of program files on your disk. If you give an external command the system looks
first in the actual directory of the standard drive for this command. If the
command is not found there, the system continues to search along the
directories noted in the PATH statement.
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UPDATE-Parameter :drive ,path
This parameters give the path to the PMFORMAT program, which is to be updated.
The following command will update the PMFORMAT program in the directory TOOLS
on drive C.
UPDATEC : \ TOOLS \ PMFORMAT . EXE