MyCopyR! 2.1¢ by¢¢Glenn Smith¢¢PO Box 3209¢Grand Jct., CO¢81502¢¢¢ MyCopyR! is a versatile disk copier capable of High Speed I/O, SINGLE density, DOUBLE density, and 1050 ENHANCED density disk copies. It works on all Atari 8-bit computers with at least 16k and 1 disk drive.¢¢ MyCopyR! can copy disks up to fifty percent faster than most conventional copiers. It can utilize the memory upgrades of 800XL and 1200XL computers, and use the extra 64k of the 130XE computer.¢¢ To use MyCopyR!, boot the disk in the normal way. Atari XL and XE users need not hold down the OPTION key to disable BASIC. Do not boot with cartridges or TRANSLATOR disks.¢¢ MyCopyR! automatically determines the number of disk drives on the system at boot time. If only one drive is present, then SOURCE and DESTINATION drives are set to drive #1. If two or more drives are present, then the SOURCE will be set to drive #1, and the DESTINATION to drive #2. Both may be changed by using the "S" and "D" keys for SOURCE and DESTINATION drives respectively.¢¢ MyCopyR! has the capability of switching to the correct density for the disk to be copied. This includes the 1050 ENHANCED density format.¢¢ MyCopyR! can also format the DESTINATION disk if required, and to write with or without verify. The "F" key toggles the FORMAT DESTINATION option between ON and OFF. Write-with Verify is not necessary for day-to-day copying. However, when backing up IRREPLACEABLE software or data, Write-with-Verify should be turned on. The "W" key toggles Write-with-Verify between ON and OFF.¢¢ MyCopyR! also has the option of using ICD's ULTRASPEED sector SKEW when formatting disks. This allows you to create "FAST DISKS" from "NORMAL SPEED" disks, or "NORMAL SPEED" disks from "FAST DISKS". The "U" key toggles the ULTRASPEED SKEW between ON and OFF.¢¢ A new feature found only on version 2.1 is a directory option. Pressing 1 or 2 will show you the first 38 file names of any DOS disk (Atari or SpartaDOS). If you only have one drive, then pressing 2 will have no effect.¢¢ The "Screen VTOC" shows the density of the SOURCE disk, and the status of every sector on the disk as follows:¢¢ SMALL DOT = Empty Sector (Sector is empty)¢¢ LARGE DOT = Data Sector (Sector has data)¢¢ QUESTION MARK = Bad Sector (Unable to read sector)¢¢ INVERSE DOT = Bad Write (DESTINATION disk as a problem)¢¢¢ Pressing the SELECT key during a read operation skips the reading of the rest of the SOURCE disk, and writes the current data buffer to the DESTINATION disk. Pressing SELECT while reading an ENHANCED density only affects the part of the disk being read. If you press SELECT while reading the first part of the disk, the second part will not be affected.¢¢ Pressing the OPTION key at any point returns you to the main menu. Pressing the HELP key while reading or writing will toggle the screen ON or OFF.¢¢ Pressing CTRL-B at the main menu gives you the option to boot a disk. This is a quick way to test a copied disk without having to turn the computer off. Pressing OPTION will return you to the main menu.¢¢ MyCopyR! uses the expanded memory of the 130XE and compatible 256k upgrades for the XL computer (such as RAMBO XL). The following table will give you an idea of the number of passes it will take to copy disks.¢¢¢ | 48k | 64k | 128k | 256k |¢ +------+-------------------------+¢|SINGLE| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |¢ +------+-----+-----+------+------+¢|DOUBLE| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |¢ +------+-----+-----+------+------+¢|1050 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |¢ +------+-----+-----+------+------+¢¢¢ MyCopyR! works best with US Doubler equipped Atari 1050 disk drives. With these drives, MyCopyR! can automatically determine the correct disk density, and perform High Speed I/O. In addition, they are the only drives capable of duplicating the special SOURCE disk formats (ULTRASPEED) on the DESTINATION disk. High Speed I/O is capable on most 1050 "HAPPY" drives, but special format copying is not.¢¢ MyCopyR! is capable of making MULTI-COPIES of the SOURCE disk. To make a MULTI-COPY, follow these steps:¢¢¢ IF THE DISK CAN BE COPIED IN ONE PASS:¢¢ 1) Make the first copy in the normal way.¢¢ 2) When the "COPY COMPLETED" message appears, insert the next DESTINATION disk and press SELECT.¢¢ 3) Repeat step 2 for subsequent copies.¢¢¢ IF THE DISK CAN'T BE COPIED IN ONE PASS OR IF THE DISK IS A 1050 ENHANCED density DISK:¢¢ 1) Set up for a one drive copy. (SOURCE disk = DESTINATION disk)¢¢ 2) Insert SOURCE disk and press START.¢¢ 3) Insert DESTINATION disk and press START.¢¢ 4) When the message "INSERT SOURCE DISK" or "COPY COMPLETED" appears, press SELECT.¢¢ 5) Insert the next DESTINATION disk and press START.¢¢ 6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each additional copy.¢¢ 7) Repeat steps 2 thru 6 until all copies have been completed.¢¢¢¢MyCopyR! 1.0 vs MyCopyR! 2.1¢¢ There have only been three major changes from 1.0. These are the addition of a directory option, the removal of the disable memory upgrade option (INVERSE KEY), and the removal of the MANUAL ENHANCED density function. Also, due to a bug in the HAPPY ROMs, all HAPPY drives are set for FAST-WRITES. This will eliminate the 3rd byte bug that caused problems with version 1.0.¢¢ Several minor bugs that were version 1.0 were fixed in 2.1. The worst of these bugs prevented version 1.0 for working with a 400/800 or 1200XL computer.¢¢¢ERRORS AND THEIR MEANINGS¢¢ READ ERROR -- Unable to read source disk. Drive can't handle density or sector 1 is bad.¢¢ WRITE ERROR -- Destination disk had a problem, most likely a bad disk. Try a new disk.¢¢ FORMATTING ERROR -- Unable to format the destination disk. Disk is probably bad.¢¢ density MISMATCH -- The density of the source disk doesn't match that of the destination disk. Try a different destination disk.¢¢¢ NOTES!¢¢ It is highly recommended to let MyCopyR! format the DESTINATION disk! By doing so, you can be sure that the SOURCE and DESTINATION disks are EXACTLY identical. If the densities of the disks don't match, you will get a "density MISMATCH" error.¢¢ That's all there is to MyCopyR!. I hope you find it a useful addition to your software library. If you have questions or comments about MyCopyR!, you can leave E-MAIL to me on CompuServe (#70357,1136), or mail me a card.¢¢¢¢MYCOPYR.DOC tidied up by S.J.Murray, 29/4/92.¢
