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- Name: Disk Copy
- Version: 6.1.3
- Released: July 22, 1997
- Requires: US System 7.0.1 or later
- Description:
- Utility that will mount disk images on your desktop, make
- exact copies of floppy disks from a disk image, convert disk
- images from one format to another, and create a disk image
- from a mounted volume or individual folder. Using
- DiskScripts and AppleScript, it can be used to automate
- software installations and disk image manipulation.
-
- This software consists of a self-extracting archive. To use,
- download it to your hard drive and then double-click it to
- decompress the software.
-
- From the Disk Copy 6.1.3 Quick Reference document included
- with this software:
-
- This Quick Reference will explain the basic functions of Disk
- Copy. More detail is provided in the Disk Copy Manual and Balloon
- Help.
-
- Changes from Disk Copy 6.1.2
-
- * An issue making floppies from uninitialized disks on
- certain machines has been corrected.
- * An issue converting certain Disk Copy 4.2 format disk
- images has been corrected.
- * Various interface improvements.
- * Two-Byte character support for Apple Language Kits.
- * Disk Copy will launch without the presence of the
- AppleScriptLib shared library, but the attachable
- Scripts menu will be disabled.
-
- Changes from Disk Copy 6.1
-
- * AppleShare IP 5.0 support: Disk Copy can now mount images
- via AppleTalk or TCP/IP.
- * The Mount Image and Convert Image now include a "Skip"
- button during checksum verification.
- * If Disk Copy is in the foreground and a disk (floppy, CD,
- etc.) is inserted, the Create an Image
- command will automatically start.
- * Disk Copy can now mount a disk image residing in a disk
- image, up to five levels deep.
- * Improved AppleScript support.
- * Improved support for Macintosh Application Environment.
- * Various interface improvements.
- * An issue with certain Disk Copy 4.2 800K format disk
- images has been corrected.
-
-
- System requirements and supported features
-
- Disk Copy requires System Software 7.0.1 or later and is a
- "fat binary" for both PowerPC and 68K-based Mac OS
- compatible computers. Macintosh Application Environment 3.0
- Update 4 or later is also supported; A/UX is not supported.
- Disk Copy features extensive Balloon Help and supports Drag
- and Drop (requires System Software 7.5 or later),
- AppleScript, PlainTalk Text-to-Speech, and DigiSign digital
- signatures.
-
-
- Disk Image Formats
-
- Disk Copy can read and write three types of NDIF (New Disk
- Image Format) disk images (Read/Write, Read-Only, and
- Read-Only Compressed), Disk Copy 4.2 disk images, as well as
- read other disk image formats.
-
-
- Mounting disk images
-
- * Select one or more disk images and double-click. This only
- works for NDIF images (Read/Write, Read-Only, and Read-Only
- Compressed).
- * Select one or more disk images and drag into the Disk Copy
- main window (requires System Software 7.5 or later).
- * Select one or more disk images and drag onto the Disk Copy
- application icon.
- * Choose "Mount Image..." from the Image menu and select a
- disk image.
-
- After a disk image is selected, Disk Copy will present a
- progress dialog for mounting and checksum verification (if
- the option is selected), and an icon for the mounted volume
- will appear on the desktop.
-
- You can now work with the mounted volume as you would any
- regular volume. To unmount, either drag the icon to the
- Trash or select the icon and use the "Put Away" command from
- the File menu. When you restart you computer, any mounted
- disk images will be unmounted.
-
-
- Making floppies from disk images
-
- * Select one or more disk images and double-click while
- pressing the Option key. This only works for NDIF images
- (Read/Write, Read-Only, and Read-Only Compressed).
- * Select one or more disk images and drag into the Disk Copy
- main window while pressing the Option key (requires System
- Software 7.5 or later).
- * Select one or more disk images and drag onto the Disk Copy
- application icon while pressing the Option key.
- * Choose "Make a Floppy..." from the Utilities menu and
- select a disk image.
-
- Disk Copy requires PC Exchange to make floppies from disk
- images that contain DOS or ProDOS volumes, such as a PC
- drive container or a DOS-formatted floppy. To make DMF (a
- 1.7 MB PC format) floppies, Disk Copy requires a SuperDrive
- and Mac OS 7.6 or later, which includes PC Exchange version
- 2.1.1 or later.
-
- Users of PowerBook computers with removable or separate
- floppy drives need to make sure the floppy drive is
- available before attempting to make a floppy.
-
- After a disk image is selected, Disk Copy will present a
- progress dialog for checksum verification and ask you for a
- floppy that is the same size as the disk image. You cannot,
- for example, use a 1.4 MB floppy to make an 800K volume.
-
- When making floppies, Disk Copy uses more memory that its
- default memory setting. If there is not free RAM available,
- Disk Copy will not be able to make the floppy and will
- present an error message. Either quit other running
- applications or increase Disk Copy's Preferred memory size
- to 2048K.
-
- If you insert a floppy that has been previously formatted
- and the Confirm Erases option is selected in the Preferences
- dialog box, Disk Copy presents a dialog box asking you to
- confirm before erasing the floppy and copying new data to
- it.
-
-
- Creating disk images
-
- * Select one or more folders or disks and drag into the Disk
- Copy main window (requires System Software 7.5 or later).
- Each folder and disk will be made into a separate disk
- image.
- * Select one or more folders or disks and drag onto the Disk
- Copy application icon. Each folder and disk will be made
- into a separate disk image.
- * Choose "Create Image from Folder..." from the Image menu
- and select a folder.
- * Choose "Create Image from Disk..." from the Image menu and
- select a disk.
- * Bring Disk Copy 6.1.3 to the foreground and insert a disk.
-
- After a folder or disk is selected, Disk Copy will present a
- save dialog. Here you can enter a name and choose a format
- and size for the new disk image.
-
-
- Converting disk images
-
- * Select one or more disk images and double-click while
- pressing the Command key. This only works for NDIF images
- (Read/Write, Read-Only, and Read-Only Compressed).
- * Select one or more disk images and drag into the Disk Copy
- main window while pressing the Command key (requires System
- Software 7.5 or later).
- * Select one or more disk images and drag onto the Disk Copy
- application icon while pressing the Command key.
- * Choose "Convert Image..." from the Image menu and select a
- disk image.
-
- After a disk image is selected, you will see the same
- standard dialog box that is presented when creating a new
- disk image. Conversion is actually creating a new image
- based on the original.
-
- Disk Copy will then create a new disk image based on the
- selected original and save it using the size and format
- options.
-
-
- About the Disk Copy log
-
- The Disk Copy log window keeps a detailed record of all
- activity since the Disk Copy application was launched. To
- view the log window, choose "Show Log Window" from the Edit
- menu. The contents of the log window can be saved to the
- "Disk Copy Log" file by selecting the "Save Log" option in
- the Preferences dialog box.
-
-
- Executing a DiskScript
- A DiskScript is a special file containing commands that
- instruct Disk Copy to perform an action on a list of disk
- images, and to optionally launch an application with or
- without a specific document. DiskScripts are not related to,
- and do not require AppleScript to run.
-
- * Select one or more DiskScripts and double-click.
- * Select one or more DiskScripts and drag into the Disk Copy
- main window (requires System Software 7.5 or later).
- * Select one or more DiskScripts and drag onto the Disk Copy
- application icon.
- * Choose "Execute DiskScript..." from the File menu and
- select a DiskScript.
-
-
- AppleScript support
-
- Disk Copy is fully scriptable, recordable, and attachable.
- To get a list of the scripting commands available, use a
- script editor application to view the AppleScript dictionary
- of Disk Copy.
-
-
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- Copyright (c) 1997 by Apple Computer, Inc.
-
- The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.,
- registered in the U.S. and other countries. Use of the
- "keyboard" Apple logo (Option-Shift-K) for commercial
- purposes without the prior written consent of Apple may
- constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in
- violation of federal and state laws.
-
- Apple, the Apple logo, AppleScript, Mac, Macintosh, and
- PlainTalk are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.,
- registered in the U.S. and other countries.
-
- Balloon Help and DigiSign are trademarks of Apple Computer,
- Inc.
-
- PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines,
- Inc., used under license.
-
-
- Updated June 18, 1997