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- Drive Divertor - Written by Stuart Coates
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- Version 1.30 - 7 October 1991
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- The Drive Divertor allows you to run software that is designed
- for floppy only systems on a hard disk. This is achieved by
- intercepting any disk accesses at GEMDOS level before the
- Operating System gets its hands on them. When a command is
- intercepted it is examined to see if it needs diverting, it not
- the command is executed as normal otherwise it is modified and
- then executed.
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- How to use the Drive Divertor : Either
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- 1. Rename DIVERT.TOS to DIVERT.PRG and place it in the AUTO
- folder on your boot disk.
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- 2. Double-click DIVERT.TOS from desktop.
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- When loaded the program will ask you for a source drive and a
- destination drive. When you have entered these the program will
- now terminate and continue to divert all accesses to the source
- drive onto the destination drive.
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- You can temporarily switch Divert off using the DIVRTOFF.PRG
- program. Divert can be switched back on by running DIVRTON.PRG.
- If you run DIVERT.TOS more than once to divert several drives
- then DIVRTOFF.PRG and DIVRTON.PRG will only disable / enable the
- latest divert. DO NOT RUN DIVRTOFF.PRG OR DIVRTON.PRG WITHOUT
- DIVERT.TOS INSTALLED - YOUR MACHINE MAY CRASH...!
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- Compatibility:
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- The Drive Divertor gets its hands on disk accesses by re-
- directing the TRAP #1 vector. If you have any other programs
- that alter this vector (QuickST, TurboST, and some disk caches)
- then I recommend that they are ran (in the AUTO folder) before
- the divertor so that they don't interfere with any registers or
- stack data. The divertor should be compatible with all versions
- of TOS since it preserves all registers and stack contents, and
- makes no un-documented calls (it's STe and probably TT friendly).
- If you discover a program that doesn't work with the divertor
- then please let me know and if possible send me a copy so that I
- can fix the problem.
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- The Drive Divertor will not work with programs that access the
- disk controller directly like some copiers and emulators do. Any
- program that uses 'Standard' Atari TRAP #1 calls should be
- intercepted without any problem.
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- About Drive Divertor:
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- Drive Divertor is Shareware, which means that you may distribute
- it freely, but if you find it useful you are expected to send a
- small registration fee. The registration fee for this product is
- 10 pounds sterling. Registered users will receive all updates,
- technical support, and any other programs that I have written.
- Magazines may publish this program on cover disks only with my
- permission, and payment of a small fee.
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- Send all correspondence to:
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- Stuart Coates
- 9 Links Road
- Kibworth Beauchamp
- Leicester LE8 0LD
- ENGLAND U.K.
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- CompuServe 100010,2106
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- Bath BBS (0225 840060)
- (E-Mail to Stuart Coates)
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- Disclaimer:
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- Although I have tested this program I cannot be held responsible
- for any damage that is caused through its use either properly or
- improperly. If you do experience any problems then contact me
- and I'll try to fix it.
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- Program Credits:
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- All Design / Coding..............Stuart Coates (The Hitchhiker)
- Original Idea......................................Tony Chapman
- Encouragement............All the Guys on Bath BBS (0225 840060)
- Inspiration........................................Jimi Hendrix
- Yngwie J Malmsteen
- Distribution.......................................Teddystacker
- Steve Coats (Arcade Fantasy Sysop)
- Thanks go to........................HiSoft (Devpac, Lattice C5)
- Abacus Software (ST Internals)
- The Coca-Cola Company (Diet Coke)
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- Thanks also go to all of the guys on CompuServe (GO ATARIPRO) for
- making the divertor program of the month in August 1991.
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