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- Kwik Disk Configuration Editor
- Copyright 1990
- Magnum Software
-
-
-
- HISTORY:
-
- Kwik Disk was first released as a Desktop Accessory in August 1988. It
- was intended to increase the access time for reading and writing to the floppy
- drives. As it was continually updated, we added the ability to select the
- seekrate for each drive separately, increased drive access speed and optimised
- the accessory to be as fast as possible and use as little memory as possible.
-
- Next we came up with a Kwik Disk program that would run from the AUTO
- folder. This would install Kwik Disk at boot-up and use as little memory as
- possible. Later it was further optimised until it would use LESS THAN 600
- BYTES!
-
- OUR LATEST DEVELOPMENT:
-
- All this was great. We had increased our access speed to as much as
- 200% while using a minimal amount of memory so, what else could we possibly do
- to further improve this wonderful utility? Three things had not yet been done
- until now:
-
- 1) A configuration program
- (for the user to enter his/her own settings for boot-up time)
-
- 2) Compatability with all present and future versions of TOS
-
- 3) A version of Kwik Disk that would load from the bootsector
- of a floppy-disk and USE NO MEMORY AT ALL!
-
- Every one of the above features are built in to the new Kwik Disk Configuration
- Editor (refered to as KDCE hereon).
-
- The KDCE will create a custom version of the Kwik Disk Accessory, Auto
- Program and/or Bootsector Program tailored by you and specifically for your
- computer system.
-
- NOTE: You Must Create A Version of Kwik Disk For Each System You Own, or a
- New Version Each Time You Update Your Version of TOS. The KDCE Is What
- Senses What Version Of TOS It Is Running Under, NOT THE ACCESSORY OR
- PROGRAMS IT CREATES.
-
- There is no need to worry where to put the KDCE. It will determine
- what drive the system was booted from and write the Accessory and Auto Program
- to that drive. For the Auto Program, it will place it in the AUTO folder if
- present or first create one if not. The Bootsector Program will ALWAYS be sent
- the the disk in drive A.
-
- Once inside the KDCE you will see the settings you can make and the
- buttons to create the files. The Kwik Disk Accessory will set you screen colors
- at boot-up so, there are numbers for setting the colors. Select what color you
- wish to change (i.e. Screen, Text....), then, with the mouse and its left
- button, click on each number to change the color. Sorry, STE colors are not
- supported but will be to registered users.
-
- SHAREWARE PLEA:
-
- Yes, here it is. The plea for your generous support. You now know that
- Kwik Disk has altogether been a project for over 2 years. It may be small but
- that was the intent and, its usefulness is quite big. More time was put into
- this little utility than many of you may have thought. We feel that a request
- of $7.00 is a reasonable justification for all the long hard work of creating
- Kwik Disk. If you like it, and use it, please mail a check or money order to:
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- Magnum Software
- KDCE 100
- 2871 S. 124th St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53227
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- We will then send you a disk with the latest version of the Kwik Disk
- Configuration Editor and demos of our latest products. For a list and prices
- of our latest products, send a SASE to the address above.
-
- Comments and Questions can be directed to the above address or:
-
- on CompuServe: 72550,2542
-
- on GEnie: MAG.SOFTWARE
-