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- !!! CHECK OUT THE NEW OFFER ON DC SHOWER !!!
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- DC Disk Stat v1.0
-
- Copyright (c) 1991 Double Click Software
-
- Program by Michael B. Vederman and Keith Gerdes
-
- DC Disk Stat v1.0 is a FREEWARE program. A FREEWARE program is one which you
- may freely distribute, but you cannot charge for it or alter the program or
- contents of the documentation in any manner. Double Click Software retains
- all copyright exclusive rights except exclusive distribution.
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- Can you ever get enough information about a disk? We think not.
-
- DC Disk Stat will give you important information about a disk of your choice.
-
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- Installing DC Disk Stat
- =======================
-
- >To install DC Disk Stat:
- -------------------------
- 1) Rename DISKSTAT.APP to DISKSTAT.ACC
- 2) Copy DISKSTAT.ACC to your bootup disk root directory (or your normal
- desk accessory boot up path).
- 3) Reset your computer.
- 4) DC Disk Stat will be available as a desk accessory.
-
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- Using DC Disk Stat
- ==================
-
- >To use DC Disk Stat:
- ---------------------
- 1) Run DISKSTAT.APP. You will be asked to select a drive.
- 2) Click on the drive letter you wish to get more info about.
- 3) DC Disk Stat will read in the disk info (a brief message will appear
- on-screen). The info dialog will appear.
-
- To get info on another drive, click on CHANGE DRIVE. Repeat step 2.
-
- To QUIT DC Disk Stat, click on QUIT.
-
- - or -
-
- 1) Select "DC DISK STAT v1.0" from the DESK menu. You will be asked to select
- a drive.
- 2) Click on the drive letter you wish to get more info about.
- 3) DC Disk Stat will read in the disk info (a brief message will appear
- on-screen). The info dialog will appear.
-
- To get info on another drive, click on CHANGE DRIVE. Repeat step 2.
-
- To QUIT DC Disk Stat, click on QUIT.
-
- Information in the dialog:
-
- VOLUME NAME : volume label, will be blank if none
- SERIAL # : random serial number to identify disk
- SECTS/TRACK : sectors per track (may not apply to all hard disks)
- TRACKS : total tracks on disk (may not apply to all hard disks)
- SIDES : total sides on disk (may not apply to all hard disks)
- SECTORS : total sectors on disk
- BYTES/SECT : bytes per sector
- SECTS/CLUSTER : sectors per cluster (cluster is a logical grouping)
- : a cluster is the minimum 'logical' unit of disk space
- : that storage on the disk can be reserved in.
- : EXAMPLE: a 1 byte file uses 1 cluster
- : depending on the sectors per cluster and sector byte size
- : a cluster could be 1024, 2048, 4096 bytes or more)
- CLUSTERS : total clusters on disk (sectors / sectors per cluster)
- RESV'D SECTORS : reserved sectors usually just one for the boot sector
- HIDDEN SECTORS : hidden sectors, usually there are none in GEMDOS
- DISK SIZE in (K) : size of disk in Kilobytes
- EXECUTABLE? : is the boot sector executable? yes or no
- OEM NAME : A six character space in the boot sector that can be used
- : by the formatting program as a signature
- # OF FATS : number of FILE ALLOCATION TABLES, a FAT maps which
- : clusters are used on the disk, usually 2 FATs
- FAT SIZE : FAT size in sectors
- DIR SIZE : size of the ROOT directory in sectors
- DIR ENTRIES : number of entries the ROOT directory can contain
- FAT 1 START : first sector of FAT #1
- FAT 2 START : first sector of FAT #2 (duplicate of 1)
- DIR START : first sector of the ROOT directory
- DATA START : first sector actual storage space begins
- 12/16 BIT FAT : 12 or 16 bit entries in the FAT table? 16 bit uses
- : more space but is easier to manipulate. Floppies are
- : 12 bit (and most RAMdisks)
- MEDIA DESC. : media descriptor (vestigial field from MSDOS - no use)
-
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-
- Retail price: $29.95
- Available: August 1991
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- DC DATA DIET - Realtime compression of _all_ files. Double (or triple) your
- hard disk storage, while using every single file the same as you always have!
-
- *** Absolutely no other product on the market does what Data Diet does, or
- *** even comes close. In fact, no other product like Data Diet exists for
- *** the Atari computers, anywhere!
-
- 100% compatibility! Any file above 1K can be Dietized!
-
- Check out some test results:
-
- File type No. of Normal Size Diet Size You save!!
- files in bytes in bytes percentage
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Postscript (.PS) 9 1104706 234490 79%
- PageStream (.DOC) 22 1230167 365157 71%
- Various pictures
- (some already compressed) 26 834488 625133 26%
- First Word + (.DOC) 7 56609 26046 53%
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-
- Don't buy another hard disk!
-
- Retail price: $59.95
- Availability: August 1991
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-
- ==================================
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-
- "Show us Shower, and we'll show you Power!"
-
- Users are delighted at the power and flexibility of DC Shower!
-
- The response to DC Shower has been great! If you haven't bought it yet to
- experience 'Shower Power' yourself, we are going to make it even easier for
- you to live the experience.
-
- For a limited time only (until August 1, 1991) you can get DC Shower for
- 1/3 off normal retail price, and here's how:
-
- Call us on the phone and say: "SHOWER POWER"
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- a 33% discount! Incredible!
-
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-
- SHOWER POWER
- c/o Double Click Software
- PO BOX 741206
- Houston, Texas 77274-1206
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- WHAT IS DC SHOWER!
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- DC Shower is SHOW magic!
-
- DC Shower replaces the GEM desktop SHOW FILE function with a variety of
- DC Shower modules that let you view text files, binary files, 17 different
- picture formats, (even extract) ARC, LZH, ZIP and ZOO archives and now
- (by popular demand) digitized sound files! (And more modules are coming!)
-
- OR, use the DC Pick desk accessory to view files in any GEM program.
-
- - OR -
-
- Use DC Shower directly from UIS 3.3 (simply drag a file to the <P>
- button in UIS 3.3 and click on SHOW).
-
- - OR -
-
- You can install DC Shower as the ATERNATIVE TEXT VIEWER in NeoDesk 3.0
- for even more power!
-
- No other product on the market offers the flexibility of DC Shower.
-
- No other product on the market works in conjunction with such a variety
- of files and applications!
-
- Fully compatible with all ST, STe and TT computers. 100% assembly!
-
- NORMAL RETAIL PRICE: $29.95! Ask your dealer for a copy!
-
- ++++++++++++
-
- The special offer price is $22.95 (in the US) or $24.95 (outside US),
- and includes shipping and handling for your convenience.
-
- Texas residents add 8.25% tax
-
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-
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- This program is supplied in the belief that it operates as specified,
- neither Double Click Software (the company) nor the authors shall not be liable
- in any circumstance whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss or damage to
- property incurred or suffered by the customer or any other person as a result
- of any fault or defect in the goods or services supplied by the company
- and in no circumstances shall the company be liable against consequential
- damage or loss of profits (whether or not the possibility thereof was
- separately advised to it or reasonably forseeable) arising from the use or
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