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Sydex
Con>Format
A Concurrent Diskette Formatter
Table of Contents
Con>Format, Briefly..........................................1
Configuring Con>Format.......................................1
Operating Con>Format.........................................4
Display Adapters and Modes and Con>Format....................5
Removing Con>Format From Memory..............................6
Other Things to Know.........................................6
In Conclusion................................................6
The Sydex Product Line.......................................7
Con>Format
A "POP-UP" CONCURRENT DISKETTE FORMATTER
Copyright 1988-90, Sydex
All Rights Reserved
Version 1.07 August, 1990
Sydex
P.O. Box 5700
Eugene, OR 97405
Voice: (503) 683-6033
FAX: (503) 683-1622
Data: (503) 683-1385
NOTICE
THIS IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE! If you paid a "public domain" vendor
for this program, you paid for the service of copying the
program, and not for the program itself. Rest assured that noth-
ing ever gets to the originators of this product from such a
sale. You may evaluate this product, but if you make use of it,
you must register your copy.
We offer several inducements to you for registering. First of
all, you receive the most up-to-date copy of the program that we
have -- and we do update the product on a regular basis. You
also receive support for Con>Format -- which can be quite valu-
able at times. And finally, we have a few utilities not included
in the evaluation package. Make no mistake, however - this is a
fully functional version of Con>Format and not "crippled" in any
way.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The non-commercial single-user registration fee for Con>Format is
$15.00 US. The commercial and multisystem site fee for
Con>Format (including Con>Format) is $50.00.
Send a check or company P.O. for the appropriate amount to:
Sydex
P.O. Box 5700
Eugene, OR 97405
We accept VISA and MasterCard. Please indicate what product you
are ordering and if you have a requirement for 3.5" media. We
normally ship 5.25" 360K diskettes, but will furnish 3.5" 720K
media upon request. Customers outside of the United States and
Canada should add $5.00 for airmail shipping.
If you are a registered user of this product and desire an up-
date, please send $5.00 for handling and we will ship you an up-
to-date copy. Please add $3.00 for printed documentation to
cover duplication costs.
DISTRIBUTION NOTICE
This is "user-supported" software. You are hereby granted a
license by Sydex to distribute this evaluation copy of Con>Format
and its documentation, subject to the following conditions:
1. Con>Format may be distributed freely without charge in
evaluation form only.
2. Con>Format may not be sold, licensed, or a fee charged
for its use. If a fee is charged in connection with
Con>Format, it must cover the cost of copying or dis-
semination only. Such charges must be clearly iden-
tified as such by the originating party. Under no cir-
cumstances may the purchaser be given the impression
that he is buying Con>Format itself.
3. Con>Format must be presented as a complete unit, includ-
ing this documentation. Neither Con>Format nor its
documentation may be amended or altered in any way.
4. By granting you the right to distribute the evaluation
form of Con>Format, you do not become the owner of
Con>Format in any form.
Any other use, distribution or representation of
Con>Format is expressly forbidden without the written
consent of Sydex.
Con>Format, Briefly
For those who don't like going though tons of documentation to
find out what a program does, here's Con>Format in a nutshell:
* Con>Format stands for Con(current) For(matter) and offers
you the capability of formatting diskettes "in the back-
ground" while other work is being done on your computer.
* Con>Format is a "pop-up" utility. That is, it stays dor-
mant until a particular combination of keys (which you
specify yourself) is depressed. Con>Format then opens a
"window" on the display and requests which drive to format
and what kind of format to write. Once this is done, the
"window" disappears and does not reappear until formatting
is complete. In the meantime, you have full use of your
computer, excluding the diskette drives (you may use the
hard disk). Hence the term "background" formatter.
* Con>Format works with 5.25" and 3.5" diskette drive types,
and provides formatting for 180K, 360K, 720K, 1.2M and
1.44M diskettes. The format written is compatible with
DOS versions 2.0 through 4.01 (the latest as of this
writing).
* Con>Format will "hold up" a diskette access from a running
program if a diskette is in the process of being for-
matted. A window "pops up" to notify you of this occur-
rence. When formatting is complete, the diskette access
is performed and program execution continues. If the ES-
Cape key is pressed during the time that diskette access
is suspended, a "Drive not ready" status will be returned
and control returned to the suspended program.
So why waste your time staring at "Formatting Track 13, Side 1"
displays? Give Con>Format a try--pretty soon you'll be wondering
why you ever put up with DOS Format!
Configuring Con>Format
Con>Format can be run without first being configured. Con>Format
will use the following defaults if the configuration program has
not been changed:
1. White-on-black window colors.
2. "Hot key" is Alt-Left Shift-"F".
3. Tone and window completion alert.
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You need only copy the file CONFMT.COM from the installation dis-
kette to a directory or drive where it may be accessed. To load
Con>Format into memory, simply type the following at the DOS
prompt:
CONFMT S