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CPYDSK WHAT'S NEW
NEW FEATURES:
Version 1.24
1. Program behavior was modified when using the /nn switch. If
/nn is not specified or is set to /0 (turns off /nn), then by
default CPYDSK prompts "Make another copy of this diskette?
(Y/N)" for each additional copy of the Source. If /nn is set
to a number from 1 to 99, then by default CPYDSK now DOES NOT
issue the prompt, even after the last copy specified by /nn has
been made. The assumption is that by specifying /nn, only nn
copies are wanted and no more. At the end of nn copies, CPYDSK
will now prompt "Diskcopy another diskette? (Y/N)" directly.
You can change this default behavior with the new /check
switch. If specified as /check, the program will ALWAYS prompt
"Make another copy of this diskette? (Y/N)" after the last
copies specified have been made, just like version 1.23 did.
If /nocheck is specified, then CPYDSK will NEVER make the
prompt after the last copies have been made and, instead, will
directly prompt "Diskcopy another diskette? (Y/N)" .
Version 1.23
1. Added a /nn switch. This switch lets you specify how many
copies you want to make of the Source disk where nn is a number
from 1 to 99. When specified, CPYDSK will not prompt you "Make
another copy of this diskette? (Y/N)" until all the copies you
have specified have been made. Instead, you will be prompted to
change the Target diskette after each copy is completed. Also,
if you answer Y to the prompt "Diskcopy another diskette?
(Y/N)", you will be prompted for a new copy count. You can
accept the current count or enter a new one. If 0 is entered
for the number of copies, the switch is turned off.
Version 1.2
1. Added a media check. CPYDSK now checks the Target media for
compatiblity with the Source to see if the Source and Target
are the same size (e.g. 360KB to 360KB or 1.44MB to 1.44MB,
etc.). If incompatible media is detected, a warning is issued
and the program restarts from the menu.
2. Added a /verify switch. This switch turns on read-after-write
comparing of Source data with data written to the Target.
3. Pressing <PgDn> anywhere in the menu will immediately accept
the menu choices and prompt for the Source diskette. <Enter>
continues to work as before, moving through each menu option
until reaching the last one. Pressing <Enter> at the last
option will end option selection and prompt for the Source
diskette.
Version 1.1
1. Added a /relax switch. CPYDSK, by default, only allows a
hard disk to be used to store data from a Source diskette
when memory has been exhausted. With the /relax switch ,
CPYDSK will allow any disk type, not just a hard disk, to be
used for temporary Source data storage. This includes other
floppies that are not either the Source or Target and
ramdisks that look like floppies.
Example:
CPYDSK A: F: /RELAX
Copies from Source diskette in drive A: to Target diskette in
drive A: using disk F: (which may be another floppy, etc.) to
hold Source data if necessary.
**** WARNING ****
Do not use CPYDSK with drive letters that have been
redirected with the DOS commands ASSIGN or SUBST! Careless
use of these commands with CPYDSK can lead to undesired
writing to the Source or Target diskettes.
*****************
2. Added a /mono switch. This switch turns off colors so the
display on composite monitors is more legible.
Example:
CPYDSK /mono
Starts CPYDSK up in black and white.
CORRECTIONS:
Version 1.25
1. Corrected problem where the system would hang when expanded
memory was present and a temporary data storage disk was not
selected (i.e., the selection on the menu was made blank).
Version 1.22
1. Another glitch checking the hard disk to be used to store data
from a Source diskette. Again, a valid hard disk could be
rejected for temporary Source data storage. The checking
routines were tweaked again.
Version 1.21
1. By default, CPYDSK only allows a hard disk to be used to store
data from a Source diskette when memory has been exhausted (see
/relax switch above). The logic used to decide if the disk is a
hard disk has been revised. Although unusual, there are
circumstances where a valid hard disk could be rejected for
temporary Source data storage under the old scheme.
2. Various modifications to initialization routines were made to
improve their operation.
Version 1.1
1. Version 1.0 did not always correctly check that the Target
drive was not a hard disk. This bug has been fixed.
2. New logic added to insure that the temporary data storage
drive letter cannot be the same as the Source or Target drive
letters. Previously CPYDSK insisted that the temporary data
storage drive be a hard disk, which avoided the problem.
With the addition of the /relax switch, a check was
necessary.