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DISK COPY FAST
Version 4.7
Documentation
DISK COPY FAST Copyright 1992-1994 Chang Ping Lee ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
DISK COPY FAST Copyright 1992-1994 Chang Ping Lee page 1
Table Of Contents
Disclaimer of warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Terms of distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Main Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. System requirement and compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. How to install and run DISK COPY FAST. . . . . . . . . . 10
5. Command line arguments and examples. . . . . . . . . . . 11
6. How to use pull-down menus in DISK COPY FAST . . . . . . 14
6.1 Select a command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.2 Execute a command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.3 ESC key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.4 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7. Windows
7.1 Resource window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.2 Option window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.2 Information window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8. Commands reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.1 Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.2 Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.3 Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.4 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
9. Hot keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
10. Benchmark and comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
10.1 Benchmark, HOW FAST CAN IT GO . . . . . . . . . . . 18
10.2 Comparison, HOW MUCH CAN YOU SAVE . . . . . . . . . 19
11. What is an image file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
12. About extended memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
13. About boot sector virus protection . . . . . . . . . . . 22
DISK COPY FAST Copyright 1992-1994 Chang Ping Lee page 2
14. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
15. Questions and answers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Support and suggestions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Introducing other fine products. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
17.1 DISK COPY PLUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
17.2 DISK UTIL PACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
18. Registration benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
18.1 DISK COPY FAST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
18.2 DISK COPY PLUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
HOW TO REGISTER
ORDER FORM
DISK COPY FAST Copyright 1992-1994 Chang Ping Lee page 3
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SUPPLIED "AS IS". THE AUTHOR HEREBY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS
DOCUMENTATION FILE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO DAMAGE TO HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND/OR DATA FROM USE OF THIS
PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR OF THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE
TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES. YOUR USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THESE AND
OTHER TERMS INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENTATION FILE.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF EVOLVING PROGRAMMING AND THE VARIOUS
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THIS SOFTWARE MAY
BE USED, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT OCCASIONAL "BUGS" OR UNFITNESS
MAY ARISE. THE USER SHOULD ALWAYS TEST THIS SOFTWARE THOROUGHLY
WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
DISK COPY FAST Copyright 1992-1994 Chang Ping Lee page 4
LICENSE
DISK COPY FAST v4.7 is neither free software nor is it in the
public domain. The software and its documentation, this file, are
property of the author and may not be sold without written
permission from the author.
DISK COPY FAST v4.7 is distributed as shareware. This means that
you are granted a limited license to use it for a period of 30
days. If you find it useful and decide to continue using it after
the trial period, registration is required.
Registered users will be granted a just-like-a-book license which
means a registered version of the software can be used by more
than one person and can be moved from one computer to another so
long as there is NO POSSIBILITY of it being used by two different
persons on two different computers at the same time, just like a
book can not be read by two different persons in two different
places at the same time.
By registering for a non-commercial license you agree that the
software will not be used for profit purpose and do not duplicate
more than 10 diskettes from any particular source diskette or image
file. Non-commercial license can not be licensed to a business,
organization, institution or government agency.
A commercial license allows you to use the software for profit or
non-profit purposes. With a commercial license you can duplicate
as many diskettes as you like.
Site licenses for use of DISK COPY FAST on multiple computers are
also available upon request at a reduced fee.
DISK COPY FAST Copyright 1992-1994 Chang Ping Lee page 5
TERMS OF DISTRIBUTION :
Redistribution of DISK COPY FAST must include the software, its
documentation file, order form and all supplemental files (see
FILES.TXT) as a single unit without any modification AND subject
to the following conditions :
1. Any individual is welcome to make copies for his/her friends
and/or colleagues if NO FEE is charged.
2. Electronic bulletin boards, whether they charge or do not
charge their users subscription fee, are welcome to post the
program for down loading as long as they do not charge any fee
in particular for the distribution of DISK COPY FAST.
3. Computer information services such as CompuServe (CIS), Genie,
etc., may post this software for their subscribers.
4. Non-commercial user groups and computer clubs may distribute
the program to their members if the fee charged for the
diskette containing DISK COPY FAST does not exceed $10.
5. Disk vendors approved by the Association of Shareware
Professionals or disk vendors who explain the concept of
shareware in their ads that quote a price may distribute the
shareware version of DISK COPY FAST.
6. Other commercial enterprises wishing to distribute DISK COPY
FAST either alone or in combination with other hardware,
software, books or materials must obtain permission in writing
from the author.
DISK COPY FAST Copyright 1992-1994 Chang Ping Lee page 6
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author of DISK COPY FAST sincerely wish to thank the following
people.
Mr. Jeff. Chen from TAIWAN provided valuable information about
diskette controller. Without his help DISK COPY FAST can not be
really fast. Joe Warjas, co-sysop of the PIE BBS, provided many
valuable suggestions. He also helped proof read the DOC and TXT
files and distributed the program to many BBSes. Robert Everett
helped in doing lots of testing under OS/2. He also provided many
valuable suggestions.
DISK COPY FAST Copyright 1992-1994 Chang Ping Lee page 7
1. INTRODUCTION:
DISK COPY FAST is a one pass diskette duplication utility which
makes copies of 1.44 MB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB and 360 KB diskettes.
DISK COPY FAST is incredibly fast. For example, using DOS
command DISKCOPY to duplicate a