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DiskRW 2.37
Last Minute Notes
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Foreword
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This is DiskRW version 2.37, a bug fix release to solve problems
before the next mayor release is ready.
Latest changes not listed in the docs
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2.35 - bug fixed: formatting of high density disks did not work
2.36 - bug fixed: disks, that were never formatted before,
could not be formatted on the first try, if the disk
was not accessed at least once before calling DiskRW.
- initialization much more reliable, should now always find
optimum parameters on the first try
- removed the two comparison runs from initialization.
To see how fast DiskRW is, look how reading speeds up
during the installation process
- told registration reminder not to appear during the first
two months after installation.
- removed delay from registration reminder, you can now just
press ANY key to skip it
2.37 - formatting did still not always work, not it does
- initialization was still not 100% reliable, now it is
- decreased writing speed a bit to get rid of strange
delay coming from dos. This caused sometimes writing
to be a lot slower. Now it's always slower but only
a little bit (2-3 seconds).
Important additional note
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You should not have a disk caching program installed and active
while running the installation of DiskRW. This will cause
determination of wrong parameters.
During normal operation of DiskRW (not installation) many disk
caching programs cause a slow down of DiskRW. The worst effect
was reported of SmartDrive. Compatibility is not affected, only
speed. If possible, you should disable disk caches when running
DiskRW to achieve maximum speed.
Announcement
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Currently I'm working very hard on a new release (3.0) with lots
of new features. It should have been ready by the end of 1992
but got delayed a little bit.
Some of the new features are:
- copy mode (batch files not needed any more)
- XMS support (no space on hard disk needed)
- mass copy mode (one source, multiple copies)
- compare mode
- much faster installation, completely automatic now
- problem solved that could cause delays each few tracks
(turned out to be a bug of DOS, not of DiskRW)
and possibly also
- full screen menu interface
(as alternative to the command line parametersm, not replacing them)
Free Updates
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Register now! With the key-file registration system you automatically
get FREE UPDATES: your personal key-file will also work with version
3.0 although that version is very likely to be more expensive than the
current version is.
Simply download any new version from a BBS, get a copy from a friend
or request it from a minimal fee directly from me and it will
automatically detect that you are a registered used.
You can encourage me to spend much more time on the further
development of this program by paying the registration fee.
P l e a s e s u p p o r t s h a r e w a r e !