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Sydex
FORMATQM
A Quick Mass Diskette Formatter
Sydex
P.O. Box 5700
Eugene, OR 97405
Voice: (503) 683-6033
FAX: (503) 683-1622
Data: (503) 683-1385
FORMATQM
A Quick Multiple Diskette Format/Verify
Copyright 1988-91, Sydex
All Rights Reserved
Version 1.7 February, 1991
Sydex
P.O. Box 5700
Eugene, OR 97405
Voice: (503) 683-6033
FAX: (503) 683-1622
Data: (503) 683-1385
All Rights Reserved
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 FormatQM -- which can be quite valuable
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 FormatQM and not "crippled" in any
way.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The non-commercial single-user registration fee for FormatQM is
$10.00 US. The commercial and multisystem site fee for FormatQM
is $50.00.
Send a check or company P.O. for the appropriate amount to:
Sydex
P.O. Box 5700
Eugene, OR 97405
Please indicate what product you are ordering and if you have a
requirement for 3.5" media. We normally ship 5.25" 360K dis-
kettes, but will furnish 3.5" 720K media upon request. Shipping
charges within the United States and Canada are $3.00. Customers
outside of the United States and Canada should add $5.00 for air-
mail 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 FormatQM
and its documentation, subject to the following conditions:
1. FormatQM may be distributed freely without charge in
evaluation form only.
2. FormatQM may not be sold, licensed, or a fee charged
for its use. If a fee is charged in connection with
FormatQM, it must cover the cost of copying or dissemi-
nation only. Such charges must be clearly identified
as such by the originating party. Under no cir-
cumstances may the purchaser be given the impression
that he is buying FormatQM itself.
3. FormatQM must be presented as a complete unit, includ-
ing this documentation. Neither FormatQM nor its
documentation may be amended or altered in any way.
4. By granting you the right to distribute the evaluation
form of FormatQM, you do not become the owner of For-
matQM in any form.
Any other use, distribution or representation of For-
matQM is expressly forbidden without the written consent
of Sydex.
Table of Contents
What Is FormatQM?............................................1
Installing FormatQM..........................................2
How To Use FormatQM..........................................3
Operating FormatQM...........................................4
What's New...................................................5
The Sydex Product Line.......................................6
i
What Is FormatQM?
FormatQM is a utility written to allow you to format a large num-
ber of diskettes in a single session with no keyboard interac-
tion. FormatQM will make use of more than one disk drive and
produces formatted and verified diskettes in any of the standard
DOS formats.
FormatQM requires a PC XT, AT or IBM PS/2-compatible computer.
FormatQM will not operate on the IBM PC Jr., or the low-end
models of the Tandy 1000 series, such as the 1000 HX because they
are relatively PC-incompatible. Your display may be monochrome,
CGA, EGA or VGA, and your diskette drives may be internal or ex-
ternal to your computer.
FormatQM can produce the following formats, given the correspond-
ing media and drive:
1. 180K single-sided, 9 sector, 40 track, 5.25". This is
the standard single-sided DOS diskette.
2. 360K double-sided, 9 sector, 40 track, 5.25". This is
the standard double-sided DOS diskette.
3. 1,200K double-sided, 15 sector, 80 track, 5.25". This
is the high- density PC-AT format.
4. 720K double-sided, 9 sector, 80 track, 3.5". This is
used by PS/2 machines as the standard interchange for-
mat. PC-AT or -XT compatibles with 3.5" drives can also
use this format.
5. 1,440K double-sided, 18 sector, 80 track, 3.5". This is
used by the PS/2 Model 50 and 80 as high-density media.
The PC-AT with the proper BIOS and 3.5" drive can also
use this format.
The diskettes produced are non-system diskettes. That is, they do
not contain a copy of DOS as part of the format data. If a dis-
kette is "booted", a message will be displayed requesting a sys-
tem diskette and the boot process will be repeated, just as with
a standard non-system diskette. The first (or "boot" sector) of
the diskette is compatible with all versions of DOS from 2.0
through 4.0 (the latest as of this writing) and includes a DOS
4.0 serial number.
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