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STUFF 1.0 (c) by Santinon Cristian 1990-1994
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SHAREWARE INFORMATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
STUFF is distributed under the shareware marketing concept.
This means that you can try the program for a limited amount of
time to see if it meets your needs. After the trial period, you
are required to register and pay the registration fee. Shareware
is a distribution method, NOT a type of software. The primary
difference between shareware and retail software is that with
shareware you know if it fits your needs BEFORE you pay for it.
LICENSE
~~~~~~~
Non-registered users are granted a limited license to try STUFF
for a period of four weeks. After the trial period you are
required to register and to pay the registration fee or stop
using it. The four week evaluation period is a legal requirement
based on the license agreement, NOT a time bomb inserted in the
program! STUFF will not stop working or cause any damage to
itself or your system at the end of the four week period.
You are encouraged to freely copy and distribute STUFF provided
that:
1. No fee beyond normal media, duplication, and shipping costs
may be charged.
2. It must be copied in unaltered form complete with this license
and copyright information
3. It is advertised as "shareware" and not as "free" or
"public domain" software.
EDITION
~~~~~~~
Jan 1994
Copyright 1994 by Santinon Cristian
All rights reserved
NOTICE
~~~~~~
This manual is based on the software revision V1.0 of Jan 1994.
The information in this document is subject to change without
notice. I assumes no responsibility for any errors that may
appear in supplied materials or programs.
REQUIRED HARDWARE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The STUFF Disk Space Optimizer can be installed on personal
computers with a Hard Drive, at least one Floppy Drive, 640k
conventional DOS memory, Dos 3.x or better.
ORDER INFORMATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The registration fee for a single copy of STUFF is US$ 10.-.
Payment of this fee entitles you to:
* Disk with the latest version of the STUFF Disk Space Optimizer
which does not display the evaluation notice text.
* Free support by electronic mail or by mail for the first three
month after payment.
* Notification of the next major upgrade.
The accompanying file ORDER.FRM includes a detailed order form.
WHAT IS STUFF ?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
STUFF is a program created for optimize disk space when copy from
Hard Disk to Floppy Disks are maded.
If the space taked by files on hard disk is greater than the
dimension of a single floppy disk, STUFF copies files on multiple
disks with an intelligent algorithm that permit overwork at
maximum the available space on every floppy disk.
Major characteristics of STUFF are:
- Fast copy file algorithm
- CRC verify of copied files
- Full support of 4DOS/NDOS file descriptions
- Direct BIOS access to control floppy drives
HOW TO USE IT ?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To install STUFF, copy the file STUFF.EXE to a directory listed
in your PATH.
Use STUFF as follows:
STUFF [drive:][path]<filespec> <target> [-<switch> [-<switch>]]
'drive'
This is the drive where are the files to stuff on floppy.
'path'
This is the directory where are the files to stuff on floppy.
'filespec'
This is the specifications of files to stuff on floppy.
* is a valid wildcard.
'target'
This is the drive where the files are stuffed ('A:' or 'B:')
'switches'
Switches must be placed after the target specification.
See below for detailed description of all switches.
SWITCHES DESCRIPTION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You may precede switches with either '-' or '/'.
Here is a detailed description of all switches.
'?' - help screen
This displays help screen.
'm' - move files
Use this if you want to delete the files after stuffing.
'v' - verify files
Use this if you want to verify files integrity after
stuffing (CRC method !)
'i' - info about the author
Uses this if you want to view some info about the author of
program.
'a' - add incremental volume label
Use this if you want to add an incremental volume label to
floppy disks where the files are stuffed.
's' - copy also hidden and system files
Use this if you want to stuff on the floppy disks also hidden
and system files.
Press <Esc> key during copy if you want to end stuffing.
EXAMPLES
~~~~~~~~
STUFF DOS A:
Stuff files from directory DOS on current drive to floppy
drive A.
STUFF C:\UTILITY\*.EXE A: -V
Stuff only .exe files from directory C:\UTILITY to drive A
making CRC verify of files.
STUFF \WINDOWS\. B: -M /S
Move all files from directory WINDOWS on current drive to
drive B, also including system and hidden files.
REVISION HISTORY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.25b
First beta-release.
0.45b
Added '-V' and 'A' switches.
0.85b
Added support for 4DOS/NDOS and '-S' switch.
Fixed some bug.
1.0
First public release
Fixed some bug.
AUTHOR
~~~~~~
Please send me order form, advice or question to following
address:
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Cristian Santinon ║
║ Via Molino dell'Oglio 24 ║
║ 21059 Viggiu' ║
║ (VA) ITALY ║
║ ║
║ Telephone: ++39-332-487135 ║
║ Fidonet : 2:331/105 ║
║ Internet : scris@varano.ing.como.polimi.it ║
║ Internet : cristian.santinon@f105.n331.z2.fidonet.org ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
THANKS
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Thanks to Roncoroni Andrea for "Kill" routine and beta-testing.