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Sydex
TeleDisk
The Diskette FAX Machine
Sydex
P.O. Box 5700
Eugene, OR 97405
(503) 683-6033
Table of Contents
TeleDisk At a Glance.........................................1
Configuring TeleDisk--TDCONFIG...............................3
Getting Started With TeleDisk................................5
Creating a Diskette Image File...............................7
Making Diskettes from Image Files............................9
Copying From A Diskette To A Diskette.......................11
The Operating Display.......................................11
Compatibility With Older Versions...........................13
Revision Record.............................................13
Acknowledgment..............................................13
The Sydex Product Line......................................14
TeleDisk - The Diskette FAX Machine
Version 2.1 - July, 1990
Copyright 1989, 1990, 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" ven-
dor 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 TeleDisk -- which can be quite valuable at
times. You also receive complete printed documentation for the
product. A "do-it-yourself" update service is offered to regis-
tered users through our own BBS. And finally, we include an
evaluation package of some of our other software products. Make
no mistake, however--this is a fully functional version of
TeleDisk and not "crippled" in any way. As a final inducement to
you--the registered package does not contain the advertising
copy...
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The non-commercial single-user registration fee for TeleDisk is
$20.00 US. The commercial and multisystem site fee for TeleDisk
is $125.001. Users outside of Canada and the United States should
include an additional $5.00 for international airmail. We can ac-
cept payment only in U.S. funds.
Send a check or company P.O. for the appropriate amount to:
Sydex
P.O. Box 5700
Eugene, OR 97405
--------------------
1. A "site license" is a product to be used at a single physical location
on a number of systems. Generally speaking, if the location has a street
or postal address, it is a single site.
We can also accept VISA or Master Card; contact us for details.
On corporate orders, our terms are normally net 30. Please indi-
cate what product you are ordering and if you have a requirement
for 3.5" media. We normally ship 5.25" 360K diskettes, but will
furnish 3.5" 720K media upon request.
If you are a registered user of this product and desire an update,
please send $4.00 for handling and we will ship you an up-to-date
copy. Please add $3.00 for printed documentation to cover duplica-
tion costs.
DISTRIBUTION NOTICE
This is "user-supported" software. You are hereby granted a
license by Sydex to distribute this evaluation copy of TeleDisk
and its documentation, subject to the following conditions:
1. TeleDisk may be distributed freely without charge in evalua-
tion form only.
2. TeleDisk may not be sold, licensed, or a fee charged for its
use. If a fee is charged in connection with TeleDisk, it
must cover the cost of copying or dissemination only. Such
charges must be clearly identified as such by the originating
party. Under no circumstances may the purchaser be given the
impression that he is buying TeleDisk itself.
3. TeleDisk must be presented as a complete unit, including this
documentation. Neither TeleDisk nor its documentation may be
amended or altered in any way.
4. By granting you the right to distribute the evaluation form
of TeleDisk, you do not become the owner of TeleDisk in any
form.
Any other use, distribution or representation of TeleDisk is ex-
pressly forbidden without the written consent of Sydex.
CP/M, CP/M-80 and CP/M 2.2 are trademarks of Digital Research. MS-DOS is a
trademark of Microsoft. IBM PC, PC-XT and PC-AT are trademarks of Interna-
tional Business Machines. CompatiCard is a trademark of MicroSolutions,
Inc.
TeleDisk At a Glance
What TeleDisk Is
TeleDisk is a utility which will convert any diskette into a file and vice-
versa. The diskette need not be a DOS diskette; certain types of "copy-
protected" diskettes are also handled. The result is an exact copy of the
original diskette. The file produced by TeleDisk is compressed to minimal
size and is handled by most telecommunications file transfer protocols, in-
cluding Kermit and XMODEM.
We initially had a problem in explaining in ten words or less exactly what
it was that TeleDisk did. One of our customers hit on the description of
TeleDisk as a "diskette FAX machine". A very accurate description!
We at Sydex develop software and we also carry out support activities for
that software. Part of any "bug hunting" operation is the task of duplicat-
ing problems. And part of duplicating problems is obtaining the necessary
supporting materials.
If "supporting materials" means only one or two files, obtaining them is
easy - just upload them via a modem and a communications package. If,
however, the supporting material takes the form of many files in several
directories, or worse yet, data on a diskette from an alien system in an
unknown format, getting the information over a telephone line can be a big
problem. Our only viable response in such a case had been "Can you Fed Ex
it to us?". Clearly, something better was warranted.
And so TeleDisk was born. This utility allows you to take a diskette and
convert it into a file. You can then transmit this file using your
favorite communications pr