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Here is information about FCOPY, a fast, crude, diskette
format-and-copy program.
FCOPY operates on the IBM Personal Computer. It requires,
1) an IBM PC or equivalent
2) 256 K memory or more
3) two diskette drives
4) DOS 1.10
FCOPY was written to provide a more expedient means of
copying diskettes than the DISKCOPY program that is
supplied with DOS. FCOPY is not a polished or flexible
program -- it was created for private use, and therefore is
rather crude. For example, it only copies the PC's lowest-
common-denominator diskette format: singled sided, 8-track,
160 KB format; it uses absolute memory locates from 95K to
256K; and so forth.
WARNING NOTE: Simply because of its particular use of memory,
FCOPY requires the use of DOS versions 1.00 or 1.10, and not
2.00 or above.
FCOPY is distributed free, as-is, for those who can make
use of it. Source code (Pascal and assembler) is included,
so that any one with the necessary skills can modify it.
FCOPY works in the following way:
* it begins by reading a master diskette into memory,
from drive A.
* then it proceeds to format and copy diskettes,
alternating between drives A and B.
* FCOPY operates continuously, for maximum speed; when it
is finished with one diskette, it begins with the next
diskette in the opposite drive.
* while FCOPY is formatting and copying on one drive, the
other drive can be unloaded and reloaded, ready for the
next copy.
* if a diskette is not ready in a drive when FCOPY starts
trying to use it, FCOPY will continue trying until a
diskette is ready.
* if FCOPY encounters any errors, it passes on to the
next diskette, without any second tries.
* you can instruct FCOPY to pause at the end of the
current diskette, by pressing the Esc key.
* FCOPY will produce formatted copies in about 30 seconds each.
Peter Norton
June 1, 1984