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| DUP
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| Disk Duplicator
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| (C) 1988-90 by
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| R.MacLean
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| FormGen Corporation
| 13 Holland Drive
| Bolton, Ontario, Canada
| L7E 1G4
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| (416) 857-0022
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| ------|-- | (R)
| --| | |------------------
| | -----|--- | Association of
| | | |-- Shareware
| ---| O | Professionals
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| --------- MEMBER
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DUP Shareware Quick Doc
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| "Shareware" is a term used to describe a system for distribution
| of software. Under the shareware concept, software may be freely
| copied and passed along to others, or distributed through bulletin
| board systems, etc.
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| As a recipient of a shareware program, you may use the software
| for a short trial period to determine if it meets your needs. If
| it does, you pay the registration fee. By paying the fee, you are
| granted the right to retain the software for your use. If the
| software is not suitable, then you may discard it.
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| The shareware system provides substantial benefits the computing
| community (of which YOU are a member):
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| 1) You get to try out the software BEFORE you buy it so you know
| exactly what you're buying.
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| 2) Shareware is substantially less expensive than most commercial
| programs. You don't pay for costly marketing programs and
| fancy packaging.
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| 3) You get access to a MUCH broader base of available programs.
| Thousands of excellent programs have been written by expert
| programmers who would never consider marketing commercially.
| Through the concept of shareware, these people make their
| programs available to the community. Usually, all they ask in
| return is a small fee to reward them for the time and effort
| they've put into the program.
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| The system is based entirely on the honor system, and generally
| works quite well. (Most people are honest and wouldn't violate
| the trust placed in them by the author of the software.)
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| Shareware is NOT free software - the author counts on your integrity.
| Please register using the form the end of this manual.
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| You are encouraged to copy this software and pass it along to
| others who may be interested in using it.
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| This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
| Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
| principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware
| related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly,
| ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a
| dispute or problem with an
| ASP member, but does not
| provide technical support ---------
| for members' products. ------|-- | (tm)
| Please write to the --| | |------------------
| ASP Ombudsman at | -----|--- | Association of
| PO Box 5786, | | |-- Shareware
| Bellevue, WA 98006 ---| O | Professionals
| or send a Compuserve ------| | |---------------------
| message via easyplex to --------- MEMBER
| ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536
DUP Disk Duplication Utility Quick Doc
========================
(C)1988-90 - R.MacLean
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| DUP is a duplication utility intended for use by small firms for
| the creation of distribution disks for their software.
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| It features a simple and informative user interface, and a number of
| unique and valuable features:
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| - audible signal for disk change
| - format, write and verify in one pass
| - format may turned off for pre-formatted disks
| - verify may be turned off for maximum speed
| - option to increment serial numbers during production
| - ability to read an entire master disk into a compressed
| image file, eliminating the need to read the master disk
| at the beginning of each duplicating session
| - multi-disk copying & autoloader control
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| Setup
| =====
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| Before you can use DUP for the first time you MUST set it up for
| your particular system configuration. If you have a 286 or 386
| machine, you may simply delete the supplied configuration file
| DUP.DRV. DUP will automatically determine the number and type
| of drives in your system. If you have a PC or XT class machine,
| or if you want to override the automatic configuration, will have
| to edit DUP.DRV to match your system configuration.
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| DUP.DRV contains a series of numbers separated by commas. The first
| number represents the number of the last floppy drive in the system.
| (ie. A:=1, B:=2, C:=3, D:=4, E:=5, etc.) Following this, there is
| a number representing the type of each drive (regardless of whether
| there is actually a corresponding drive in the system) from A: up to
| the last floppy. The drive type numbers should be set as follows:
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| 0 - hard drive or drive not present
| 1 - 360K 5 1/4" floppy
| 2 - 1.2M 5 1/4" floppy
| 3 - 720K 3 1/2" floppy
| 4 - 1.4M 3 1/2" floppy
| ie.
| if your system has a 360K 5 1/4" floppy as A:,a 360K 5 1/4" floppy
| as B:, C: is a hard disk, and a 720K 3 1/2" as D:, then your
| DUP.DRV file should contain:
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| 4,1,1,0,3 (4 drives,360K,360K,hard disk,720K)
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| The file can be modified using your favorite text editor.
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DUP Starting the Program Quick Doc
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| To start DUP:
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| DUP /n /n /n [Enter]
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| where /n may be:
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| /B - use BIOS for disk I/O (option for best copy speed - may not
| be used with /D)
| /D - use DOS for disk I/O (option for best compatibility - may not
| be used with /B)
| /R - use RAM to buffer master image (for 360K disks)
| /S - silent option disables sounds
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| A signon message will appear, and after pressing a key, the main
| screen will be displayed.
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| -----------------------------------------------------------------------
| | Disk Duplication Utility | (C) 1988-90 R. MacLean |
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------
| | Write Read Display Options Serial Compression Quit |
| | Produce duplicates from master image |
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------
| --------------------------------------------------------- -----------
| | Options & Status Information | | |
| |---------------------------------------------------------| | |
| | Format disk during write Yes No | | Serial # | | |
| | Verify CRC after write Yes No | | -------- | | |
| | Update program serial number Yes No | | Trk 0 | | |
| | Last serial # | | Cyl 0 | | |
| |-----------------------------------------| | Sec 0 | | |
| | Current Function: | | Pos 0 | | |
| | Disk Status: H - - - - - - - - | |-------------| | |
| | Description: | | Drive A: | | |
| |-----------------------------------------| | Track ## | | |
| | ####################################### | | Side # | | |
| ----------------------------------------- ------------- | |
| ----------------------------------------- ------------- | |
| | | | Ver 5.1 | | |
| ----------------------------------------- ------------- -----------
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| The main screen allows control of all duplication operations and
| displays status information.
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| The main functions are shown in a row near the top of the screen,
| and can be selected by either moving the highlight (using the arrow
| keys or spacebar) and pressing [Enter], or by typing the first
| letter of the desired function.
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DUP Disk Duplication Utility Quick Doc
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| WRITE (a duplicate disk)
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| Prompts for the type of image (360K, 720K, etc.), and then for
| the target drive(s), and then displays a list of disk images
| previously read. The appropriate image is selected by
| highlighting it and pressing [Enter].
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| READ (an original disk)
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| Prompts for the source drive, and then displays a list of disk
| images previously read. If the disk has not previously been
| read into the system, select NEW FILE and enter an appropriate
| filename. If a previous version of the disk is already present,
| simply highlight the name of the older image, and press return.
| The older image will be updated from the diskette.
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| DISPLAY (serial number on a disk)
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| Prompts for the source drive, and then displays a list of disk
| images previously read. It will then read and display the
| serial number stored on the disk in the selected drive. This
| allows you to check the serial number on a produced disk.
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| OPTIONS (set general disk options)
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| Allows the setting of the various system options.
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| Format... When ON will format each track prior to writing it,
| allowing the use of blank diskettes without the
| need to process them prior to software duplication.
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| Verify... When ON verifies the CRC for the track after each
| write. This is a good check for media flaws but
| takes a little more time.
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| Serial #. When ON will a serial number in each disk that is
| produced.
| Several parameters must be set before this will
| work properly:
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| Data..... Retrieves the standard options that are stored with
| each master image, allowing you to modify them.
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| Mode..... Switches serial number mode between Automatic
| (where the system assigns an incremental serial
| number to each disk produced), and Manual (where
| the operator is prompted to enter each serial number
| as the disks are produced).
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DUP Disk Duplication Utility Quick Doc
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| SERIAL (set serial number parameters)
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| Allows the setting of the serial number parameters.
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| Data..... Retrieves the serial number parameters that are
| stored with each master image, allowing you to
| modify them.
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| Get S/N.. Searches a master disk for the location of a
| particular serial number string.
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| Track.... Allows you to set the track where the serial number
| is to be placed
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| Cyl...... Allows you to set the side where the serial number
| is to be placed
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| Sector... Allows you to set the sector where the serial number
| is to be placed
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| Position. Allows you to set the position where the serial number
| is to be placed
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| Last #... Allows you to set the last recorded serial number.
| The serial number of the next disk produced will have
| a serial number one higher than this.
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| COMPRESSION (enable/disable data compression)
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| This option allows you to disable the data compression used
| when storing master images on the hard disk.
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| Serial Numbers
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| The serial number is a 10 character ASCII string imbedded in one of
| the larger files of the production software system.
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| The steps for imbedding a serial number are as follows:
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| 1) Write a 10 character dummy serial number string into your
| main program or other disk file. I recommend using
| "12345600A0" as this is the default that DUP searches for.
| 2) Set the Compression option ON now - once the master is
| read, changing it will have no effect for this particular
| image.
| 3) Read the master disk into an image file.
| 4) Set the Serial Number Option ON. (Options menu)
| 5) Use the search function to scan the master disk and locate
| the position where the serial number is stored. (Serial menu)
| 6) Use the Last function to set the serial number to the last
| number copied (one less than the number you desire to be
| embedded in the NEXT copy to be produced).
DUP Disk Duplication Utility Quick Doc
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| The serial number routines are intended for use by KNOWLEDGEABLE
| PC users. These routines expect accurate data and no attempt
| is made to verify input validity. Inserting a serial number
| indiscriminately WILL make duplicated disks unusable.
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| RAM Buffer Option
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| To speed the duplication of 360K disks (especially when the data
| compression option is used), you can set DUP to retain an image of
| the master disk in RAM. This means that instead of reading the
| image track by track for every copy, DUP will read it only once
| and then make as many copies as you want without delay.
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| Your system will need to have 640K of RAM with at least 500K
| available to use this option.
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| To activate it, start DUP by typing:
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| DUP /R
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| Special Acknowledgement
| =======================
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| Many thanks to Chip Rabinowitz at Innovative Data Concepts
| for both the idea and the assembly code for the data compression.
| Thanks to his contribution and assistance, we can enjoy a
| substantial reduction in the hard drive space used by our master
| images.
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| | -------=======>>>>>>> DUP Registration <<<<<<<=======------- | |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| |
| DUP is a copyright program distributed on a "Shareware" basis, |
| that is, it may be freely distributed for TRIAL use. This gives you |
| the benefit of being able to try it out BEFORE you buy. If you don't |
| find it useful, simply destroy or give away your copy and accept my |
| thanks for giving it a shot. |
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| If, however, you find it beneficial and wish to continue using it, |
| please register it by completing the bottom of this form and sending |
| the appropriate fee. This will give you a nicely printed manual with |
| more detailed information, an update of the program including any new |
| features, and a clear conscience whenever you use the program. If |
| you believe in the concept of shareware, it will also give you the |
| nice feeling that comes from knowing that you are backing up your |
| beliefs and are helping to encourage more development of this type |
| of distribution. |
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| *** BONUS! *** Your registration will also get you an Introductory |
| membership to Compuserve Information Service. If you're not |
| familiar with CIS, it's the world's largest online network with games, |
| business information, program libraries, and much, much more. You |
| simply dial a local number to connect your computer to a wide world |
| of services (including electronic mail direct to us)! Your kit |
| includes a User Id, Password and a $15.00 credit! This offer is |
| courtesy of the ASP and CIS. |
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| The registration is a very low price, but it helps me to make a |
| living and to continue to maintain and improve the program. |
| If you do not register, but continue to benefit from the use of my |
| program, you are clearly violating the terms of my copyright, and |
| I will not be amused. |
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| THANK YOU! ...for supporting shareware! |
| Randy MacLean - DUP author |
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