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  1. **********************
  2. *    DMSTEST
  3. *    DOCUMENTATION
  4. **********************
  5. * BY PARCON SOFTWARE
  6. **********************
  7. How to start:
  8.  
  9. NEWS:
  10.  
  11. (v 1.30)
  12. Updated the program to work with the new FMS system.
  13.  
  14. and fixed a minor bug in the track0 adder..
  15.  
  16. *****************************************************************
  17. Also included a special "NO ADDER" version which checks the .DMS
  18. file and removes all track0 adds (BBS adverts), and text adverts.
  19. so the file will be clean for use (with DMSDEVICE).
  20. All you need to do with this version is:
  21.  
  22.    DMSTESTUTRK <.DMS FILENAME>
  23. *****************************************************************
  24.  
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  30.  
  31. INSTALLATION
  32. ************
  33.  
  34.  
  35.    Run the INSTALLTXT program for trk0 files which is needed for
  36.    the TRK0 option.
  37.  
  38.    copy the program DMSTEST to your C: directory.
  39.  
  40.  
  41.  
  42. NOTE!
  43.    No virus's or BBS:user.data ripper is included.
  44.    Why ruin my good reputation.
  45.    You can thrust me on these parts.
  46.  
  47.  
  48. ***********
  49. How to USE:
  50. ***********
  51.  
  52.  
  53. ****************************************************************************
  54. InstallTXT >:
  55.  
  56.   Before starting the installTXT, copy the files,
  57.   DMS103       (Disk-Masher System version 1.03)
  58.   DMS111       (Disk-Masher System v1.11)        :>NAME MUST BE DMS111
  59.   InstallTXT
  60.      to, e.x. RAM:
  61.   Change directory to ram:
  62.   Now edit your DMSTRACK0.TXT
  63.   Save this file to ram:
  64.   Start the INSTALLTXT , AFTER YOU HAVE EDITED THE FILE CALLED
  65.                                                        >>  DMSTRACK0.TXT
  66.  
  67.   The .TXT is written to the BOOT of diskette in DRIVE 0
  68.   after is has written the bootblock it will DMS the addtrk's
  69.   needed for the DMSTEST program.
  70.   After INSTALLTXT is finished, you will find 7 files
  71.   in the current directory, just copy the files
  72.   BBS.0 -> BBS.6 to a directory where the BBS can find them, like S:
  73.   You can rename the filename BBS to something else, but the .0 - .6
  74.   MUST remain as the last 2 characters.
  75.  
  76.  
  77.  
  78.  
  79. ****************************************************************************
  80. DMSTEST >:    the following options can be used.
  81.  
  82.  
  83. DMSTEST <FILENAME>[.DMS]    
  84.     Checks file for CRC errors. nothing else
  85.  
  86. DMSTEST -0S:BBSADD <FILENAME>[.DMS]    
  87.     Checks file for CRC errors.
  88.         Adds a textfile called BBSADD.TXT (.TXT is automatically
  89.         added to the name if no extension is written.
  90.  
  91. DMSTEST -1S:BBS <FILENAME>[.DMS]    
  92.     Checks file for CRC errors.
  93.         Adds a TRK0 showboot to the .DMS file
  94.         and also removes ALL showtxt files and the other
  95.         TRK0's which may have been added to the .DMS .
  96.  
  97. DMSTEST -0S:BBSADD -1S:BBS <FILENAME>[.DMS]    
  98.     Checks file for CRC errors.
  99.         Adds a textfile called BBSADD.TXT
  100.         (.TXT is automatically added to the name if no extension is written.)
  101.         Adds a TRK0 show boot to the .DMS file
  102.         and also removes ALL showtxt files and the other
  103.         TRK0's which may have been added to the .DMS .
  104.     
  105. so we have four different options.
  106.  
  107.  no options after program name, then just check a .DMS file specified.
  108.  
  109.  -0 add a TXT file to the dms
  110.  -1 add a TRK0 file to the dms and removes the other trk0's
  111.     and the txt files.
  112.     NOTE THE ORIGINAL TRK0 of the file is still kept.!!!
  113.     If no trk0 is found in the .DMS file, it will
  114.     skip this part.
  115.  
  116.  
  117. *************************************************************************
  118. write this into your BBS:FCHECK/DMS file.
  119.  
  120.  
  121. >>>****************     CUT HERE    *************************<<<
  122. DMSTEST
  123. [-0S:DISPLAYME] [-1S:TRK0ADD]
  124.  nothing!!!... just write something
  125.  
  126. >>>****************     CUT HERE    *************************<<<
  127.  
  128.  
  129.  
  130.  
  131. >64 chars and 15 lines to type a text. line directly below is NOT included.
  132. >You can cut the text out and write is as the DMSTRACK0.TXT file
  133. >which is needed for the installTXT
  134.  
  135.  
  136. >>>****************     CUT HERE    *************************<<<
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  140. ············Example page for BBS use , this page can be a ······
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  153. >>>****************     CUT HERE    *************************<<<
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