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;;06-09-8╡ì
áááááááááááááááááááááááá BBACK.DO├ v.6.0ì
ááááááááááááááááááááááááááá 07/09/8╡ì
Eriπ Gan≤ì
FrencΦ Dep'⌠ UCL┴ì
Lo≤ Angeles¼ C┴ 9002┤

Version 6.0

Enter≤á backups/date≤á iε catalog«á EliminateΣ LB╥ datinτá optioε ì
because of CRC library directory errors.

[previou≤á versioε informatioε ha≤ beeε eliminateΣ t∩ savσá spacσ ì
and make this file easier to read]

áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá **¬

áááá Thσá backu≡á prograφ BBACK.CO═ wa≤ originall∙ inspireΣ b∙á ß ì
suggestioεá iε Johnson-Laird'≤ "Programmer'≤ CP/═á Handbook"«á I⌠ ì
counteΣá oεá CP/═ t∩ zer∩ thσ "archiveó bi⌠ (bi⌠ ╖á oµá thσá las⌠ ì
lette≥á iεá thσ filetype⌐ afte≥ thσ filσ ha≤ beeε writteε t∩á anΣ ì
closed║ "thσ Filσ ChangeΣ bi⌠ (bi⌠ ╖ oµ bytσ 11⌐ i≤ alway≤ se⌠ t∩ ì
░ wheε yo⌡ closσ ß filσ t∩ whicΦ yo⌡ havσ beeε writingó (Johnson¡ì
Laird¼ p« 26)« Unfortunately¼ iε CP/═ 2.▓ i⌠ isn't«

áááá Thu≤á t∩ usσ thi≤ backu≡ prograφ correctly¼á yo⌡ mus⌠á firs⌠ ì
patcΦá you≥ BDO╙ s∩ tha⌠ thσ archivσ bi⌠ i≤ rese⌠ wheneve≥ ß filσ ì
i≤ closed« Thσ includeΣ patcΦ ARCH.AZ═ caε bσ installeΣ witΦ SID¼ ì
DDT¼á etc«á Al∞á CP/═ computer≤ havσ somσ kinΣ oµ SYSGE╬á prograφ ì
tha⌠á contain≤ ß memor∙ imagσ oµ thσ BDOS«á  Oε thσ Kaypro-1░ yo⌡ ì
caεá modif∙á thσ filσ PUTSYS.CO═ (don'⌠ forge⌠ t∩á calculatσá thσ ì
offset⌐ anΣ executσ it¼ writinτ it≤ content≤ t∩ thσ systeφ track≤ ì
oµá you≥ disk«á Iµ yo⌡ havσ CP/═ v.3¼á yo⌡ don'⌠ neeΣ thi≤ patch╗ ì
bu⌠ theε yo⌡ probabl∙ don'⌠ neeΣ BBAC╦ either!

                            Commands

 Forma⌠ 1║ bbacδ [d1:]fn.f⌠ [>d2][#▌ (*┐ oδ iε fn.ft⌐

 d▒á i≤ thσ drivσ t∩ bacδ u≡ (default║ curren⌠ drive⌐

 d▓ i≤ thσ drivσ oε whicΦ thσ backu≡ wil∞ bσ made« Thσ defaul⌠ i≤ ì
se⌠ t∩ C║á (flopp∙ drivσ oε thσ Kaypro-10)╗á i⌠ caε bσ rese⌠ witΦ ì
BBDEF«

 fn.f⌠á caε (anΣ usuall∙ does⌐ contaiε wildcard≤

 úá indicate≤ tha⌠ al∞ use≥ area≤ shoulΣ bσ searcheΣ fo≥ file≤ t∩ ì
bacδá up«á Thesσá file≤ wil∞ bσ copieΣ t∩ thei≥á repsectivσá use≥ ì
area≤ oε thσ backu≡ disk╗ thu≤ iµ yo⌡ havσ tw∩ copie≤ oµ thσ samσ ì
filσ iε differen⌠ use≥ area≤ the∙ wil∞ remaiε separate«


Examples║á bbacδá c:*.za≡á >dúá ⁿ bbacδ urk.¬ ⁿá bbacδá a:*.¬á >πááááá ì
bbacδ z*.¬ úè

 Forma⌠ 2║á bbacδ [d1][>][d2▌ (thσ '>º i≤ needeΣ iµ EITHE╥ d▒á o≥ ì
d▓ i≤ present.⌐

Yo⌡á wil∞ bσ prompteΣ fo≥ filetype≤ t∩ bσ backeΣ up«á Thσá forma⌠ ì
fo≥ thi≤ entr∙ is║ >>[#]ft1;ft2;ft3..« (ma° 12╖ chars⌐

 Wildcard≤ arσ permitted╗ ente≥ ß spacσ fo≥ blanδ filetype«

 úá ha≤ thσ samσ meaninτ a≤ above«á D╧ NO╘ pu⌠ ß ';º afte≥ it«

Example║á #zap╗ ;s*;??· wil∞á bacδ u≡ files║á *.za≡ ⁿá *«á (blanδ ì
file-type⌐á ⁿá *.s?┐á ⁿ *.??· iε al∞ use≥ area≤ oµá thσá selecteΣ ì
drive«

áááá Afte≥á copyinτ thσ file¼á BBAC╦ wil∞ se⌠ thσ archivσ bi⌠á oµ ì
thσá origina∞ (no⌠ thσ backup⌐ file«á Thσ nex⌠ timσ BBAC╦ i≤ run¼ ì
i⌠ wil∞ no⌠ cop∙ thσ filσ iµ thσ archivσ bi⌠ i≤ set« Iµ yo⌡ patcΦ ì
you≥ BDO╙ witΦ ARCH.AZM¼ CP/═ wil∞ rese⌠ thσ archivσ bi⌠ wheneve≥ ì
thσ filσ i≤ closeΣ (whicΦ presume≤ i⌠ ha≤ beeε writteε to)«á Thu≤ ì
BBAC╦á permit≤á yo⌡á t∩ kee≡ curren⌠ backup≤á oµá set≤á oµá file≤ ì
withou⌠á havinτá t∩ recal∞ whicΦ one≤ havσ beeε writteε t∩á sincσ ì
thσá las⌠á backup«á Iε conjunctioε witΦá BBCAT¼á i⌠á provide≤á aε ì
automatiπá file-datinτá anΣ cataloguinτ systeφ tha⌠ require≤á yo⌡ ì
only to keep the current date in CAL.COM.ì

                      Catalog entry (v6.0)

     Thi≤ featurσ doe≤ no⌠ requirσ an∙ extrß inpu⌠ froφ thσ user«  ì
BBAC╦á wil∞á looδ fo≥ ß cataloτ filσ oµ forφ BB*.CA╘ oε thσá use≥ ì
areß froφ whicΦ i⌠ i≤ called¼ anΣ wil∞ creatσ BB0.CA╘ iµ i⌠ fail≤ ì
t∩ finΣ one«á (Thi≤ filσ caε bσ renameΣ a≤ yo⌡ pleasσ withiεá thσ ì
BB*.CA╘á filespec.⌐á  Thσ cataloτ require≤ disk≤ t∩á contaiεá thσ ì
traditiona∞ -*.nnε numbe≥ file¼á bu⌠ iµ yo⌡ haven'⌠ numbereΣ you≥ ì
backu≡ disδ BBAC╦ wil∞ numbe≥ i⌠ 25╡ (iµ yo⌡ usσ tw∩á disks¼á thσ ì
seconΣá wil∞ bσ numbereΣ 254¼á etc.)«á  Thσ forma⌠ oµ thσá numbe≥ ì
filσá i≤ -+RENUM.nnn╗á thσ poin⌠ oµ thσ namσ i≤ t∩ reminΣ yo⌡á t∩ ì
renumbe≥ thσ disk« BBCAT¼ thσ associateΣ cataloτ utility¼ wil∞ d∩ ì
thi≤á anΣá als∩ renumbe≥ al∞ relevan⌠ cataloτá entries«á  Cataloτ ì
entrie≤á includσ thσ datσ anΣ thσ disδ number╗á iµ yo⌡ bacδ u≡á ß ì
filσá oεá thσ samσ disδ thσ cataloτ entr∙ wil∞á bσá updateΣá (no⌠ ì
duplicated)«á  ╔á sugges⌠ yo⌡ creatσ separatσ catalog≤ fo≥ group≤ ì
oµá file≤ yo⌡ bacδ u≡ oε differen⌠ set≤ oµá floppies«á  Automatiπ ì
cataloguinτá make≤ i⌠ mucΦ easie≥ t∩ kee≡ tracδ oµá you≥á backup≤ ì
anΣ t∩ eliminatσ duplicates« Asidσ froφ thσ datinτ feature¼ BBCA╘ ì
allow≤áá greate≥áá use≥á contro∞á ove≥á filσáá entr∙áá (includinτ ì
renumberinτ oµ disk≤ anΣ selectivσ cataloguing/deletioε oµ files⌐ ì
thaεá othe≥ cataloτ programs«á  Pleasσ seσ BBCAT.DO├ fo≥á furthe≥ ì
details.

áááááááááááááááááááááááá Datinτ featurσ

áááá BBAC╦á expect≤ t∩ finΣ CAL.CO═ iε use≥ areß A0¼á anΣá copie≤ ì
thσá datσ (presumabl∙ current⌐ storeΣ iε tha⌠ file«á Iε orde≥á t∩ ìèdatσá you≥á file≤ (botΦ thσ origina∞ anΣ thσá backu≡á copy)¼á tw∩ ì
format≤ arσ used:

¡ Fo≥á MBasiπ file≤ (includinτ ASCI╔ .BA╙ files⌐ thσá firs⌠á linσ ì
mus⌠ begiε: ░ RE═ xxxxxxx°ì
á ╔ usuall∙ put║ ░ RE═ xxxxxxx° <-¡ las⌠ modifieΣì
á Thσ datσ wil∞ bσ entereΣ iε thσ placσ oµ thσ ╕ x's«ì
 ì
- Fo≥ tex⌠ files¼á thσ firs⌠ tw∩ byte≤ oµ thσ filσ mus⌠ bσ ;╗á o≥ ì
.«á (Thσ .« optioε allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ kee≡ thσ datσ iε W╙ files║ line≤ ì
beginninτá witΦ .«á arσ considereΣ commen⌠ line≤ b∙ WordSta≥á anΣ ì
wil∞á no⌠ sho≈ u≡ iε printout≤ o≥ linσ counts«á Yo⌡ shoulΣ pu⌠á ß ì
harΣá <cr╛ afte≥ thσ date.⌐ Thσ datσ wil∞ occup∙ thσá nex⌠á eigh⌠ ì
bytes«á (Seσá thi≤ filσ itselµ fo≥ aε example.⌐ Yo⌡ shoulΣá ente≥ ì
eigh⌠ space≤ afte≥ thσ ;╗á o≥ .«á (thσ easies⌠ thinτ i≤ t∩ enter║ ì
;;xxxxxxxx<cr>)╗á otherwisσá thσá datσ wil∞ replacσ thσ CRL╞á anΣ ì
whateve≥á elsσá ma∙ bσ iε thσ eigh⌠ byte≤ followinτá thσá ;;«á Iµ ì
CAL.CO═ i≤ no⌠ present¼ BBAC╦ wil∞ ente≥ thσ date 01-01-80.

Thσá LB╥ filσ optioε ha≤ beeε eliminated¼á sincσ NUL╒á anΣá othe≥ ì
librar∙á utilitie≤á interpre⌠á change≤ iε thσá director∙á a≤á CR├ ì
errors«á  Yo⌡á shoulΣ stil∞ includσ ß datσ filσ iε al∞ libraries« ì
CAL.CO═ make≤ ß filσ -mm-dd-y.y#ú fo≥ thi≤ purposσ ever∙ timσ thσ ì
datσ i≤ changed.

ááááááááááááááááá Customizinτ Defaul⌠ Setting≤

Thσá origina∞ defaul⌠ setting≤ arσ founΣ iε thσ firs⌠á secto≥á oµ ì
BBACK«á  Yo⌡á caεá usσ BBDE╞ v1.▒ t∩ changσá them╗á yo⌡á wil∞á bσ ì
prompteΣ fo≥ entries«á (Warning║á D╧ NO╘ usσ BBDE╞ 1.░ witΦ BBAC╦ ì
5.1+.)

ADD╥ááááá Decriptioεáááááááá Settinτ

102╚ ╜ Highes⌠ drivσ (a=1⌐ááááá │áá (=C:⌐ì
103╚ ╜ Defaul⌠ backu≡ drivσáááá │áá (=C:⌐ááááá ì
104╚ ╜ MAXF╠ááááááááááááááááááá 1╢á (correspond≤ t∩ ß 60╦ system⌐

MAXF╠ i≤ n∩ longe≥ useΣ iε v6.0¼á a≤ thσ cataloτ mus⌠ bσá writteε ì
int∩ memor∙ a≤ well«  Figurinτ 100░ file≤ iε thσ cataloτ (=1╢ K)¼ ì
plu≤á 8.╡ ╦ fo≥ BBAC╦ ½ thσ operatinτ system¼á yo⌡ wil∞ havσ rooφ ì
fo≥á abou⌠ 130░ ne≈ file≤ iε ß typica∞ 6░ ╦ systeφ (1▓ byte≤á pe≥ ì
filσá fo≥á BBACK'≤ filσ table¼á plu≤ 1╢ morσ fo≥ thσ ne≈á cataloτ ì
entry)«á  Thu≤ BBAC╦ no≈ give≤ yo⌡ aε erro≥ messagσ iµ yo⌡á ente≥ ì
morσ thaε 102┤ file≤ a⌠ onσ time║ no⌠ ß ver∙ severσ constraint!

ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá Note≤

- BBAC╦ use≤ thσ entirσ freσ memor∙ areß a≤ it≤ filσ buffer«  Thσ ì
cataloτá filσá i≤á writteεá int∩ memor∙ abovσá thσá filσá buffer╗ ì
cataloτá entrie≤ takσ 1╢ byte≤ pe≥ file«á  Eveε iµ yo⌡ havσá 200░ ì
entrie≤ iε you≥ catalog¼á therσ i≤ stil∞ rooφ fo≥ somethinτá likσ ì
80░ ne≈ entrie≤ oε 60 ╦ systems.

¡ Thσ filetypσ buffe≥ i≤ 12╖ byte≤ lonτ (30½ filetypes)«
è¡ T∩á abor⌠á thσ prograφ whilσ copying¼á typσ an∙á key«á I⌠á wil∞ ì
terminatσ wheε thσ curren⌠ filσ ha≤ beeε backeΣ up«

- Iµ thσ backu≡ diskettσ (o≥ it≤ directory⌐ i≤ full¼á BBAC╦á wil∞ ì
promp⌠ yo⌡ t∩ inser⌠ anothe≥ diskettσ t∩ continuσ it≤ operation.ì

¡ Thσá DM┴ i≤ kep⌠ a⌠ 80h«á Thi≤ mean≤ ß lo⌠ oµ disδ activit∙á iµ ì
yo⌡á usσ BBAC╦ t∩ cop∙ file≤ froφ onσ sidσ oµ ß harΣ disδ t∩á thσ ì
other╗ bu⌠ that'≤ no⌠ thσ norma∞ wa∙ t∩ makσ backu≡ files¼ i≤ it?

RDATE.CO═ v1.1

Thi≤ prograφ read≤ thσ datσ froφ file≤ backeΣ u≡ witΦ BBACK«á

Format║á rdatσ [d:]fn.f⌠ Wildcard≤ arσ accepted« Iµ rdatσ [d:▌ i≤ ì
entereΣ alone¼á al∞ file≤ excep⌠ CO═ file≤ arσ included« Thσ filσ ì
tablσ hold≤ ß maximuφ oµ 6╣ file≤ (onσ screeε ful∞ iε │ columns)« ì
Thi≤á utilit∙á allow≤á yo⌡ t∩ examinσ thσá date≤á oµá you≥á file≤ ì
withou⌠ havinτ t∩ acces≤ theφ individually«