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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.94 ║
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-> Fix a problem with some DMF disks.
-> Error in media descriptor byte considered to be minor.
Disks with such problem can be copied.
-> Recover options FAST and FORMAT after diskette I/O
being interrupted.
-> Fix some minor problems
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.93 ║
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This beta release includes LOTS of enhancements. A brief
summary is given below. For details please see BETA.TXT.
-> Support PS/2.
-> Support Microsoft DMF format.
-> Support XDF format in IBM OS/2 Warp release.
-> Support selected FDFORMAT formats.
-> Users can also duplicate Macintosh high density disks.
-> Target disks can be formatted on the fly for most of the
above formats.
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.9 ║
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-> This is a fix version to solve a compatibility problem
with some floppy disk controller
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.8 ║
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-> Due to popular request, the Information Window of DCF
now shows source and last command executed.
-> Fix two bugs in low level routines.
-> Work around with some problems found on some Pentium
systems. These are not bugs in DCF.
(Note : 2.88MB disks are now supported in FMT and CHDK,
two of the five programs in DUP.)
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.7 ║
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-> Auto-sequencing of image file names specified on
command line.
-> DCF /? will show functions of hot keys too.
-> Fix a problem with Silicon Valley controller.
-> Work with 2.88 drives (2.88 disks not yet supported)
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.6 ║
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-> Some anti-virus programs gave false alarm on DCF.EXE. This
version is made to relieve the concern and is essentially
the same as v4.5.
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.5 ║
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Minor enhancement and bug fix, nothing major.
-> Video and mouse routines enhanced.
-> Floppy and auto-sensing routines enhanced.
-> Fix a bug in file manager. V4.4 has problem accessing image
files on network drives.
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.4 ║
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-> Miniature file manager has been added for accessing image files.
-> Command line help is available now. Type "DCF /?" to get help.
-> Separate options without space in between is accepted. For
example, DCF /c-/m
-> Fixed several minor bugs.
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.3 ║
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-> enhanced working under multitaskers such as OS/2 and Windows.
Now DCF can copy in the background.
-> max path length for images files increased to 79.
-> ask for confirmation before overwriting image file.
-> fix a problem when restoring video attribute before exit.
-> fix a problem under Phoenix BIOS.
-> reward for reporting piracy (See DCF43.DOC for details.)
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.2 ║
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-> Fix a problem when executed under OS/2.
-> Enhance error handling. When backup or producing multiple
targets and a bad disk is encountered, v4.2 allows you to
replace the disk and continue the operation.
-> Reset video mode and color before exit.
-> Several minor changes.
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║ DISK COPY FAST v4.1 ║
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There are totally 19 modifications in this version, including
enhancements and minor bugs fixing. Most of them are transparent
to users. There are many possible enhancements on my list, but I
spent most of the time during the past two months working on DCP
and DUP. More enhancement will be done in next version.
-> Fix a bug which happens after a write operation is interrupted.
-> Fix the change line problem. When user DIR disk 1 followed by
reading and writing disk 2 then DIR again, DOS sometimes show
the directory of disk 1 not disk 2, although disk 2 has been
copied flawlessly. This is fixed in this version.
-> Fix the "long" delay problem. When DCF v4.0 encountered error
during a read or write operation and users choose to SKIP or
Retry, sometimes there is a "long" delay (about 3 seconds.)
This is unnecessary and is fixed.
-> If "analyze" is on, DCF v4.0 gives warning when user tries to
copy a low density to a high density disk but not the other way
around. In this version, DCF gives warning in both cases.
-> To make the DCF.EXE as small as possible (so that users can
load more tracks in memory instead of hard disk.) the on-line
help is removed from DCF.EXE and becomes a stand alone program.
-> Users can run DCFHELP.EXE and REGISTER.COM either on-line or
off-line.
-> If a new disk is sensed, i.e. user has already remove old disk
and insert a new one, DCF will read or write immediately without
asking user to press the enter key.