ANTIC SUPERCOPY¢¢INSTRUCTIONS¢¢JAN. 1988 ANTIC SUPER DISK BONUS¢¢BY BRYAN SCHAPPEL & BARRY KOLBE¢¢ Antic SuperCopy is one of the¢fastest, easiest multi-file copiers¢ever published for 8-bit Atari¢disks. The entire copying process¢is operated via menu selection and¢normally requires only five key¢presses.¢¢ Antic SuperCopy will put an end¢to tedious searching for correct¢wildcard filenames. This powerful¢machine language program runs on all¢8-bit Atari computers with at least¢48K memory and a disk drive.¢¢RUNNING SUPERCOPY¢¢ Antic SuperCopy is on your¢monthly disk under the filename¢BCOPY.EXE. There are two simple¢ways to start this program:¢¢ 1. From the DOS menu, select¢choice L and type BCOPY.EXE¢[RETURN]. Antic SuperCopy will load¢and run.¢¢ 2. You can make an Antic¢SuperCopy disk that runs¢automatically whenever you boot your¢Atari with it. From the DOS menu,¢use menu choice I to format a blank¢disk. Next, use choice H to Write¢DOS files to this blank disk. Now,¢use choice C to copy the BCOPY.EXE¢file to this disk.¢¢ Finally, use menu choice E to¢rename BCOPY.EXE as AUTORUN.SYS.¢Your Antic SuperCopy disk is¢complete. To use it, place it in¢disk drive 1 and turn off your¢Atari. Remove all cartridges (XL/XE¢owners should hold down the [OPTION]¢key) and turn on your Atari. Antic¢SuperCopy will automatically load¢and run.¢¢COPYING FILES¢¢ TWO-DRIVE SYSTEMS: When the¢program begins, you may select a¢source and destination drive by¢pressing the S and D keys. Drive 8¢lets you use the 130XE's RAMdisk.¢Insert the correct disks in the¢drives and press the [START] key.¢¢ ONE-DRIVE SYSTEM: Insert the¢source disk in drive 1 and press¢[START].¢¢FILE SELECTION¢¢ The directory of the source disk¢is shown on the left hand side of¢the screen. Scroll through the¢directory by usin the [UP-ARROW] and¢[DOWN-ARROW] keys -- don't hold down¢[CONTROL]. Press [RETURN] to mark¢the files you wish to copy. Their¢names will be highlighted in the¢directory. Press [RETURN] again to¢unmark a file.¢¢ Mark as many files as you like.¢However, you are not allowed to mark¢or copy DOS.SYS.¢¢OTHER COMMANDS¢¢ Press [ESCAPE] to abort and¢restart Antic SuperCopy.¢¢ The [C] key changes the screen¢color by altering the hue.¢¢ The [START] key is used to begin¢the copy process.¢¢ On a two-drive system you can¢just sit back and watch Antic¢SuperCopy work, or go feed the cat.¢With a one-drive system you will be¢periodically asked to Insert Source¢Disk or Insert Destin. Disk and¢press [START]. When the copy¢process is done, you are given the¢choice of restarting Antic SuperCopy¢or returning to DOS.¢¢ERRORS¢¢ If an error occurs, the COPY MENU¢box becomes the DISK ERROR box.¢First you are told the error number.¢Make note of it so you can later fix¢(hopefully) the problem. The most¢common errors will be:¢¢ 144 WRITE PROTECTED DISK¢ 162 DISK FULL¢ 167 FILE LOCKED¢¢ Next, the name of the file on¢which the error occured is shown.¢It is followed by the message,¢Closing Files. With two drives,¢both files are closed -- if¢possible.¢¢ If you are using one drive,¢you're asked to insert the source¢disk and the file is closed on that¢disk. Then insert the destination¢disk and the corresponding file on¢it will be closed.¢
