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                            Super DiskCopy
                           by Super Software

  Super DiskCopy  was written by  MaeDae Enterprises  based  on  FastCopy by
  Systems, Software, Support of Houston, TX.

  Super DiskCopy  turns your computer into a high speed diskette duplicating
  machine  equalling  the  performance of many dedicated  hardware  diskette
  duplicators costing thousands of dollars.   Comments  or  suggestions  for
  improving Super DiskCopy  will be appreciated.
     
  Super DiskCopy requires an IBM PC or compatible with 256K of RAM.  Display
  adapters  known  to work with Super DiskCopy are the IBM monochrome (MDA),
  color (CGA),  enhanced  graphics (EGA),  and  video  graphics  array (VGA)
  adapters.

  Super DiskCopy supports all common 5 1/4 inch and 3 1/2 inch formats.
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  General help for all menus:
  
  This menu is broken up into two basic windows.   The  window  at  the  top
  of  your screen shows several options to choose from.   The window at  the
  bottom  of  the  screen expands on what  will  occur  if  you  choose  the
  highlighted option (the one that has a different background color).
     
  Options may be selected in one of two ways.   You  can  either  press  the
  first letter of the desired command  or  move the highlight bar  over  the
  desired option and press enter.   To move the  highlight  bar  use  either
  the space bar, up arrow, down arrow, left arrow, or right arrow.   You can
  also use home to move to the first top line item on the menu.

  Using the first letter of a command only works in the  ACTIVE  window.  If
  you  don't have any pulldown then the active window  is  the  top  window.
  Once you pulldown one of the options that becomes the active window.   You
  must use one of the commands in the pulldown once it is active.    You can
  always  use Escape to back out of the pulldown and return to the top menu.
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  You are now using the Super DiskCopy Main Menu.   From here you can access
  the main functional areas of Super DiskCopy.  Refer to the  On-Line Manual
  to get a feel for what a fully featured diskette duplicator can do.

  An additional  status window  is displayed near the bottow of your screen.
  It shows you the  status for load, copy, compare, and format.   A  time in
  seconds is  displayed after  each type of operation.   This  shows you the
  time it took for the previous load, copy, etc.  If 0 seconds is displayed,
  then you haven't performed an operation to allow  Super DiskCopy  to  time
  that function.   Super DiskCopy  uses a "smart" form of counting where the
  copy and compare counters are reset to zero when you load a disk. That way
  they always provide you  information  relative to the disk you are working
  with.

  Please note that an abbreviated directory window will appear in the middle
  right of your screen as soon as a  valid source diskette  has been loaded.
  It will show the diskette volume label (if any) and first four file names.

  We have tried to  design  Super DiskCopy  to  let  you  get  your job done
  quickly  and  easily.   Please  feel free  to forward any  suggestions for
  improvement to us at Super Software, Attn: Super DiskCopy Author.
#85#

  Super DiskCopy  couldn't locate  any  files  in the   specified directory.

  The computer uses a "mask" for  directories.   The  mask  used  is  always
  "*.FDF" for all files.  FDF stands for floppy disk file (FDF).

  Super DiskCopy automatically adds this mask to the path for you.

#90#

  Super DiskCopy couldn't locate your path.   Are  you  sure you entered the
  correct path  to get to your file.   Computers are dumb, you have  to tell
  them everything.

#100#


  Drive  was  not ready for read/write.   Please ensure you have a floppy in
  the drive and the drive door is closed.

  Sometimes on very fast AT compatible computers with 1.2 Mb diskette drives
  the drive can't respond quickly enough.   In this case try  the  operation
  again  or  add  a  utility  to  modify the timeout on the drive.   Several
  programs are available to fix this disk drive timeout problem.
#200#

  Help for Directory Screen:   To  use the file use the up or down arrows on
  the numeric keypad to highlight a file name and then press enter.
     
  All files in the directory listing are sorted. Super DiskCopy can handle a
  directory containing up to 500 files.  If you have more files than that in
  a  SINGLE directory  then please  break the  directory  into  smaller ones
  before running Super DiskCopy.
     
  Cursor key movements:

  Up Arrow - Move up one file.        Down Arrow - Move down one file.
  PgUp - Move up one page of files.   PgDn - Move down one page of files.
  Ctrl+Home - Move to the first file in the directory.
  Ctrl+End - Move to the last file in the directory.

  Use Enter to select the highlighted FDF file and start operations.
#201#

  General note:

      The  file sizes  are shown in K bytes to conserve screen space.   This
      abbreviated display method  allows  additional information to be shown
      on the directory screen.  Each K is actually 1024 bytes.  If you use a
      DOS directory listing to show the size of a file,  it will show a 100K
      file as 102,400 bytes (100 times 1024).

#250#

  An error was detected  while trying to read your source diskette.   Please
  ensure the diskette is inserted in the specified drive and that the  drive
  door is closed.  Also you might try to take the diskette out and re-insert
  it back into the drive.   Sometimes the diskette isn't centered  correctly
  within the disk drive.

  The  source  was not loaded so you will not be able to  make  any  copies.

  All standard 160K, 180K, 320K, 360K and 1.2M 5 1/4"  and 720K/1.44M 3 1/2"
  diskette formats are supported.

#300#
  Super DiskCopy  could  not  perform the requested operation.   This screen
  gives help related to the format and copy diskette operations.   An  error
  occured during the requested operation.   Listed  below  are  some helpful
  hints with a detailed error listing provided on the next screen.

  Please ensure:    1. The diskette isn't write protected.
                    2. There really is a  diskette in the destination drive.
                    3. There is no obvious physical damage to the  diskette.
                    4. You aren't trying to save to a 1.2 Mb diskette  in  a
                       360 Kb disk drive or a 1.44M diskette as a 720K disk.
                    5. You don't have any disk cache software that is trying
                       to buffer writes to your floppy drive.
                    6. You  really do have the specified destination  drive.

  This error may be generated on some hard disk based systems where you boot
  from the hard disk.  Try  booting from a floppy containing your DOS.   The
  problem may go away.   We have seen this happen with certain  versions  of
  DOS, specifically Compaq DOS 3.31 and IBM PC DOS 4.0.  We will continue to
  research the problem and provide an update ASAP!

  The  next help screen  will provide a detailed explaination of  the  error
  codes.
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 Error codes:

 Code                        Description
   

    0  Unable to bring the diskette in drive up to speed for operation
    1  Bad command: invalid request made to diskette controller
    2  Bad address mark: sector ID marking invalid or not found
    3  Write protect error: attempt to write on protected diskette
    4  Bad sector: requested sector not on diskette
    8  DMA failure
    9  DMA boundary error: attempt to DMA outside 64K area
   16  Bad CRC: diskette read found invalid parity check of data
   32  Controller failed: diskette controller malfunction
   64  Bad seek: move to requested track failed
  128  Time out: drive did not respond

  Note:   The  description of these  error codes were  obtained from several
  sources for the IBM PC.   The  descriptions are very generic because there
  can be  a wide variety of problems return the  same error code.   We don't
  mean to be cryptic but there  is really  no way to return a specific error
  code for every possible error condition.
#400#

  This screen shows you a lot of technical information that  probably  seems
  very confusing at first.   DOS uses all this information and more to  keep
  track of information stored on floppy diskettes.

  As  the  IBM PC and DOS has evolved over the last  few years  so  has  the
  formats of the media used in the computer.  This has caused a large number
  of formats for the media.   Super DiskCopy uses the following drive types:

  0  160K  Single sided, 40 track, 8 sectors per track
  1  180K  Single sided, 40 track, 9 sectors per track
  2  320K  Double sided, 40 track, 8 sectors per track
  3  360K  Double sided, 40 track, 9 sectors per track
  4  720K  Double sided, 80 track, 9 sectors per track
  5  1.2M  Double sided, 80 track, 15 sectors per track
  6  1.44M Double sided, 80 track, 18 sectors per track

  Other information displayed on this page will need to be looked  up  in  a
  DOS technical reference manual.   You can easily obtain a book  containing
  this information from your local computer store.
#401#

  A map of your diskette is also laid out before you.   Any cluster with a *
  contains information.  Any cluster with a  .  doesn't contain information.

  Information on how the clusters relate to absolute sides, tracks, sectors,
  etc. can be obtained using the info/drive status option under the  utility
  section of Super DiskCopy.

#500#

  Super DiskCopy uses a 16 bit CRC to determine when damage has occured on a
  Floppy Disk File (FDF). Our extensive built-in testing has determined that
  this diskette (stored as file) is damaged.   Super DiskCopy will not allow
  you to use a damaged floppy disk file!

  We check check all FDFs using a 16 bit CRC.  This will catch modifications
  to the data for about 99.96% of the cases.   Using  a  16 bit CRC check is
  much  more  reliable than a  faster checksum  while adding only one to two
  percent speed overhead!

  We hope you appreciate the extra measure of safety we have added here.

#700#

  You must first load a diskette before you can perform operations using it.
  Use the load disk option to load a diskette.

  Did you have a disk error on the previous read?  Only diskettes which have
  been read into memory can be written back out.

  If  you  are using this option to format diskettes first  format  a  clean
  master diskette using your DOS.  Load that diskette  into  Super DiskCopy.
  Turn the forced format option on for best results.   You can now  save  as
  many copies of the diskette as desired.   The result  is the same as using
  DOS's format command but is faster.

#750#

  You  must first load a diskette before you can do a directory of it.   Use
  the load disk option to load a diskette.

  The  in-memory directory command looks at the diskette image stored in RAM
  and generates a directory from it instead of re-reading the diskette. This
  is much faster and more convient for the user.

#760#

  The in-memory directory command allows you to do a directory of the source
  disk  you have  loaded in memory.   This allows you to  quickly check  the
  contents of the in-memory diskette to ensure you have the correct diskette
  loaded for copies or compares.

  The  in-memory directory  displays a file number to keep track of the file
  you are on,  the filename,  file extension, and file size in bytes.   This
  directory is obtained by checking the file allocation table (FAT) which is
  located  in the  image of the diskette stored in memory.   This  technique
  doesn't use DOS.   SDC  tries to obtain the filenames from the information
  stored in memory.   There is  no other way without asking  DOS to read the
  diskette directory from the floppy diskette.   Our technique  works on all
  versions of DOS up to DOS 4.01. Since this is the latest version available
  at this time,  we feel  the technique works  under  all  known conditions.
  However, future versions of DOS may change the format of the FAT stored on
  floppy diskettes.   If this occurs, contact us to  upgrade  to the  latest
  version of SDC that supports your new DOS version.

#800#
  Use  of  this  option   is  highly  recommended  for  companies  producing
  diskettes  which  need  to be read on the widest range of  computers.   By
  forcing  the  format of a diskette you guarantee that data  is  laid  down
  cleanly  on the new tracks.   If  you simply write over old  data  without
  reformatting  the  diskette it can cause some problems  with 1.2 Mb floppy
  drives.  The 1.2 Mb drives are very picky on the AT.   By reformatting the
  floppy it helps readability.

  Use  of the  forced format option will cause the copy  operation  to  take
  about  50% longer than saving to a formatted floppy without forced format.
  If you  are  constantly  saving  to  blank  unformatted  diskettes  it  is
  strongly recommended that you set the default at  forced format.   Without
  forced format Super DiskCopy first tries to write to the diskette, if that
  fails it will then set forced format to on for  this  one copy  only.  You
  can  save  the  one or two seconds  test time by telling Super DiskCopy to
  just go ahead and format the floppy without testing to see if the diskette
  is already formatted.

  Note:  If you are always working with  unformatted diskettes,  using  this
  this option will save you about 1/2 second per copy.  Super DiskCopy, like
  DOS,  first tries to write to the floppy  before  resorting to formatting.
  You are saving the time it takes to determine the  floppy isn't formatted.
#900#

  This  option  allows  you to  define the default  path for  accessing  the
  on-line manual and context sensitive help.   Make  sure  you  include  the
  index file (.INX) along with the help/manual file (.TXT) in the  specified
  directory.

#1000#

  This option alows you to enable/disable the  sound  or  beeps  on  errors.
  Some  people  find  programs  that beep on errors to  be annoying  (me for
  one).   This option  will  allow you  to  disable  ALL  warning  beeps  in
  Super DiskCopy.

#1100#
   
  This menu allows you to change all the colors used in Super DiskCopy.   To
  change a default color - first use the up or down arrow key to select  the
  color, then type in the new color.   When you have changed all the  colors
  press Ctrl+D to display these colors in a  sample  window.   As  with  all
  installation options,  these changes will not be used until you choose the
  retain option on the main menu.   This allows you to experiment  with  the
  installation options  and then not have to lose your original defaults.
   
  Please  keep  in  mind  the  foreground  text  colors  can  be  0-15,  the
  background 0-7. If you choose a text color the same as a background  color
  then the text will disappear.  You may notice some of your installed color
  combinations  result  in  invisible lines  on  the  Ctrl+D  popup  window.
  Please be careful not to choose this color for one of your text colors!!

  Note:  For  many of the Super DiskCopy installable options and user inputs
  you will see a prompt containing the characters .  If you  count  the
  number of 's you will find the maximum number of characters that  can  be
  entered. Escape is used throughout Super DiskCopy  to signal "I want out".
  Press Enter, up arrow, down arrow, or whatever  is  asked for to enter the
  desired value.   Escape  will  throw away any  immediate  changes and  get
  you out of the area you are in.
#1101#

  Please  note  that  the background color (0-7) is one digit long  and  the
  foreground color (0-15) is two digits long.   That is why you will see the
  input  prompt  (the  s) change it's  width as you go between the  colors.

#1200#

  This screen shows the possible combinations of colors in Super DiskCopy.

  If you are using a non IBM display adapter you may have to "play" with the
  colors to get a pleasing combination.   Super DiskCopy  defaults to colors
  that work well with the IBM Color Graphics Adapter,  IBM Enhanced Graphics
  Adapter, and IBM Monochrome Display Adapter.

  On  some  monochrome  display  adapter  clones  you  may  need  to alter a
  foreground text color to get the background to change intensity.

  The default combination of colors will work on any 100% IBM PC  compatible
  display adapter!

#1300#

  Super DiskCopy  allows the help & manual paths,  program colors,  etc.  to
  be saved in a configuration file.   If no configuration file is  specified
  on the  command line  (ex. C:>SDC C:\SDC\MyConfg.CNF)  when  you  call  up
  Super DiskCopy  then  Super DiskCopy will use the default name of SDC.CNF.

  You are being asked for the name of the configuration file to  load.   You
  may have several configuration files saved under different names.

  Example:   BW.CNF (for black and white composite monitors  attached  to  a
  composite color card), etc.

  Please make sure that the configuration file you are asking Super DiskCopy
  to use is really an Super DiskCopy configuration file!

  Remember you can always press ESC if you got into this area by accident.

#1400#

  Super DiskCopy allows the default help/manual paths,  program colors,  etc
  to be saved in a configuration file. If no configuration file is specified
  on the  command line  (ex. C:>SDC C:\SDC\MyConfg.CNF)  when  you  call  up
  Super DiskCopy  then  Super DiskCopy will use the default name of SDC.CNF.

  You are being asked for the name of the configuration file to save all the
  program defaults to.  You may have several configuration files saved under
  different names.

  Examples:  BW.CNF  (for black and white composite monitors attached  to  a
  composite color card), etc.

  Please  remember  you can always press ESC  if you got into this  area  by
  accident.

#1500#

  The diskettes you are trying to compare are not the same type.   Diskettes
  come in  several  different  capacities.   You  are trying to  compare one
  format with another.  This can't be performed.

  Use  the  utilities section  of  Super DiskCopy  to determine the diskette
  type.

#1510#

  The compare of the two diskettes failed.  The diskette stored in memory is
  not the same as the diskette you asked Super DiskCopy to compare it to.

#1520#

  The diskette  in  memory  is the same as the diskette you  compared it to.
  Both  the  format  (160K, 180K, 320K, 360K, and 720K) are the same and the
  contents are the same.

  A  complete  byte for byte  comparison was performed.  The comparison  was
  performed on the  in-memory disk and the  specified diskette one byte at a
  time.  If any byte wasnn't the same, you would have been shown a different
  window saying that the diskettes were not the same.

#1600#

  This screen  allows you to  select the  default format capacity  for  your
  disk drives.   You  specify the format for each drive by  typing the drive
  letter, an equal sign, and then the desired format capacity.   Do  not use
  any  spaces  within  the specification.   For example:  A=360  is  ok, but
  A= 360 or A=3 60 are not!  You can change the format capacity of any drive
  or all drives by simply editing the displayed values.  Also, make sure the
  drive you specify is a DOS compatible drive.   Only those drives  normally
  addressable  through  DOS  via  INT13  (a DOS standard access method)  are
  supported.

  Editing keys:  Keypad Home, End,  left arrow, right arrow, insert, delete,
                 and much more.

  Each of your floppy drives support a high end format capacity but may also
  be  able  to support  older and smaller  disk formats.   For example:  The
  first IBM PC back in 1981 only supported the 5 1/4" 160K format.  With the
  improvements in disk drive technology and DOS revisions the capacity  grew
  in  steps up  to the  current 360K  for the  standard double sided  double
  density 5 1/4" drive.   We provide support for the older formats, allowing
  compatibility with the older machines and  users of older versions of DOS.
#1625#
  Super DiskCopy could not understand the format you specified.   One of two
  possibilities exist.   Either  you specified the information in an invalid
  format  or  the capacity you specified for one of the drives is not valid.

  Assume drive A: is a 720K drive and B: is a 360K drive.

  Valid commands:  A=720 B=360   or   A=720 B=160   or  A=720 B=180

  Invalid commands:  A=360 B=720   or  A=720 B=3 60   or  A =720 B=360

  Do not use any spaces in the drive=capacity statement. Ensure the capacity
  you specify is valid and that the drive is a DOS compatible drive.

  An arrow is probably  shown on your screen  under a section of the  format
  specification.   This  shows where we were in  working  with  your desired
  formats when the error was encountered.   Usually  the arrow  will  appear
  immediately  after  the end of the statement  that caused the error.   For
  example:  A=160 B=360    As the formats are looked at,  the arrow would be
  pointing to the space after 160 (it had just finished getting the  desired
  format capacity).   A check  would be performed  to see  if drive A  could
  support a 160K format (a 720K drive can't).   You would then be given  the
  error message.
#1650#

  This screen allows you to define the different drives on your computer and
  their maximum capacity.  You specify the capacity for each drive by typing
  the drive letter, an equal sign, and then the drive capacity.   Do not use
  any  spaces  within  the specification.   For example:  A=360  is  ok, but
  A= 360 or A=3 60 are not! You can change the maximum capacity of any drive
  or all drives by simply editing the displayed values.  Also, make sure the
  drive you specify is a DOS compatible drive.   Only those drives  normally
  addressable  through  DOS  via  INT13  (a DOS standard access method)  are
  supported.

  Editing keys:  Keypad Home, End,  left arrow, right arrow, insert, delete,
                 and much more.

  Many of the older computers don't directly support the newer drives  using
  the BIOS calls.  Because of this, we allow you to override the information
  we obtain from BIOS calls.   Some of the older computers may report that a
  drive  may not exist or be the wrong size when we inquire thru BIOS calls.
  If your configuration  differs  from the one shown, add  additional drives
  and correct capacities.   After you save the configuration, Super Diskcopy
  will  use your  information  and  ignore  the  initial  drive  information
  provided by BIOS calls.
#1675#
         The only valid capacities in K are 360, 720, 1200, or 1440!
  Super DiskCopy could not understand the capacity you specified. One of two
  possibilities exist.   Either  you specified the information in an invalid
  format  or  the capacity you specified for one of the drives is not valid.

  Assume drive A: is a 720K drive and B: is a 360K drive.

  Valid command:  A=720 B=360

  Invalid commands:  A=360 B=720   or  A=720 B=3 60   or  A=720 B=320

  Do not use any spaces in the drive=capacity statement. Ensure the capacity
  you specify is the  maximum capacity  supported  by the drive and that the
  drive is a DOS compatible drive.

  An arrow is probably shown on your screen  under a section of the capacity
  specification.   This  shows where we were in  working  with  your desired
  formats when the error was encountered.   Usually  the arrow  will  appear
  immediately  after  the end of the statement  that caused the error.   For
  example:  A=160 B=360  As the capacities are looked at, the arrow would be
  pointing to the space after 160  (it had just finished getting the actual
  maximum drive capacity).  160 is an invalid maximum capacity!
#1700#
  Super DiskCopy  "spools"  your diskette to a specified drive when you  run
  out of normal RAM in your computer's main memory. When working with 3 1/2"
  disks, your computer can't store the entire diskette in memory.   We  send
  the  portion  that  can't be stored in main memory  to a disk file.   This
  option allows you to specify which drive will  contain the temporary file.

  A file by the name of SDCDISK.$$$ is created  in the root of the specified
  spool drive  and  used for the  temporary storage  of  the  portion of the
  diskette that won't fit into memory.   This file is created  for  spooling
  and then erased after you finish using Super DiskCopy.

  Please ensure there is about  one megabyte of free disk space available on
  the specified drive.  Not all of this will be used but it is the suggested
  minimum to prevent any possible problems.  For higher performance, specify
  a large RAM disk as the spool drive.   This will allow  Super DiskCopy  to
  spool to a high speed device,  making the copying of larger diskettes very
  fast.   Specify your extended or expanded memory as a RAM disk and install
  Super DiskCopy to spool to this drive for much faster operation.

  Drives A-Z are allowed for spooling.   Do NOT spool to the same drive that
  you are copying!  Using floppy drives for spooling is not recommended.
#1800#

  This option  allows  you to  address  any floppy drive  attached  to  your
  computer as long as it is supported in your computer's  Basic Input Output
  System (BIOS).   Press the  letter corresponding  to the drive you want to
  access (example: G for diskette drive G:).   Special  checks are performed
  to ensure that you don't use a hard disk  or  simular type drive for  this
  operation.   Most of us  don't appreciate  it when a program  accidentally
  reformats our hard disk.

  Most computers  support drives A: and B: as floppy drives (removable media
  drives).   Hard disks  normally  start at  C: and run thru Z:  (and aren't
  normally removable).   Some computers are a little different, maybe even a
  little strange. They may even have a floppy drive addressed as G:. We have
  built in  support  for floppies addressed as  A: thru Z:  as  long as your
  computer fully supports them in its  BIOS.   We also work with most drives
  that use a device driver (in the CONFIG.SYS file) to  extend the ROM BIOS.

#1810#

  The  floppy drive  you have selected is not recognized by your system as a
  normal floppy drive.   We ask your computer using INT13 in your computer's
  Basic Input Output System (BIOS) what drives you have.   It reported  that
  the drive you selected is not a floppy drive.   Some  add-on floppy drives
  may provide you  with  some  software that  "tricks"  your  computer  into
  thinking it has  additional drives.   This kind of  thing  normally  works
  around the BIOS  and  isn't compatible  with normal BIOS calls.   We can't
  guarantee proper operation with your diskette drives in these cases.
#2000#

 Super DiskCopy  ran  out of memory  while trying  to  perform the requested
 operation.  Generally this will only happen if you have limited free system
 memory (RAM) and try to perform an operation that requires a lot of memory.

 Possible corrective measures:

 1.  Limit the number of memory resident programs you load.
 2.  Upgrade your system RAM if you have less than 640K.
 3.  Provide  additional free disk space  on the drive you specified for the
     spooling of large floppies.

#20050#

  Quick startup info:

  Super DiskCopy is a diskette duplication program which lets you, the user,
  mass  produce  diskettes  quickly and easily.   It  allows you  to read  a
  diskette once  and then  make  as many copies as you want.  Super DiskCopy
  supports 5 1/4 inch 160K, 180K, 320K, 360K, and 1.2M; also 3 1/2 inch 720K
  and 1.44M.

  To copy a diskette  use the Load pulldown off the main menu.   Insert  the
  diskette you would like to copy.   Next  tell Super DiskCopy where you put
  the diskette by selecting the Load pulldown and pressing A for drive A: or
  B for drive B:.   Your diskette will be loaded into memory.  Take out your
  master source diskette and place the diskette  you  would like to make the
  copy  on  into a drive,  it doesn't matter which drive.  Now it is time to
  tell Super DiskCopy to make the copy. Select the Copy pulldown and press A
  to  make the  copy  in drive A:  or  B for drive B:.   Super DiskCopy will
  automatically format  your floppy  if it isn't already formatted.   Repeat
  this step to make as many copies as you want.   Isn't it nice not to  have
  to reload your source diskette each time?

  Refer to other sections of the On-Line Manual for additional  information.
  F1 is available to call up help while you are using Super DiskCopy.
#20051#

                       Ŀ
                        Commonly Asked Questions 
                       


  1. Will  Super DiskCopy (SDC)  duplicate  copy protected  diskettes?   No.
     SDC  will only  duplicate  unprotected diskettes  with  no bad sectors.

  2. How does SDC manage to copy even 1.44M floppies  in only a single pass?
     SDC holds as much of the diskette  in memory as possible.   The rest of
     the diskette is spooled to a file on another drive.  Use a RAM drive to
     provide maximum performance (lightning fast).

#20100#

  Super DiskCopy  allows you to read an entire diskette into memory and then
  make  as many copies as you  want  without  reading  the  master  diskette
  again.   To  do  this it must retain an image of the  master  diskette  in
  memory.  This  image  can take up to 720K of  storage space.   The portion
  of the diskette that won't fit into memory is spooled to another drive.

  Super DiskCopy out performs DOS's diskcopy both in speed  and in safety of
  the operation.   Super DiskCopy  speeds  up  the access times of your disk
  drive allowing  quicker  reads and writes.   It also verifys the  copy  by
  checking the CRC written to the diskette during the copy process.

  When making a copy,  Super DiskCopy (unless told otherwise) will check the
  diskette to see if it is already formatted  and  then proceed either  with
  the copy or the format and copy.  Just feed it diskettes, you  don't  need
  to worry about the destination diskette.  Nothing could be easier!

  System requirements:  An IBM PC or totally compatible clone,  256K of RAM,
                        and IBM PC DOS version 3.0 or later.  Super DiskCopy
                        should work with any version of MS DOS 3.0 or  later
                        but has not been tested with all the possible MS DOS
                        versions.
#20200#
      ͻ
       PC DOS         PC DOS 4.0            Super DiskCopy  v3.0    
         vs   ͹
        SDC    Load  Save FmtSavFormat Load  Save FmtSavFormat
      ͹
        360K  24 sec41 sec83 sec44 sec24 sec40 sec57 sec40 sec
      Ķ
        720K  50 sec92 sec179sec88 sec49 sec89 sec123sec80 sec
      ͼ

  Notes:  Super DiskCopy (SDC)  is a fast,  safe,  and easy to use  diskette
          duplication program.   Pull down menus,  context  sensitive  help,
          on-line manual, and multiple copies per read are supported.
                                                                            
          Times may change as we continue to improve Super DiskCopy.  Please
          note that  the faster your computer,  the more Super DiskCopy  out
          performs IBM PC DOS.  The virtual drive we used was a RAM disk.

          Super DiskCopy  can make multiple copies/compares per read, PC DOS
          can't.   Super DiskCopy is faster than PC DOS (2-3x)  for multiple
          operations because it  doesn't reload  the source and makes copies
          of even a 720K diskette in a single pass!
#20201#
  All benchmarks  are based on version 3.0  of Super DiskCopy running on  an
  IBM PS/2 model 70.   Run your own timing tests using your hardware,  don't
  take our word that  we are faster.   The  only true test  of  how  quickly
  Super DiskCopy  will perform diskette operations  on your hardware  is  to
  actually time them.  We invite you to put Super DiskCopy to the test.

  The above times are  affected by the DOS version, both by its revision and
  its source  (IBM, Compaq, etc).   Any small change  in your  hardware  may
  throw off the timing of Super DiskCopy. Memory resident programs slow down
  Super DiskCopy and may drastically (up to 50%) slow  the disk  operations.
  Even such a small thing as  displaying the track number while copying took
  many hours of work to speed up  to where it  didn't slow down  operations.

  All tests were run with IBM PC DOS with  no memory resident programs.   If
  your timing tests show results  radically different from the above figures
  please write us with figures.   If  you did better,  we will praise  Super
  DiskCopy,  if you did worse we will try to find something  to blame it on.

  Please  note  that  we  far out perform DOS  on 720K media  because of our
  ability to  work with the diskette  in a single pass without requiring you
  to swap diskettes.  Our tests added 10 sec to DOS's time for disk swaping.
#20300#

                                 HISTORY OF REVISIONS:
                                 

   Super DiskCopy v3.00  Dec 1990   This is the initial Shareware release of
                                    Super DiskCopy.   It  provides  all  the
                                    functions  of   custom   hardware   disk
                                    duplicators   costing    thousands    of
                                    dollars. All this power with a very user
                                    friendly user interface.

#20500#

  GENERAL:
  

  1.  Super DiskCopy was developed by Dave Black of MaeDae Enterprises.
  2.  Special thanks to Jim Nech for his technical advice on how to speed up
      Super DiskCopy.
  3.  Super DiskCopy  was  written  in C with  the  core  disk  routines  in
      assembly language. It uses the Professional C Windows described below.
      The source for Super DiskCopy consists of about 8,000 lines of code.
  4.  Special thanks to  Jim Nech  at  SSS  for  his excellent  C & Assembly
      language  windowing  package (Professional C Windows)  used  in  Super
      DiskCopy.   It comes with complete source code and is only  $89.  This
      package is a must for software developers  (info/orders 713-726-0386).
#20900#


  Unable to run SSINFO.EXE - The latest information on our products!

  Please ensure SSINFO.EXE is in your current working directory.

  Are you out of free RAM (see the bottom line of this screen)?  If it shows
  less than about 80K, try running SSINFO.EXE directly from DOS.

  If SSINFO.EXE has been lost, call:  Voice  1-713-488-0210
                                      FAX    1-713-280-0525
#20950#


  Unable to run SSUPPORT.EXE - The latest information for technical support!

  Please ensure SSUPPORT.EXE is in your current working directory.

  Are you out of free RAM (see the bottom line of this screen)?  If it shows
  less than about 80K, try running SSUPPORT.EXE directly from DOS.

  If SSUPPORT.EXE has been lost, call:  Voice  1-713-488-0210
                                        FAX    1-713-280-0525


#END#
