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				"Readme.txt" for
			       Super Copy for DOS
			     Shareware version 1.00
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				Contents
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Introduction

What is new?

Known issues

Commercial versions

Ordering

Contact information

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				Introduction
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This file is a supplement to the "User's manual" for the Super Copy software.
You will find herein information describing the software and its usefulness,
lists of current and upcoming features, and instructions for ordering the
commercial versions of this software with even more powerful features.

Description

"Super Copy" is a command-line utility for copying and backing up files. It
is meant to replace the functionality of the "copy" and "xcopy" commands
provided by DOS and other more advanced operating systems. Furthermore
"Super Copy" provides the special capability to selectively copy files from
one removable disk (or any comparable medium) to another even if you only
have a single disk drive to operate such media. We call this feature
"one-drive selective copy".

Advantages

"Super Copy" has the following functional advantages over competing
utilities:

1) Optimized memory usage: can use all available memory under DOS.
Runs in 80386 protected mode, taking advantage of the greater memory
capabilities of modern CPUs. "Super Copy" is capable of addressing up to
4 GigaBytes of memory, subject to the limitations of the operating system.

2) OS compatibility: runs in compatibility modem under Windows (3.1, 4.0
"Windows 95", 4.1 "Windows 98"), Windows NT and OS/2.
"Super Copy" can even use virtual memory under these operating systems.
By contrast, utilities bundled with your operating system generally will only
run in the specific version of the specific OS for which they were
distributed.

3) Conveniently copy files or entire directory structures between removable
disks with a minimum amount of disk swapping. You will not be bothered by a
myriad of prompts asking you:
        "Please insert source disk"
        "Please insert destination disk"
over and over. You will not have to copy an entire disk when all you want
to do is copy one or two files from one disk to another.

4) A simple command-line syntax, similar to the "xcopy.exe" command. If you
already know how to use "xcopy", learning to use "Super Copy" should be
almost instantaneous. Another advantage of a similar syntax is that you can
call "Super Copy" from within your existing batch files with a minimal
amount of modifications.

5) Tested for compatibility with storage products from major manufacturers:
        "Zip drive" from IOMega Corp.
        "SyJet" from SyQuest Corp.
just to name a few.
This utility relies on the operating system to support various connections and
transport protocols for storage devices, and therefore is compatible with
        IDE (EIDE, ATA, UDMA)
        SCSI (Fast-SCSI, Ultra-SCSI, Wide-SCSI)
and more.

6) Y2K compliant. "Super Copy" will discern and compare properly file dates at
1 January 2000 and beyond.
Note: DOS and the FAT file system can only report dates up to the end of year
2107 (=1980+2^7).

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				What is new?
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This is the first revision of the "Readme.txt" for "Super Copy". In future
releases you will find in this section lists of modifications, bug fixes
and improvements to the software.

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				Known issues
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The following are known issues in "Super Copy" for DOS as of this release,
listed by keywords in alphabetical order. These issues may not apply to
"Super Copy" for other operating systems.

[DPMI]
The software uses DPMI for memory allocation. For best performance, you may
need to set up your operating system to let "Super Copy" use as many bytes
as you have of physical memory installed in your system. This tip applies
particularly to running "Super Copy for DOS" under OS/2.

[NT 4.0 service pack 3]
Option "/W" (one-drive selective copy) may not work under Windows NT 4.0
unless you update it to "service pack 3" or later. These updates are
available for free from Microsoft's web site.

[NT scheduling]
Windows NT seems to lower the execution priority of processes consuming large
amounts of virtual memory. When you use "Super Copy" for DOS to copy large
files or directories under Windows NT, "Super Copy" may seem to stall
momentarily. To get out of this situation, you may need to click on, and
activate or close other windows to force the OS to resume executing user
processes.
The commercial release of "Super Copy" for Win32 will address this issue.

[OS/2 3.0 fix pack]
There were virtual-memory corruption problems in the original release of
OS/2 Warp version 3.0 that prevented "Super Copy" from copying data properly.
If you choose to run "Super Copy" under this OS, it is ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE
that you update it with the very latest fix pack available from IBM's web
site. Fix pack "XR_W038" is the minimum update level required.

[Overwriting oneself]
If you direct "Super Copy" to copy a file over itself, and choose to override
the warning displayed by "Super Copy", the file can be truncated with NO
POSSIBILITY OF DATA RECOVERY. Please read the explanation in the "User's
manual".

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				Commercial versions
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Commercial versions of "Super Copy" are available for the following
operating systems:

"Super Copy" for OS/2 3.0 or later
"Super Copy" for Win32, with native support for:
        Windows 4.0 ("Windows 95") or later, and
        Windows NT 4.0 or later.
("Super Copy" for Linux coming in the near future!)

These commercial versions offer the following advantages over the shareware
version:

1) Support for the native API. They talk directly to the OS, bypassing the
overhead of DOS-compatibility modes. This results in faster execution time
and even better utilization of memory. No need to setup a run-time
environment like "DOS4GW" in order to load and execute!

2) Support for features of advanced file systems such as VFAT, HPFS and NTFS.
The commercial versions support long filenames and pathnames, and handle
special characters (such as spaces) within filenames. Furthermore, these
file systems can report a far wider range of dates than allowed by DOS and
the FAT file system.
Note: "Super Copy" for DOS will work in compatibility mode for these file
systems subject to limitations imposed by the operating system. For example,
it only recognizes the 8.3-style filenames under Windows and cannot access
files with long names hidden by OS/2.

3) A.M.M.O. (Adaptive memory management optimizations) Special memory
management algorithms that continuously adapt to changes in the environment
of multitasking operating systems, making "Super Copy" friendlier to, yet
still fast when running concurrently with, other applications.

4) As a customer licensing the commercial versions, you will be entitled to
priority technical support and notification of software updates.

You may also purchase licenses for the commercial use of "Super Copy" for DOS
by following the directions below.

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				Ordering
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To order the commercial versions, please do the following:
1) Fill out the order form below.
2) Send us the completed form by paper mail at the mailing address indicated
in "Contact information" below, with full payment enclosed.

We reserve the right to refuse to license our software to any party, in which
case we will return the un-processed order and payment to the sender.


Methods of payment

We accept U.S. dollars and dominican pesos, in the form of:
1) Cashier's checks, money orders, and traveler's checks. Upon
receiving such "guaranteed" monetary instruments, your order will be sent
out within 3 business days.
2) Personal checks, but they can take up to 30 days to clear, and will thus
delay shipment of your order.
Please do not send cash!


Pricing

The order form below lists the prices in US dollars of various software
licenses. If you wish to pay in dominican pesos, please contact us for a
price quote.

Site licensing agreements are also available; contact us for more
information.

If you need the software delivered by "paper" mail, below are the required
shipping prices to be added to the licensing fees. We ship each software
unit in a single 3.5 inch floppy diskette (formatted by DOS).

Shipping addresses in the United States and the Dominican Republic:
US$1.50 for the first unit, US$0.50 each additional unit.
Shipping addresses in the rest of the world:
US$2.50 for the first unit, US$0.75 each additional unit.


Order form:

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			    Super Copy software
			      Order form for
		Commercial versions and licenses for commercial use

Please fill in the blanks. All information is required unless otherwise
noted.

Name:	__________	___________	___________
	Given name	Middle name	Family name

Customer address
	Number and street: ___________________________________________________
	City:    ____________________	Province/state: ______________________
	Country: ____________________	Postal code:	______________________
Telephone:	 ____________________
Fax (optional):	 ____________________

Delivery method (check one):	[ ] E-mail (free delivery)	[ ] Paper mail

E-mail address:  ____________________
PGP public key (optional): ___________________________________________________

Shipping address (if different from above)
	Number and street: ___________________________________________________
	City:    ____________________	Province/state: ______________________
	Country: ____________________	Postal code:	______________________

All prices in U.S. dollars. (Pricing in dominican pesos available upon request.)

Quantity        Description                             Unit price      Amount

[	]	Super Copy for Win32 (Windows and NT)	US$10.00     [	      ]
[	]	Super Copy for OS/2			US$10.00     [	      ]
[	]	Super Copy for DOS (commercial use)	US$10.00     [	      ]

[	]	Shipping for first diskette		(see above)  [	      ]
[	]	Shipping for additional diskettes	(see above)  [	      ]
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		Total						  US$[	      ]

Please make all funds payable to "Mr. Cha Lin Wang".



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		Signature					Date

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				Contact information
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We can be reached by paper mail at:
	Super Copy software
	Apartado 2611
	Santo Domingo, DN
	Republica Dominicana

E-mail:	Super_Copy@yahoo.com
	(Do not leave out the underscore '_' from our e-mail address!!!)

When sending us e-mail, please start the message subject with one of the
following keywords to ensure proper and prompt handling:
 "ORDER"	for inquiries regarding your order
 "SUPPORT"	to request technical support
 "FEEDBACK"	to send us feedback and suggestions


Technical support

We will provide technical support, when contacted at the above addresses, to
customers who have purchased licenses. We may choose to provide technical
support to users of shareware licenses solely at our discretion.

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