

                  FUNCTION KEY ASSIGNMENTS:

<F1>: HELP                <F2>: NONE
<F3>: DIRECTORY           <F4>: NONE
<F5>: NONE                <F6>: DOS
<F7>: RECORD KEYSTROKES   <F8>: PLAYBACK KEYSTROKES
<F9>: LOAD SETUP         <F10>: SAVE SETUP


**** USING DOS BATCH FILES ***

Any command files or command line options may be invoked from
within a DOS batch (.BAT) file, simply by placing the entire
command line on one line of the batch file.

For example, if an automated backup were part of a batch file
named "SHUTDOWN.BAT", then part of that file might be

CD C:\FASTBACK FB @MYBACK.FB

When "SHUTDOWN.BAT" executes, it will change directories to
"C:\FASTBACK" and run FB using the MYBACK.FB command file.

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**** DIRECTORY FUNCTION ***

The Directory Function allows you to see a picture of the
various directories and files that are contained on your hard
disk. You can then use the picture to select the files for a
large number of functions in FASTBACK PLUS.

Once the picture appears on the screen you can move around in
various ways. You can use the arrow keys --
up,down,left,right -- to move one item at a time. The <PgUp>
and <PgDn> keys will allow you to move up or down a page at a
time, the <Home> key will take you to the very top of the
picture and the <End> key will take you to the very bottom of
the picture.

All these keys are found on the numeric pad to the right of
the main keyboard area, or on the cursor pad if you are using
an enhanced keyboard.

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*** HARD DISK ***

Hard Disk refers to the letter of a DOS logical drive.  This
drive acts as either a restore destination, or contains
information to be backed up.  Most computers assign the first
hard drive the letter C:.  If your computer has more than one
hard disk, they will probably be assigned letters D:, E:,
etc.

The Hard Disk command allows you to choose the letter of the
hard drive which will be used for backup or restore.

 USAGE:     Press <Enter> at the Hard Disk Menu choice, then
            enter the name of the disk drive (for example,
            D:).
 
 DEFAULT:   The default setting is C:, which normally is the
            first hard disk.
 
 REFERENCE: For further information, refer to Chapter 6.

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*** CHOOSE FILES ***

FASTBACK PLUS allows you to choose all or individual
directories and files to be backed up or restored. The
selection of these files is quite simple. You look at a "map"
of your drive and pick the desired file or group of files.

You select directories and files for inclusion with the point
and push method by pressing the <F3> key to call up a picture
of your hard disk.  The display allows you to see the various
directories and files that are contained on your hard disk.
You can then use the picture to select the files.

Directories will appear on the left side of the screen, and
may be individually highlighted by pressing the <uparrow> and
<downarrow> keys.  Files in the highlighted directory will
appear on the right side of the screen.  To move the cursor
(highlighting) from the directory listing to the file
listing, press the <Tab> key.  When the desired file or
directory is highlighted, press the <Ins> key to copy it to a
file selection entry. When all desired files and directories
have been entered, press <Esc> to return to the file
selection lines, where you may edit the inserted entries.

You can move around the picture in a number of ways. Use the
arrow keys -- up, down, left, right -- to move one item at a
time. The <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys will allow you to move up or
down a page at a time, the <Home> key will take you to the
very top of the picture, and the <End> key will take you to
the very bottom of the picture.

All these keys are found on the numeric pad to the right of
the main keyboard area, or on the cursor pad if you are using
an enhanced keyboard.

If you choose not to use the directory picture you may use
the standard DOS file specification methods to select files.
You may enter up to twenty directory paths to include in your
backup.  Each entry may specify a single file or a group of
files using standard DOS conventions. "\MEMOS\*.PRT", for
example, would back up all files with the ".PRT" extension in
the "\MEMOS" directory. You may also specify if you wish to
include subdirectories of the listed directory. This method
of selecting files requires that you are quite familiar with
DOS.  If you are fairly new to DOS, we suggest you use the
directory function "point and push" method to select files.

 DEFAULT:   The default selection is "C:\____*.*____Y", which
            includes everything on C: drive.
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 6.
 
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*** BACKUP DESTINATION ***

During backup, you must copy information from your hard disk
to some other location. The Backup Destination option allows
you to select the location to place backup information. This
is usually one or two floppy drives.

Normally you will be backing up to Drive A: or Drive B: or
both if they are the same type of drives.

 USAGE:     FASTBACK PLUS presents you with a menu listing
            all the different types of media your computer
            can support, using information you provided
            during installation.  Use the arrow (cursor) keys
            to highlight the selection you want, then press
            <Enter>.
 
 DEFAULT:   FASTBACK PLUS defaults to your A: drive (or to
            both A: and B: if they are of the same type).
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 7.

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*** BACKUP TYPE ***
 
 PURPOSE:   To choose the type of partial or full backup you
            wish to make.
 
 USAGE:     Use the cursor (arrow) keys to select the proper
            option:

The next several screens contain a brief discussion of each
type of backup and the possible reasons for using each type
of backup.

FULL BACKUP

The most commonly used backup type is the full backup.  A
full backup includes all files in all directories of the
selected hard disk.  Normally, you perform full backups at
weekly intervals.  This insures that you will be able to
restore all or any part of your data that may become lost or
damaged.  This is the default setting for FASTBACK PLUS.

After you have made a full backup, you probably will not want
to include all your files in daily, or partial backups.  You
may decide, for example, that backing up certain program and
data files that never change is a waste of time.

DIFFERENTIAL BACKUP

During a differential backup,  Fastback Plus checks to see if
a file has changed since the last full backup. If the file
has not been changed, it is skipped. If the file has changed,
it is included in the backup set. A differential backup does
not mark files as backed up after completing the backup.

Each differential backup contains all files that have been
created or changed since the last full backup was made, even
if the file was included in a previous differential backup.
It is called differential because it records the difference
between the last full backup and the current state of the
hard disk.

To restore your hard disk to its most recent state, you would
first restore the last full backup, followed by the most
recent differential backup.

INCREMENTAL BACKUP

During an incremental backup, Fastback Plus checks each file
to see if it has previously been backed up.  If so, the file
is not backed up again.  If the file has not been backed up
(meaning it has changed or been created since the last
backup), the incremental backup procedure backs it up and
marks the file as being backed up.

Each incremental backup contains only the files that have
changed or been newly created since the previous backup. It
is called incremental because it increments (adds to) the
original backup a little bit at a time, as changes are made.

To restore your hard disk to its most recent state, you would
first restore the last full backup, followed by all
intervening incremental backups.

SETTING A BACKUP ROUTINE

If you are not yet thoroughly exhausted from considering the
possibilities, it is time to decide on a regular backup
routine that best meets your particular needs.

GENERAL STRATEGIES

The most common strategy for backup routines is to: (1) Start
out with a full backup of your hard disk, (2) make partial
(incremental or differential) backups at small intervals
(preferably daily), (3) Start the process all over again with
a full backup at longer intervals (weekly or monthly).

When To Use Differential Backups

If you usually work with the same group of files each day,
you will probably find the differential method quicker and
easier. You can use the same backup disks over again each day
(which will also make the backup process go faster, since the
disks will already be formatted).

When To Use Incremental Backups

If you customarily use many different files from one day to
the next, the incremental method is probably more practical
for you -- in this case, a differential backup would quickly
grow very large and take more time.

The incremental method offers another advantage in that it
preserves a daily record of changes to your files.  If, for
example, you discovered that the changes you made to your
inventory database yesterday were all wrong, you could
restore the database to the state it was in the day before
yesterday.  With differential backups, the earlier version
would already have been overwritten with yesterday's data.

 DEFAULT:   The default backup type is Full.
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 5.
 

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*** PREVIEW BACKUP ***

After you have decided which files to back up, you may wish
to have one final check of your selections.   The Preview
Backup function provides this information.

 USAGE:     Once your backup selections have been made using
            the options discussed earlier, selecting Preview
            Backup will produce a directory tree diagram
            similar to the display in the Choose Files
            options, except it occupies the full screen.  You
            may toggle between the directory and files
            windows with the <Tab> key.  Every file selected
            for backup will be marked with a small triangle
            in front of the file name.
 
            Directories will be marked in this way if some or
            all of the files contained in the directory are
            selected for backup. A directory will not be
            marked, however, if its subdirectories contain
            files to be backed up but the main directory
            itself contains none.  In this case, the
            subdirectories will be visible (and marked).
 
 DEFAULT:   The default markings are those for the default
            full backup; that is, all the files and
            subdirectories of C:\.
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 6.

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*** START BACKUP ***

After selecting the various options for backup, use this
selection to proceed to the Backup Progress menu and start
the backup.

There are three options on the Backup Progress Menu:

ESTIMATE DISKS -- Scans the hard disk for all selected files
and constructs an estimate of the time and number of disks
the backup will take. This estimate is approximate. The
actual time and number of disks may vary slightly.

START BACKUP -- Begins the backup process, tracks the files
written and other backup statistics, and prompts you to
change diskettes when necessary.

QUIT -- Exits from the Backup Progress Screen and returns to
the Start Backup selection on the main Backup menu.

 DEFAULT:   This selection defaults to the values you have
            previously chosen for your backup.  It will
            automatically name a backup set with the current
            date followed by an underscore character and a
            letter (A-Z) to indicate the first (A), second
            (B) etc. backup made on this date.

Swapping disks

As soon as you close the drive door, the screen gets very
busy, constantly updating and informing you of backup
progress.  On the right side of the screen, you will see the
name of each file quickly displayed as it is backed up.

On the left side, you will see the numbers in the Actual
column (next to the Estimates) updated continuously. The
Track: numbers to the upper left will count upward as each
new track is written to the backup diskette. The little
diamond-shaped Buffers: indicators will flash on and off in a
seemingly random pattern (you do not need to interpret this
pattern -- the main thing to know is that the program is
functioning correctly as long as they continue to flash).

When the first backup disk is full, FASTBACK PLUS will beep
and prompt you to insert Volume 2.  When this happens, open
the specified drive door, remove the first diskette (if
necessary) and insert the second diskette, and close the
door.

The floppy disk drive light will remain ON throughout the
backup -- don't wait for it to go off before inserting or
removing diskettes.  It is safe to change diskettes whenever
FASTBACK PLUS prompts you to do so.

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*** RESTORE SOURCE ***

A restore operation is the opposite of a backup. During a
restore you copy information from your backup set (usually
floppy disks) to your hard drive. The restore source allows
you to choose which floppy drive(s) contain the backup
information to be placed on the hard disk.

 USAGE:     FASTBACK PLUS presents you with a menu listing
            all the different types of media your system can
            support, using the drive information you provided
            during installation. Use the arrow (cursor) keys
            to highlight the selection you want, then press
            <Enter>.
 
 DEFAULT:   FASTBACK PLUS defaults to your A: drive (or to
            both A: and B: if they are of the same type.
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 3.
 

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*** RESTORE DIRECTORY ***

A directory is like a file folder in which you have placed
various pieces of information. FASTBACK PLUS remembers which
directories contain certain types of information. Normally,
you will place the information in the same directory from
which it came. However, there are circumstances when you
might wish to place information in a different directory. The
restore directory option allows you to choose in which
directory to place restored files.

 USAGE:     Choose Create Only If Needed to restore files to
            their original directory and subdirectory paths.
            If these paths no longer exist on the hard disk
            (perhaps because it has been re-formatted),
            FASTBACK PLUS will automatically create them as
            needed.
 
 EXAMPLE:   Normal usage.  If you backed up files in the
            "\MYFILES" directory and wished to restore to the
            same directory.
 
Choose Default Directory to place all restored files into the
current directory.  If the default directory when you started
the program was "\FASTBACK", all files will be restored to
the "\FASTBACK" directory.
 
 EXAMPLE:   Suppose you have been working on a very long
            document and you have been backing up files each
            day.  Then you discover an earlier draft was
            better than the current draft. In such a case you
            may wish to restore the file to the default
            directory and then compare the two drafts.
 
 DEFAULT:   The default selection is Create Only If Needed.
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 7.
 
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*** START RESTORE ***

Use this menu selection after choosing all the proper restore
options to proceed to the Restore Progress menu and perform
the restore.

It should be noted that if the files you are restoring do not
begin on the first backup diskette, you can begin by
inserting the diskette containing the needed files.  You need
not always start with diskette (Volume) number one.

 USAGE:     The Restore Progress Menu is nearly identical to
            the Backup Progress Menu.  There are only two
            options:

START RESTORE -- Begins the restore process, tracks the files
written and other backup statistics, and prompts you to
change diskettes when necessary.

QUIT -- Exits from the Restore Progress Menu and returns to
the Start Restore selection on the main Restore menu.

Swapping Disks

Remember, the diskette drive will not go out while FASTBACK
PLUS is operating.  It is perfectly safe to swap diskettes
when you are prompted.

 REFERENCE: See Chapter 7.

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*** USER LEVEL ***

FASTBACK PLUS accommodates different levels of user
experience through the User Level.  Higher User Levels offer
access to advanced options, but are not as easily mastered.

YOU ARE CURRENTLY ON THE BEGINNER LEVEL.

 USAGE:     Use the arrow (cursor) keys to select a User
            Level, then press <Enter> to enter your choice
            and update the menu screens to the new level.


If you are just getting used to FASTBACK PLUS (and especially
if you are new to computers), it is a good idea to leave the
User Level set to Beginner, until you become comfortable with
all of the options.  The Experienced and Advanced levels
allow you to access additional features and options.  They
are more confusing, however, and present more opportunity for
error.

 DEFAULT:   The User Level defaults to Beginner.

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*** INSTALLATION ***

 Before performing backups and restores with FASTBACK PLUS,
you must install the software. The purpose of installation is
to identify which floppy drives are installed, and test your
hardware to determine which speed (Low, Medium, or High) can
be used.

 USAGE:     Unlike the other FASTBACK PLUS sub-menus, the
            Installation menu occupies an entire screen of
            its own (See Chapter 2). There are three items on
            the Installation screen: Floppy Drives, Test
            Hardware, and Set DMA Speed.

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*** DEFINE FLOPPY DRIVES ****

Use the arrow keys to position the light bar over the line
that describes your A: and B: drives.  If you have a
combination not listed, choose Other.

If You Choose Other you must consider the following:

Logical drives and physical drives

DOS allows the naming of assigning of different drive name
letters to your drives. While normally your floppy drives are
called A: and B:, you could call the first drive E: instead
of A: -- or you could even call it A: and E:.  These
assignments create what are known as logical drives.

Confusion is avoided by assigning each drive a physical index
number. The initial floppy drive is assigned a physical index
of 0. Suppose your computer is composed of two floppy drives
internal to your machine and a third floppy drive which is
external. Let us further suppose that the third drive is
assigned the letter D:. The following assignments would be in
force:

DRIVE LETTER             A:       B:       D:
PHYSICAL INDEX           0        1        2

The Installation menu asks you to describe your physical
drives; that is, the actual physical equipment itself,
regardless of what logical name you may assign to it.  If you
have drive assignments other than type A: and B:, use the
Other selection to enter them.

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*** TEST HARDWARE ***

Test Hardware runs a diagnostic test on your computer at
three different speed levels and reports the highest setting
that passes.  If all three tests pass, press <Esc> to return
to the Installation menu.  If any of the tests fail, you will
be forced to reboot your computer.  Each test should take
about 30 seconds.

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*** SET DMA SPEED ***

Set DMA Speed is automatically set at the highest speed
passed during the Hardware Test.  If you wish to manually
change it, you may change to a lower (slower) setting.  Do
not set the DMA Speed faster than the one selected by the
Hardware Test -- it could cause serious problems or loss of
data.

REFERENCE: See Chapter 2.


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*** HISTORY REPORT ***

FASTBACK PLUS allows you to view or print a copy of the
history files which are automatically created during backup.
History files contain information about which files were
backed up, and on which volumes they reside.

 USAGE:     Use the arrow (cursor) keys to select View or
            Print, followed by <Enter>.  You will then be
            asked for the file name.  Press <F3> for a
            directory if you are unsure of the file name.
            After entering the file name, press <Enter> again
            to begin viewing or printing the file.  You may
            use the arrow (cursor) keys, <PgUp>, <PgDn>,
            <Home>, and <End> keys to scroll the file.
 
 DEFAULT:   The default setting is View.
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 7.

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*** OLD RESTORE PROGRAM ***

 PURPOSE:   To allow backup sets made with the original
            FASTBACK to be restored to your hard disk.
 
 USAGE:     Selecting this option invokes the FRESTORE
            program from the original FASTBACK.  Consult your
            FASTBACK manual for FRESTORE instructions.

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*** KEYSTROKES TO FILE ***

 PURPOSE:   To record any operations you perform in FASTBACK
            PLUS, so that they may later be played back.
 
 USAGE:     You will be prompted for the name of the file in
            which to place recorded keystrokes.  Enter a full
            DOS pathname, and press <Enter> when done. You
            will be returned to FASTBACK PLUS' home position
            (first selection on the Main Menu).
 
            You may now perform any operation you wish,
            except loading and saving setup files, recording
            keystroke files, and exiting to DOS.  These
            functions will terminate the record keystrokes
            session.  This option may also be called from
            anywhere in FASTBACK PLUS by pressing <F7>.
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 7.
 
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*** PLAYBACK KEYSTROKES ***

 PURPOSE:   To replay keystrokes previously recorded with the
            Record Keystrokes function.
 
 USAGE:     When you select this feature from the Options
            menu (or by pressing <F8> from anywhere within
            FASTBACK PLUS), you will be prompted to enter the
            name of the keystroke file you wish to playback.
            If you can't remember the file name, press <F3>
            to call up the directory tree, where you may
            locate the file name and copy it using the <Ins>
            key.  Use the full DOS pathname, then press
            <Enter>.  FASTBACK PLUS will immediately begin
            playing back keystrokes.  The screen will respond
            as if you were typing commands from the keyboard.
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 7.
 
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*** LOAD SETUP FROM DISK ***

 PURPOSE:   To restore all FASTBACK PLUS menu settings to the
            values previously recorded in a Setup File.
 
 USAGE:     You may select this feature either from the
            Options menu or by pressing <F9> from anywhere
            within FASTBACK PLUS. You will be prompted to
            enter the name of the Setup File you wish to
            load.  If you can't remember the file name, press
            <F3> to call up the directory tree, where you may
            locate the file name and copy it using the <Ins>
            key.  After pressing <Enter>, the FASTBACK PLUS
            menu settings are immediately reset to the
            recorded values.  If the User Level remains
            unchanged, you are returned to the last Main Menu
            item.  If the User Level has changed, you are
            returned to the menu home position.
 
 REFERENCE: See Chapter 7.

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*** SAVE SETUP TO DISK ***

 PURPOSE:   To save all of FASTBACK PLUS' current menu
            settings to a file.

 USAGE:     You will be prompted for the name of the file
            where you want your setup recorded.  Enter a full
            DOS pathname (FASTBACK PLUS will add the
            extension ".fb" if you do not specify an
            extension).  If you want to save only your backup
            and restore file specifications (Include/Exclude
            Files and Files by Date), press <Tab> to move to
            the Save Filespecs Only? field and change the N
            to a Y.  Press <Enter> to save the settings to
            the file you have named.
 
 DEFAULT:   Save Filespecs Only is set to N by default.  The
            Save Setup filespec is set to be "STARTUP.FB" in
            the FASTBACK Support Directory by default.

 REFERENCE: See Chapter 7.

*** EXIT ***

 PURPOSE:   To exit from FASTBACK PLUS and return to DOS.
 
 USAGE:     As the menu prompt suggests, simply press <Enter>
            to exit. If you change your mind and decide not
            to exit FASTBACK PLUS, you may choose another
            option with the arrow (cursor) keys or the first
            letter of the option.
 

