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- Short: Allows access to AMIGA CD-ROMs on IBM-PC machines includes source.
- Type: disk/cdrom
- Uploader: neil@floydian.demon.co.uk
- Author: neil@floydian.demon.co.uk
-
- CDR
- An AMIGA CD-ROM reader for IBM-PC systems
- Version 1.1
- (c) 1995 Neil Balharrie
-
- Fred Fish is given permission to include this software within his software
- library (both disk and CD-ROM). Especially as it allows access to his CD-ROMs.
-
- 0. Disclaimer & Warranty
-
- This software comes with absolutely no warranty, and is covered by the GNU FSF
- license. If you modify this program you MUST make available the source. I also
- ask that you take the time to send me your modified source so that I may
- include all the updates, and then periodically release a new all-encompassing
- version. If you do not modify the code but make use of it, you are asked to
- send me a message at the following address:
-
- neil@floydian.demon.co.uk
-
- There is a version of this software available for UN*X, which can be obtained by
- sending a message to neil@floydian.demon.co.uk requesting the UN*X version of CDR.
-
- 1. Introduction
-
- If you use this software you are requested to send a message to the address
- given in the of the previous section. CDR was written after the initial shock
- of not being able to access the GOLD FISH CD-ROM on the UN*X system at work,
- (I can't yet afford a CD-ROM drive for the AMIGA). The software has
- succesfully been used with the following AMIGA CD-ROMs:
-
- GOLD FISH (Apr 1994),
- Fresh Fish No.4,
- AMINET III (Jul 94),
- AMIGA User International Cover CD-ROM.
-
- CDR allows the user to access the CD-ROM through a mini command line (similar
- in operation to ftp), providing commands to extract a file from the CD-ROM,
- navigate through the directory structure, examine files directly from the
- CD-ROM (without copying them off), and display the CD-ROM descriptor.
-
- - Navigate through the CD-ROM directories using cd, ls and ll,
- - Copy files from the CD-ROM to a previously defined directory,
- - Execute CDR script files, allowing the automation of file extraction,
- - Wildcards are supported when accessing files. The wildcards are standard
- UN*X * and ?,
- - Auto-execute an initialisation script if it exists,
-
- A more complete set of instructions will be written for the next release.
-
- 2. What's needed
-
- A PC running MS-DOS v3.2 or greater.
- A CD-ROM drive, and driver software, with MSCDEX v2 running.
-
- 3. Commands available
-
- The following commands are available within CDR:
- quit quits the program
- voldesc prints the CD-ROM volume descriptor
- ls provides a directory listing similar to ls on UN*X
- ll provides an full directory listing like DIR, ls -l on UN*X
- ex provides an extremely detailed directory listing
- cd directory changes directory to directory
- pod displays the current directory files are being copied to
- cod directory changes the directory files are being copied into
- more file displays the contents of the file file on the terminal
- m file as for more
- iget file Interactively get the specified file and place it in the cod
- get file copies the specified file from the CD-ROM into the output
- directory
- exec file executes the specified script file
- help displays text giving details of the commands available.
-
- 3. Contributing
-
- If you feel you have enhanced the software in a useful way then you are
- requested to send your new version, or diffs to the snail-mail address above.
- I will then compile the changes into a new enhanced version which will be
- released officially.
-
- 4. Compiling CDR
-
- The source and makefile for Visual C++ v1.51 is included. You are allowed to use
- and modify the source as much as you wish however, I would be grateful if you
- would let me know how you have used the code and a copy of the program would be
- appreciated.
-