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- Atari to Amiga file transfer Utility by Mark Lawrence
- -----------------------------------------------------
-
- There are two programs on this disk,read_atari and conv_scn.
-
- Read_atari enables you to transfer a file from an Atari format disk
- to an Amiga format disk,while conv_scn allows you to convert a Degas
- format screen to Dpaint format.
-
- READ_ATARI
- ----------
-
- The read_atari program works from the CLI by typing a command something
- like
-
- READ_ATARI Source_file [Destination_File]
-
- Source file is the file you want copied and destiantion file is the name
- you want to give the Amiga file.If no destination file name is given the
- program will use the same name,including directories.The default mode
- for the program uses DF1: as the source drive and DF0: as the destination
- drive,but this can be changed by including the drive in the file name.
- Here are some examples to explain how it works.
-
- 1) READ_ATARI File1
-
- This will copy a file with the name File1 from the disk in drive 1 to the
- disk in drive 0 using the same name,File1.
-
- 2) READ_ATARI File1 File2
-
- This will copy a file with the name File1 from the disk in drive 1 to the
- disk in drive 0 but using the name File2.
-
- 3) READ_ATARI DF0:File1
-
- This will copy a file with the name File1 from one disk to another using
- drive 0.If you specify the same disk for both source and destination you
- will be prompted for each disk.
-
- 4) READ_ATARI Screens/Picture1
-
- This will copy a file Picture1 in the subdirectory Screens from drive 1 to
- drive 0 using the same name.If there is no subdirectory Screens on the
- destination disk the file will not be copied.If you don't want the file
- placed in a subdirectory include a destiantion file name,e.g
-
- READ_ATARI Screens/Picture1 Picture1.
-
- A question mark (?) as a file name will produce a directory of the files
- on a disk.Any subdirectories will be indicated by the word directory after
- the name.You can list the files in a subdirectory by placing the ? after
- the directory name,e.g
-
- READ_ATARI Screens/?
-
- will list all the files,and subdirectories,in the Screens subdirectory.
-
-
- CONV_SCN
- --------
- The conv_scn program also works from the CLI by typing a command
- something like
-
- CONV_SCN Source_name [Destination_name]
-
- As with the READ_ATARI program if Destiantion_name is not given the same
- name will be used.Unlike the READ_ATARI program however the names are
- passed straight to AmigaDos so you can include disk names in the title.
- Also if no drive name is given the program will use the current default
- drive.
- Here are a few examples.
-
- 1) CONV_SCN SCREEN.PI1
-
- This will convert the file SCREEN.PI1 from Degas format to Dpaint
- format using the same name and drive,so that the original SCREEN.PI1
- file will be overwritten.
-
- 2) CONV_SCN SCREEN.PI1 SCREEN.IFF
-
- This will convert the file SCREEN.PI1 to Dpaint format and save it to
- disk with the name SCREEN.IFF.
-
- 3) CONV_SCN DISK_1:SCREEN.PI1 DISK_2:SCREEN.IFF
-
- This will convert the file SCREEN.PI1 on a disk with the name DISK_1
- to Dpaint format and save it on a disk with name DISK_2 using the name
- SCREEN.IFF.You can use this command format to convert screens using only
- one drive.Use the Amigados INFO command to find out the name of the disk
-
-
- The program will convert both compressed and uncompressed Degas screens
- in either Low,Medium or High resolution,using the original colours.
-
-