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- FormatMaster version 2.19 - 06/23/89
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- Copyright 1989 by New-Ware, All Rights Reserved.
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- To the new user of FormatMaster:
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- Here are the four things you MUST do to get the program to a fully
- functional state:
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- (1) Make sure that the executable file FMTMAS.EXE is in the
- active directory.
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- (2) Select "Set Drive Table" from the main menu and check to
- ensure the drive table configuration matches that of
- your system.
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- At runtime FormatMaster will automatically set the drive table
- according to information derived from the ROM BIOS. In most
- cases this information will accurately reflect the status of
- the drives in your system and it will be unnecessary to alter
- the drive table. There may be some cases, however, where the
- table is not properly by FormatMaster, particularly in the
- case of add-on 3 1/2" drives that use a DOS logical drive
- designator (i.e., B:,C:,D:) that is not in the usual sequence.
- The first time you run FormatMaster you should check the drive
- table settings to determine if they match the way your system
- is configured. If so, you need do nothing more (although it
- is okay to save the drive table, if you wish). Otherwise, use
- the menu to set the table properly and be sure to save the
- table before attempting to format any disks.
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- If you need to alter the drive table, follow the following
- procedure:
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- a. Select the drive letter from the menu.
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- b. You will be prompted to enter the DOS drive letter, the
- drive size, and the drive capacity.
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- c. Save the drive table to disk.
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- (3) Place a formatted diskette in drive A. This should be
- a system disk if you wish to format system disks. Then
- select "Initialize Boot Sector". This keeps me out of
- trouble with Microsoft/IBM and allows you to customize
- the program for the DOS you are using.
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- (4) Make sure that the DOS utility SYS.COM is in a directory
- that is listed in your path string if you intend to transfer
- system files to a newly formatted diskette. Please read
- PATHINFO.TXT for more detailed information about PATH
- strings. Ensure that COMMAND.COM is not a hidden file.
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- Many laptop portables and those machines with a "composite" monitor
- can trick programs like FormatMaster into thinking that there is a
- fully functional Color Graphics Adaptor (CGA) on board. If you load
- the program and the cursor bar is not visible or the display looks
- strange, quit the program using Alt-X and reload it with an "M"
- (either case) on the command line. Example:
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- FMTMAS m
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- This will force FormatMaster to use a set of monochrome attributes
- that should work fine on LapTops and composite monitors.
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- NOTE: FormatMaster supports all of the PC mouse drivers.
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- Thank you for evaluating FormatMaster.
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- Copyright 1989 by New-Ware, All Rights Reserved.
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