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             EASYCOPY


  Welcome to the world of disk file

copiers.  If you own only one disk

drive, then you know the problems

associated with copying a file from

one disk to another.  BASIC program

files are easy.  Simply LOAD the

program from the original disk and

then SAVE the program to the new

disk.  But what do you do about

SEQuential files, Machine-Language

files, or even RElative files?  The

answer is use a file copy program.

The only problem with this is that

most file copiers cost more than the

software you want to copy or are so

complex and unintelligible that only

a 4 year old cartridge cracker could

operate them.  So what's a Commodore

owner to do?  Simple, use EASYCOPY.

  Written by Jeff Johnson, EASYCOPY

makes it simple to copy files from

one disk to another.  Here is a

run-down of what you can do with

EASYCOPY.

        1> BAM Copy
        2> File Copy
        3> Whole Disk Copy
        4> Display BAM
        5> Relative File Copy
        6> Quit

  Now for an in-depth explanation of

each available option.

1> BAM Copy

  When you select BAM Copy, you are

first prompted to insert the source

disk.  This is the disk with the files

on it you want to copy.  After you

insert the source disk, press a key.

EASYCOPY will then read the BAM of the

disk and begin reading data from the

disk into a buffer.  When the buffer

is full or all of the information has

been read, you will be prompted to

insert the destination disk.  Make

sure that you do not need any data on

this disk as it will be NEWed.  When

you have the disk in the drive, press

a key and the data will be written

onto your disk.  Continue swapping

disks when prompted to do so until

the program returns to the main menu.

At this point, the copy is finished.

2> File Copy

  When you select a File Copy, you

will be prompted to insert the source

disk.  This is the disk that contains

the files that you want to copy.

After you insert the source disk,

press a key.  EASYCOPY will read the

directory of the disk and display the

files in a scrolling menu.  Move from

file to file with the CRSR keys.  The

spacebar toggles whether or not you

want to copy an individual file.

When you have selected all of the

files you want to copy, press the Q

key to begin the copy.  EASYCOPY will

tell you when you need to insert the

destination disk.  Please note that

the destination disk should already

be formatted.  Continue swapping

disks when EASYCOPY tells you to

until you return to the main menu.

At this point, all of your files have

been copied.

3> Whole Disk Copy

  Use this option when you want to

copy ALL of the files on one disk to

another disk.  Again follow the

INSERT SOURCE DISK and INSERT

DESTINATION DISK prompts.  Please

make sure that it is ok to destroy

the data on your destination disk as

EASYCOPY will NEW it.  Your copy is

finished when you are returned to the

main menu.

4> Display BAM

  This option merely allows you to

view the Block Availability Map on

your disk.  You can use this option

to see how much of your disk is

currently being used.

5> Relative File Copy

  You should use this option when you

need to copy a RELative file.

Because of the strange and complex

nature of RELative files, this option

was singled out from the rest of the

options.  When you select this

option, you are first asked to insert

the source disk.  This is the disk

that contains the RELative file that

you wish to copy.  Next you are asked

for a filename. This should be the

name of the RELative file you wish to

copy. EASYCOPY then looks for the

file on the disk.  If the file is

found then EASYCOPY will begin to

copy the file.  Again, follow the

INSERT SOURCE DISK and INSERT

DESTINATION DISK prompts.  Please

note that EASYCOPY assumes that the

destination disk is already formatted.

If the file is not found, then you

will be returned to the main menu.

6> End

  This is the easiest option of all.

When you decide it is time to quit

copying and go eat supper, EASYCOPY

will return your computer to the

normal, BASIC mode of operation.

Remember, this program does NOT return

to LOADSTAR.

  If you would like to RUN EASYCOPY
\oad"easycopy",8
now, press the "\" (English pound)

key now.  If you would like to use

EASYCOPY outside of the LOADSTAR

environment, all you need to do is

LOAD "EASYCOPY",8 and then type RUN.


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