FOR THOSE WHO ARE JUST BEGINNING
I HAVE WORKED WITH A COMPUTER
I OFFER A FULL DESCRIPTION
SUCH A USEFUL PROGRAM AS
WITH HER HELP IT BECOMES
IT IS POSSIBLE TO FORMAT DISKS,
"RESTORE" THEM, ETC. .
THE AUTHOR'S PROGRAM WAS DIFFERENT
WORKED BY N.RODIONOVFROM
"PETER" AND WAS SUPPLIED IN THE FORM
"DISTRIBUTOR'S COPY", THOUGH
THE ORIGINAL WAS TAKEN FROM PS/XT/AT.
LET'S START WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN MENU:
AFTER LOADING YOU SEE SOMETHING
SIMILAR TO "MAIN MENU"(V2.31):
И Sprite-Sprite
Philippines-Philippines And Pisces. ЕГО
ПЕРЕМЕЩЕНИЕМ И ФИКСАЦИЕЙ ВЫ МО-
ЖЕЕ ПЕРЕХОДИТЬ В НУЖНОЕ ВАМ
МЕНЮ ИЛИ РАЗДЕЛ!
(Singlair II Singlair II)
И ТАК ЕСЛИ ВЫ РАЗОБРАЛСЬ С УП-
РАВЛЕНИЕМ,ТО ОПИШЕМ РАЗДЕЛЫ
DIAGNOSIS;
(Neither India)
ВЫ ПОЛУЧАЕТЕ ИНФОРМАЦИЮ:
1. ВЕРСИЮ TR-DOS`A (E:5.04T)
2. PRESENCE OF HARDDISK
(PRESENTS OR N0 PRESENTS)
(PRESENT OR NOT)
3. DISC INFORMATION:
WHAT IF THE DISK IS NOT FORMATTED?
(N0 F0RMAT DISK)
B BY FORMATTED DISK:
FAST OR REGULAR DISK
(WITH DCU 0R ORDINARY)
NUMBER OF TRACKS/SIDES
(EXAMPLE: 80`DD TRACK)
DISK NAME
(EXAMPLE: TITLE ERMAK0V)
THIS SECTION DOES NOT REPRESENT
OF PRACTICAL INTEREST, EXCEPT
CHECKING THOSE CASES WHEN YOU
YOU NEED TO KNOW "EXACTLY": FORM-
IS THE DISC TIRED OR NOT? MAYBE ON
DOES NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION.
F0RMAT DISK;
(FORMAT DISK)
BY SELECTING A SECTION YOU WILL BE GOING TO
"MENU F0RMAT".
(CONSTANTS ARE SET /)
EXAMPLE: F0RMAT MENU
SINGLE SIDED
(SINGLE SIDED DISC)
DOUBLE SIDED
(DOUBLE SIDED)/
40 TRACK
(40 TRACKS)80 TRACK
(80 TRACKS) /
MAXIMUM TRACK
(MAXIMUM TRACKS)
ORDINARY DISK
(REGULAR DISC)
FAST DISK
(FAST DISC)
CHECK MEDIA
(CHECK FORMAT)
G0 (STARTING SECTION)
AFTER PRESSING "G0" FROM YOU
ASK FOR DISK NAME(ENTER NAME)
AND DISCO FORMATING WILL START
CA. UPON COMPLETION YOU WILL RECEIVE
DISC INFORMATION; DISK NAME,
NUMBER OF TRACKS AND SECTORS; AND SO
THE SAME INQUIRY AS TO IF YOU WISH
CONTINUE FORMATING DISK
(OR OTHER DISKETTES)(ABOUT Y/N)
WITH PROCESS PARAMETERS WHICH
YOU ALREADY SET EARLIER IN THE MENU
"F0RMAT DISK".
IF YOU REFUSE TO CONTINUE
(ABOUT N0) YOU WILL GO OUT
"MAIN MENU" (MAIN MENU).
WARNING:(FORMATING PROCESS
DISPLAYED GRAPHICALLY
KI BY WHICH YOU MO-
YOU WANT TO JUDGE THE CONDITION -
DISK Research Institute (0K/FAILN)
(IN MENU CHECK & RESTORE YOU
GET SIMILAR INFORMATION!)
CHECK DISK;
(DISC READ TEST)
TO CHECK YOU FIRST NEED
WE NEED TO SET THE RECORDING FORMAT
DISK:(FAST OR ORDINARY).
THE PROCESS IS DISPLAYED GRAPHICALLY
AND AFTER CHECKING THE DISK WE WILL
GET DAMAGE INFORMATION
FILES AND SECTORS ON YOUR
DISK;(NUMBER OF SECTORS AND
NUMBER OF DAMAGED FILES)
THE SAME REPEAT IS POSSIBLE
CHECK OPERATIONS.
RESTORE DISK;
(RESTORATION OF POORLY READABLE
FLOppy DISKETS OR "ADJUSTMENT" UNDER
YOUR OWN RECORDING DISC DRIVE-
ON THE "OTHER" DISK DRIVE).
BEFORE THIS OPERATION IT IS DESIRABLE
DO CHECK (POSSIBLY
DISC IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION).
AFTER ENTERING THE MENU YOU WILL BE PROPOSED
HEAT QUANTITYRUN
(FROM 10 TO 250 TIMES).
THE PROCESS IS DISPLAYED GRAPHICALLY
AND CAN BE USED FOR
VIEW.
IN CASE OF READ/WRITE ERROR
YOU CAN GET STANDARD
MESSAGES TR-DOS (I/A/R).
CHANGE DRIVE;
(ESTABLISHING "ACTIVE"
DISK DRIVE FOR OPERATIONS)
ACCORDINGLY, SELECTION:A,B,C,D
ABOUT ME;
(OUTPUT MESSAGE ABOUT THE AUTHOR)
SET TIME;
(SETTING THE CURRENT TIME)
ENTERED CONSEQUENTIALLY:
HOURS, MINUTES AND SECONDS
(ACCURACY ABOUT -+10 SEC DAY)
QUIT PROG;(EXIT THE PROGRAM)
OPTIONAL OUTPUT TO TR-DOS
OR BASIC 48K.
FROM THE AUTHOR OF DESCRIPTION;
DESPITE ALL THE CHARMS OF THIS
PROGRAMS, IT HAS EXISTENCE
VEIN DISADVANTAGES (NOT IN WORK,
AND IN THE ABSENCE OF ADDITIONAL
FUNCTIONS:TRACK FORMAT,NON-FORMAT
STANDARD TRACK, RESTORATION
ONLY "BAD" SECTORS `AND NOT
TOTAL DISK` ETC.), WHICH
YOU MUST CONSIDER IN YOUR
WORK.
BUT DCU 2.XX IS EASY TO LEARN AND
WHEN WORKING ON SPECCY USES-
SAY CONSTANTLY. YOU ARE IN THE APPLICATION
FIND THE LATEST DCU2.31
(THE VERSION IS NOT DISTRIBUTIONAL BUT ALREADY
OPENED FROM COPY PROTECTION
AND IS USED AS A STANDARD -
BODY PROGRAM)
WITH RESPECT, SERGEY ROWSAN
"LOTUS GROUP".
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