ANTIC SUPERCOPY

INSTRUCTIONS

JAN. 1988 ANTIC SUPER DISK BONUS

BY BRYAN SCHAPPEL & BARRY KOLBE

   Antic SuperCopy is one of the
fastest, easiest multi-file copiers
ever published for 8-bit Atari
disks.  The entire copying process
is operated via menu selection and
normally requires only five key
presses.

   Antic SuperCopy will put an end
to tedious searching for correct
wildcard filenames.  This powerful
machine language program runs on all
8-bit Atari computers with at least
48K memory and a disk drive.

RUNNING SUPERCOPY

   Antic SuperCopy is on your
monthly disk under the filename
BCOPY.EXE.  There are two simple
ways to start this program:

   1. From the DOS menu, select
choice L and type BCOPY.EXE
[RETURN].  Antic SuperCopy will load
and run.

   2. You can make an Antic
SuperCopy disk that runs
automatically whenever you boot your
Atari with it.  From the DOS menu,
use menu choice I to format a blank
disk.  Next, use choice H to Write
DOS files to this blank disk.  Now,
use choice C to copy the BCOPY.EXE
file to this disk.

     Finally, use menu choice E to
rename BCOPY.EXE as AUTORUN.SYS.
Your Antic SuperCopy disk is
complete. To use it, place it in
disk drive 1 and turn off your
Atari.  Remove all cartridges (XL/XE
owners should hold down the [OPTION]
key) and turn on your Atari.  Antic
SuperCopy will automatically load
and run.

COPYING FILES

   TWO-DRIVE SYSTEMS: When the
program begins, you may select a
source and destination drive by
pressing the S and D keys.  Drive 8
lets you use the 130XE's RAMdisk.
Insert the correct disks in the
drives and press the [START] key.

   ONE-DRIVE SYSTEM: Insert the
source disk in drive 1 and press
[START].

FILE SELECTION

   The directory of the source disk
is shown on the left hand side of
the screen.  Scroll through the
directory by usin the [UP-ARROW] and
[DOWN-ARROW] keys -- don't hold down
[CONTROL].  Press [RETURN] to mark
the files you wish to copy.  Their
names will be highlighted in the
directory.  Press [RETURN] again to
unmark a file.

   Mark as many files as you like.
However, you are not allowed to mark
or copy DOS.SYS.

OTHER COMMANDS

   Press [ESCAPE] to abort and
restart Antic SuperCopy.

   The [C] key changes the screen
color by altering the hue.

   The [START] key is used to begin
the copy process.

   On a two-drive system you can
just sit back and watch Antic
SuperCopy work, or go feed the cat.
With a one-drive system you will be
periodically asked to Insert Source
Disk or Insert Destin. Disk and
press [START].  When the copy
process is done, you are given the
choice of restarting Antic SuperCopy
or returning to DOS.

ERRORS

   If an error occurs, the COPY MENU
box becomes the DISK ERROR box.
First you are told the error number.
Make note of it so you can later fix
(hopefully) the problem.  The most
common errors will be:

   144  WRITE PROTECTED DISK
   162  DISK FULL
   167  FILE LOCKED

   Next, the name of the file on
which the error occured is shown.
It is followed by the message,
Closing Files.  With two drives,
both files are closed -- if
possible.

   If you are using one drive,
you're asked to insert the source
disk and the file is closed on that
disk.  Then insert the destination
disk and the corresponding file on
it will be closed.

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