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*           AMICOM'S FILE SCRAMBLER  VERSION 1.0 (1990-01-27)           *
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Welcome to a new scrambler by AMICOM!

If you need to protect data against unauthorized access in a truly
reliable fashion then this is just what you need!



 AFS V1.0 features
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- 64 bits used as root for code generation

- generated code does not repeat even within several megabytes

- easy-fashion password keycode

- simple password checksum to allow validation

- future versions will be able to process current format



 AFS V1.0 Instructions
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- to protect a file enter  AFS filename
   you will be prompted for a password
   the protected file will be called filename.AFS

- to decode a file enter  AFS filename.AFS

- you can supply the password in the argument using
  option PW

  Example: to protect a file called test with a pw of mess-dos
  --------
  type       AFS test -pw mess-dos

  To enable spaces within the pw, put it within quotation marks.

- NEVER FORGET A PASSWORD OF A FILE!
  Cause nobody on earth will bring it back to you then....



 AFS V1.0 Error messages
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*** Input line too long!
    -

*** Missing string parameter
    Option PW must be given a string parameter.

*** Got unexpected argument. Specify only input file name.
    More than one name has been given. Check for '-' before options.

*** Missing input file name.
    -

*** Invalid input file [name]!
    The input file is somehow unusable.

*** Input file too short or corrupt.
    There was a disk / file error reading the file.


*** Can't open <name> - DOS error [number].
    -

*** Can't get memory ([number] bytes) for source file!
    -

*** Input file corrupt - aborting.
    -

*** Error getting password - aborting.
    Something went wrong with the PW prompt.

*** Error writing outputfile! /   Deleting [name]
    Disk error while writing outputfile.

*** Input file is not really an AFS file! - Aborting
    The file you try to decode has not been scrambled using AFS.

*** Password incorrect - aborting.
    -

*** Post-decode pw/checksum error, file may be corrupt!
    The password was not detected invalid. However, either the
     password IS invalid, or there is an error inside the file.

*** You need a more recent version of AFS!
    The file has been coded with a newer version.
     It contains new features not supported by yours.



For contact you can write to:

SPREADPOINT - Postlagernd - 8912 Obfelden - Switzerland