DosKwik


                     Copyright (C) 1987,88 by Tigress

                          Written by Gary Kemper
                    P.O. Box 665 - Glendora, CA - 91740
                              (818) 334-0709

      DosKwik is comprised of the two programs ReadKwik and RiteKwik.
   With DosKwik you can save and load files about 3 times faster than DOS,
   save more data on a disk, and even save a 2 MEG file on multiple disks.
   For example if you had a massive 2 MEG spread sheet in RAM:, you could
   only save it if you had a hard disk - now you can use DosKwik.
   ( A 901,080 byte file can fit on one disk)

      RiteKwik is used to save the contents of VD0: or RAM: to disk, and
   ReadKwik will read it back in exactly as it was when it was saved,
   including directories. You can also merge two disks together in ram or
   if you already have files in ram.

   Syntax:   ReadKwik   Source_Drive   Destination_Device [S]
             RiteKwik   Source_Device   Destination_Drive [S]

             Use RAM:, VD0: ... etc for the ram_device.
             Use 0, 1, 2, 3  for the drive.
           * or DF0: ... DF3:
           * S is for silent.

   RiteKwik

      You start by setting up the ram exactly like you want it. If you are
   using RAM: put a disk in drive 1 (it does not have to be formatted) and
   enter < RiteKwik RAM: 1 >. This will save the entire contents of your
   ram disk to drive 1. If there is not enough room on the disk you will
   get a requester asking you to put in another disk. After you insert the
   next disk click OK on the requester. You can save an unlimited amount
   of data. The disk(s) that are created cannot be used by the DOS, but
   can be copied with Diskcopy.

   ReadKwik

      After you have made your disk(s), you enter < ReadKwik 1 RAM: > to
   read your files back into RAM:. You can put the command into your
   startup-sequence. If you have multiple disks you will get a requester
   telling you when to put the next disk in, or if you put a disk in in
   the wrong order. All directories will be created and all the files will
   copied as they were when you saved them.


      As an example for one use, take that 2 MEG spread sheet. If you had the
   ram you would just save it to RAM:, and then exit the program. Now you
   can use RiteKwik to save it. When you want to load it again you do it
   before the program is run. I use it to load all my C files, which saves
   minutes and lets me keep them all on one disk. It's also good for giant
   digitized sound files.

      The DosKwik files may not be sold for profit, but can be included
   in public domain disks such as Fish and Amicus disks, where the charge
   is for copying and the disk itself. If companies which have programs
   that can create large data files wish to include DosKwik, contact me
   at the above address or phone number. For you people who like the program
   and feel that it is worth $10 please send it to the address above. This
   will keep programmers writing programs that people really use.


               Gary Kemper

   Update: 3/4/88

       After getting a lot of comments and suggestions, I have made a few
   changes in response. None of the changes will make your old disks
   incompatible, just some more features.

   1. You can now enter DF0:,DF1:,DF2:,DF3: as your disk drive number, or
      just the 0,1,2,3 like before.

   2. If you don't want to have all the files displayed as you copy them
      you add a 'S' for Silent, at the end of the command. Example:

          ReadKwik DF1: RAM: S     or    RiteKwik RAM: DF1: S

      This will display a counter showing the number of files copied.

   3. Now after you finish using RiteKwik the program will tell the DOS
      that the disk is not a DOS disk so it won't try messing with it.

   One Last Comment: If you are using un-formatted disks and are not
   filling them up completly you cannot diskcopy them because the last
   few tracks won't be formatted. But, in that case diskcopy will copy
   all the good tracks (the ones with data) and then come up with an
   error when it gets to the tracks that are un-formatted. This just
   means that you can cancel the diskcopy at that point and still have
   a copy with all the data. With feature 3 above you can use any
   pre-formatted DOS disk now and not worry about the computer thinking
   it is a DOS disk after you get through with it.