**********   Convert Atmos -> PC V1.2   **********
                     Copyright Robert Cheramy 1995
             English version of this file by Simon GUYART




 Presentation:
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   This programme transfers any Sedoric file from a floppy disk to your PC 
   hard disk, in CLOAD format, usable by Fabrice Frances' Atmos emulator 
   Euphoric.

   This is a freeware programm, so you can copy and distribute it freely,
   but every contribution is welcome...
   
   I decline any responsibility about the damages that this program might
   cause.

 Usage:
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  At the DOS Prompt, type CAP [and the drive letter if applicable; A is 
  default] and press ENTER.
  Then, select a file by entering its number, type 16 to quit or 0 to see
  the rest of the files.
  When you are asked for the name of the destination file, press ENTER to keep
  the Sedoric name minus the last letter (DOS uses 8 letters for filenames
  versus 9 for the Sedoric). If you want to use another name, just type it.
  The new file will be written to the current directory.
  N O T E : Never try to send the PC files to a floppy drive: firstly, it 
            may not work and secondly, it may crash your system...

  Aknowledgements:
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   Andre Cheramy (and his collaborators), for his book "Sedoric a nu", without
   its existence, nothing could have been possible: it's THE Sedoric reference.
   Andre Cheramy again for his help and advices.
   Fabrice Frances, for his Oric emulator Euphoric, available on Internet
   (Web page): http://www.ensica.fr/~frances/oric/emulate_english.html
   Laurent Chiacchierini, who had the kindness to send us Euphoric and 
   corrected the English and French doc files.
   David Jurgens, for his program "HelpPC", absolute reference for the "Hard"
   programming on a PC.
   Michael Tischer, for his book "La bible PC", another good reference 
   if some mistakes are excepted (maybe corrected in new editions).
   Club Europe Oric (CEO), witch gives every Oric fan the possibility of
   having more contacts with other Oric fans.
   Simon GUYART, who translated this doc file into English for me.

  If you want to write to me...
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   If you have found a bug, have suggestions, want to send me documentations, 
   want to send me a contribution, or just want to contact me, then write!
   Robert Cheramy
   54, rue de Sours
   28000 CHARTRES
   FRANCE
   My E-mail: cheramy@citi2.fr

  Historic:
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   V 0.2 : The program shows the directory of a Sedoric disk.
   V 0.4 : The program loads a file (without header) whose position in the 
           directory has been predefined.
   V 0.5 : Reads a file without header, whose rank in the directory has been 
           specified by the user. 
   V 0.7 : Lists the files that you select by their numbers to load them. 
           Still display problems due to bad loading.
   V 0.9 (06/95): Better loading and display, but nothing is really better...
           (I just added a loop until the disk drive returns no error, but it
           never resets the floppy).
           A French documentation is now attached to the executable file.
   V 1.0 (07/95): Two main changes (in addition to corrected 
           spelling mistakes...)
             - The header is systematicaly generated in stop mode (the 
               program ignores the AUTO), which makes manipulations 
               easier (the program doesn't run just after loading).
             - A bug has been fixed: in the 0.9 version, the program
               declared Basic files as memory blocks, and vice versa.
   V 1.1 (01/96): Many bugs have been fixed. The program now has a better 
           security and shouldn't print bad characters to screen anymore. 
           It also reports reading problems after five attempts.
           The source code is now attached to the distribution files.
   V 1.2 (3/96): Now, you can also read files from drive B!
           Addition of this English Doc file (Thanks, Simon)

   Planned enhancements:
    - Make the interface more simple.
    - Fixed errors and bugs that must not be rare, pointed out by
      possible users...
    - A PC -> Atmos converter program may be useful, so I'm thinking about 
      writing one, but it will take time (and I have little time...), and it seems 
      to be much more complicated than this program.

Files supplied with CAP V1.2:
CAP     .EXE   Executable file.
CAP12   .PAS   Source file.
CAP12DOC.ENG   This English document file.
CAP12DOC.FR    The French document file.

The latest version of this program is available on the Web:
http://www.ensica.fr/~frances/oric/emulate_english.html
There's a lot of things about Orics there, so visit it!

Club Europe Oric:
In France:
Jean BOILEAU
33, avenue Henri Barbusse
93140 BONDY
FRANCE

In UK:
Jonathan HAWORTH (e-mail: jon@cam.dungeon.com)
3, Madingley Road
CAMBRIDGE CB3 0EE
ENGLAND


Chartres, 10th March, 1996.