W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.arpa (Keith Petersen) (01/24/87)
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Filename Type Bytes CRC
Directory PD:<CPM.C128>
RDCBM20.LBR.1 BINARY 17280 B99EH
This program is a general purpose file copier, which copies from a
Commodore DOS format disk to a CP/M disk. It is designed to be faster
and more convenient to use than any of the existing CBM->CP/M copiers.
It uses burst mode on 1571 drives, and can write to the 17xx RAM
expander or to a 1571 onto any format disk the drive supports. It does
not require you to exit from CP/M to use it, as it is a CP/M transient
utility.
Version 2.0 corrects a serious bug in version 1.0, and as a side
benefit is smaller and faster. Version 1.0 stripped a few hundred
bytes from the beginning of binary files when copied, and also had
problems handling files larger than the memory buffer. Version 2.0
corrects both of these problems, and has been completely tested on both
types of floppy drive and the RAM expander, and properly performs
binary and text copies on one drive or two.
Hardware requirements are as follows:
o A Commodore 128 computer
o At least one 1541 or 1571 disk drive (1571 recommended)
o Optional but recommended 1700 or 1750 RAM expansion
The program is set up to operate with two drives, and in fact this
decreased the code size substantially. However, it works reasonably
well with one floppy if you select drive E as the second drive.
--Keith