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The British-localized version of Disk Copy version 6.2 was released on February 24, 1998. It requires British System 7.0.1 or later.
DISCUSSION Disk Copy 6.2 Quick Reference Disk Copy is a utility application that will mount disk images on your desktop, make exact copies of floppy disks from a disk image, convert disk images from one format to another, create a disk image from a mounted volume or individual folder, and create a new blank disk image. Using DiskScripts and AppleScript, it can be used to automate software installations and disk image manipulation. This Quick Reference will explain the basic functions of Disk Copy. More detail is provided in the Disk Copy Manual and Balloon Help. Changes from Disk Copy 6.1.3 - Added ability to create blank read-write images. - Added support for Macintosh Extended format volumes. - Added support for segmented images. - Disk Copy will launch without the presence of the ObjectSupportLib shared library, but the attachable Scripts menu and AppleScript control of the application will be disabled. - Various interface improvements. Changes from Disk Copy 6.1.2 - An issue making floppies from uninitialised disks on certain machines has been corrected. - An issue converting certain Disk Copy 4.2 format disk images has been corrected. - Various interface improvements. - Two-Byte character support for Apple Language Kits. - Disk Copy will launch without the presence of the AppleScriptLib shared library, but the attachable Scripts menu will be disabled. Changes from Disk Copy 6.1 - AppleShare IP 5.0 support: Disk Copy can now mount images via AppleTalk or TCP/IP. - The Mount Image and Convert Image now include a "Skip" button during checksum verification. - If Disk Copy is in the foreground and a disk (floppy, CD, etc.) is inserted, the "Create Image from Disk..." command will automatically start. - Disk Copy can now mount a disk image residing in a disk image, up to five levels deep. - Improved AppleScript support. - Improved support for Macintosh Application Environment. - Various interface improvements. - An issue with certain Disk Copy 4.2 800K format disk images has been corrected. System requirements and supported features Disk Copy requires System Software 7.0.1 or later and is a "fat binary" for both PowerPC and 68K-based Mac OS compatible computers. Macintosh Application Environment 3.0 Update 4 or later is also supported; A/UX is not supported. Disk Copy features extensive Balloon Help and supports Drag and Drop (requires System Software 7.5 or later), AppleScript, PlainTalk Text-to-Speech, and DigiSign digital signatures. Disk Image Formats Disk Copy can read and write three types of NDIF (New Disk Image Format) disk images (Read/Write, Read-Only, and Read-Only Compressed), Disk Copy 4.2 disk images, as well as read DART and other disk image formats. Disk Copy also supports segmented disk images. Segmented Disk Images Disk Copy supports mounting disk image files that are segmented into separate files. When dragging any part of a segmented disk image onto Disk Copy, the application detects all the other parts and mounts the volume represented by the segmented image, provided that all of the parts are in the same folder. If a part is missing (or corrupted), Disk Copy determines which part is missing (or corrupted) and notes this in the log and error messages. The first file in a segmented disk image appears to Disk Copy as a regular disk image when mounting, converting, or making a floppy. The other parts are recognised when dropped onto Disk Copy. All the parts of a disk image must be in the same directory, and on a volume that Disk Copy can mount a single file image from. Aliases to parts of an image will not be resolved. Mounting disk images - Select one or more disk images/parts and double-click. This only works for NDIF images (Read/Write, Read-Only, and Read-Only Compressed). - Select one or more disk images/parts and drag into the Disk Copy main window (when running System Software 7.5 or later). - Select one or more disk images/parts and drag onto the Disk Copy application icon. - Choose "Mount Image..." from the Image menu and select a disk image. Note: Selecting multiple parts of a disk image and dragging them onto Disk Copy will result in the segmented image's volume being mounted (provided that all of the parts are in the same folder), followed by mount operations for each of the image parts dropped on Disk Copy. It is only necessary to drag one of the parts onto Disk Copy in order to mount the volume contained within. After a disk image is selected, Disk Copy will present a progress dialogue for mounting and checksum verification (if the option is selected), and an icon for the mounted volume will appear on the desktop. You can now work with the mounted volume as you would any regular volume. To unmount it, either drag the disk volume icon to the Wastebasket or select the icon and use the "Put Away" command from the File menu. When you restart you computer, any mounted disk images will be unmounted. Making floppies from disk images - Select one or more disk images and double-click while pressing the Option key. This only works for NDIF images (Read/Write, Read-Only, and Read-Only Compressed). - Select one or more disk images and drag into the Disk Copy main window while pressing the Option key (requires System Software 7.5 or later). - Select one or more disk images and drag onto the Disk Copy application icon while pressing the Option key. - Choose "Make a Floppy..." from the Utilities menu and select a disk image. Disk Copy requires PC Exchange to make floppies from disk images that contain DOS or ProDOS volumes, such as a PC drive container or a DOS-formatted floppy. To make DMF (a 1.7 MB PC format) floppies, Disk Copy requires a SuperDrive and Mac OS 7.6 or later, which includes PC Exchange version 2.1.1 or later. Users of PowerBook computers with removable or separate floppy drives need to make sure the floppy drive is installed in the PowerBook before attempting to make a floppy. After a disk image is selected, Disk Copy will present a progress dialogue for checksum verification and ask you for a floppy that is the same size as the disk image. For example, you cannot use a 1.4 MB floppy to make a 800k disk image. When making floppies, Disk Copy uses more memory that its default memory setting. If there is not enough free RAM available, Disk Copy will not be able to make the floppy and will present an error message. Either quit other running applications or increase Disk Copy's Preferred memory size to 2048K. If you insert a floppy that has been previously formatted and the "Confirm Erase" option is selected in the Preferences dialogue box, Disk Copy presents a dialogue box asking you to confirm before erasing the floppy and copying new data to it. Creating disk images - Select one or more folders or disks and drag them into the Disk Copy main window (requires System Software 7.5 or later). Each folder and disk will be made into a separate disk image. - Select one or more folders or disks and drag onto the Disk Copy application icon. Each folder and disk will be made into a separate disk image. - Choose "Create Image from Folder..." from the Image menu and select a folder. - Choose "Create Image from Disk..." from the Image menu and select a disk. - Choose "Create New Image..." from the Image menu and enter a disk image file name. - Bring Disk Copy to the foreground and insert a disk. After a folder or disk is selected, Disk Copy will present a save dialogue. Here you can enter a name and choose a format and size for the new disk image. When creating a new image, a save dialogue will appear, followed by a disk initialisatio n dialogue. Converting disk images - Select one or more disk images and double-click while pressing the Command key. This only works for NDIF images (Read/Write, Read-Only, and Read-Only Compressed). - Select one or more disk images and drag into the Disk Copy main window while pressing the Command key (requires System Software 7.5 or later). - Select one or more disk images and drag onto the Disk Copy application icon while pressing the Command key. - Choose "Convert Image..." from the Image menu and select a disk image. After a disk image is selected, you will see the same standard dialogue box that is presented when creating a new disk image. Conversion is actually creating a new image based on the original. Disk Copy will then create a new disk image based on the selected original and save it using the size and format options. Note: When converting a segmented disk image, the new disk image will be a single image file. In order to create a segmented image, a AppleScript must be used. About the Disk Copy log The Disk Copy log window keeps a detailed record of all activity since the Disk Copy application was last launched. To view the log window, choose "Show Log Window" from the Edit menu. The contents of the log window can be saved to the "Disk Copy Log" file by selecting the "Save Log" option in the Preferences dialogue box. Executing a DiskScript A DiskScript is a special file containing commands that instruct Disk Copy to perform an action on a list of disk images, and to optionally launch an application with or without a specific document. DiskScripts are not related to, and do not require AppleScript to run. - Select one or more DiskScripts and double-click. - Select one or more DiskScripts and drag into the Disk Copy main window (requires System Software 7.5 or later). - Select one or more DiskScripts and drag onto the Disk Copy application icon. - Choose "Execute DiskScript..." from the File menu and select a DiskScript. AppleScript support Disk Copy is fully scriptable, recordable, and attachable. To get a list of the scripting commands available, use a script editor application to view the AppleScript dictionary of Disk Copy. |
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