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238 lines
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## DALTON DISK DISINTEGRATER 1.0 ##
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## (C)JULY 1984 ##
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## WRITTEN BY ##
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## ##
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## DD A L TTT OO N N ##
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## D D A A L T O O N N ##
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## D D AAA L T O O NN N ##
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## D D A A L T O O N NN ##
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## DD A A LLL T OO N N ##
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(CANADIAN PIRACY ON STAGE...)
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INTRO:
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'DALTON DISK DISINTEGRATER' is a new
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program which compresses a whole disk
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into 1,2,3 or 4 binary files maximum.
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As you will see, 'D.D.D. 1.0' is much
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better than disk splitter, disk rigger
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and disk slicer.
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It works with ONE or TWO drives and
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with an original DOS 3.3 or a modified
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DOS 3.3 (like PRONTO-DOS, DIVERSI-DOS,
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DAVID DOS, SUPERDOS, ZDOS, HYPERDOS,
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etc.).
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PACK A DISK (COMPRESS):
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----------------------
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When you pack, the SOURCE disk is
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the disk you want to compress and the
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TARGET is an initialized disk which
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will contains the compressed files.
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To compress a disk into files, BRUN
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D.D.D. 1.0 and enter the number of
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drives you have. Now, choose option 1
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(PACK) and enter the name of the
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program you want to compress. Before
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pressing 'RETURN', insert the ORIGINAL
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disk into drive 1 and an initialized
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disk (TARGET disk) into drive 2 if you
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have 2 drives (be sure you have enough
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space on this disk). Now press
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'RETURN'. Voila!
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If you have not enough space on your
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TARGET disk, the program will stop and
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write 'DISK FULL'. Just change the
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TARGET disk and put another one, then
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press a key (not 'ESC'...) to complete
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the compression.
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When the program has finished,
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press 3 to quit, 1 to PACK or 2 to
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UNPACK another disk.
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UNPACK A DISK (DECOMPRESS):
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When you UNPACK, the SOURCE is the
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disk with the compressed files and the
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TARGET is the disk you want to merge
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onto.
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To re-assemble (UNPACK) a disk, BRUN
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D.D.D. 1.0 and enter the number of
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drives you have. Now choose option 2
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(UNPACK) and enter the name of the
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program you want to UNPACK. Before
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pressing 'RETURN', insert the SOURCE
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disk drive 1 and the TARGET disk
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(a blank disk, initialized or NOT) into
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drive 2 if you have 2 drives. Now
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press 'RETURN'. Voila!
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When the program has finished, just
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press 3 to quit, 1 to PACK or 2 to
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UNPACK another disk.
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TECHNICAL NOTES:
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----------------
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- Any time you can press 'ESC' and the
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program will restart.
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- The program is completly error
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proof.
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- Filenames can be up to 20 characters
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long.
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- When you choose the option 3:QUIT,
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you will be in Applesoft. If you
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wish to execute the program once
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again, you must "BRUN" DALTON DISK
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DISINTEGRATER (don't make a
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'CALL XXX' because of the program's
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structure...).
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- Is is not necessary for all the
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compressed files to be present on a
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single disk when you unpack a
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program.
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ADVANTAGES FOR SYSOP:
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1. Because of the algorithms used in
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D.D.D. 1.0, the compression is at its
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maximum, so you can put more programs
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on your AE LINE or BBS'S disk(s).
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2. The downloadings take less time and
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it is more convenient for users to
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capture program(s).
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ADVANTAGES FOR USERS:
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1. Less time to wait while downloading
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a disk.
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2. Less interventions to the AE LINE
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when you download a disk (because
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there's is a maximum of 4 files).
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3. For those of you who have one drive,
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when you will pack or unpack a disk,
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you will open and close the drive's
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door (for exchange SOURCE and TARGET
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disk) only a few times: 2 to 8 times
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maximum (DISK SLICER: 18 times...).
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COMPARAISON:
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------------
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Here are some examples of the
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program's efficiency with regard to
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DISK SPLITTER, DISK RIGGER and DISK
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SLICER.
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The RATING is the percent % the program
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has compressed. For example: If the
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RATING is 25%, the program has
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compressed 1/4 of the disk. It is
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impossible to obtain 100%, although
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obtaining 0% RATING is likely (in this
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case, no compression has been done).
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Higher the rating, better the
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compression...
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(note: DISK RIGGER1 = DISK RIGGER 1.1 and DISK RIGGER2 = DISK RIGGER 2.0)
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DISINTEGRATER: 1 to 4 files maximum
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DISK RIGGER2: 2 to 5 files
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DISK SPLITTER: 4 to 8 files
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DISK RIGGER1: 6 files
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DISK SLICER: 9 files
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=======================================
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Program: BUCK ROGERS
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DISINTEGRATER:203 sect. Rating:63.8%
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DISK RIGGER1: 233 sect. Rating:58.4%
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DISK RIGGER2: 268 sect. Rating:52.1%
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DISK SLICER: 276 sect. Rating:50.7%
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DISK SPLITTER:416 sect. Rating:25.7%
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***WINNER: DALTON DISK DISINTEGRATER
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=======================================
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Program: ARCADE BOOT CAMP
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DISINTEGRATER:358 sect. Rating:36.1%
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DISK RIGGER1: 412 sect. Rating:26.4%
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DISK SLICER: 431 sect. Rating:23.0%
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DISK RIGGER2: 432 sect. Rating:22.9%
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DISK SPLITTER:458 sect. Rating:18.2%
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***WINNER: DALTON DISK DISINTEGRATER
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=======================================
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Program: PIRATE SIGNATURE
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DISINTEGRATER:121 sect. Rating:78.4%
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DISK RIGGER2: 139 sect. Rating:75.2%
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DISK RIGGER1: 140 sect. Rating:75.0%
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DISK SLICER: 149 sect. Rating:73.4%
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DISK SPLITTER:186 sect. Rating:66.8%
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***WINNER: DISINTEGRATER (only 1 file!)
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=======================================
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Program: ZAXXON
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DISINTEGRATER:226 sect. Rating:59.6%
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DISK RIGGER1: 270 sect. Rating:51.8%
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DISK RIGGER2: 289 sect. Rating:48.4%
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DISK SLICER: 293 sect. Rating:47.7%
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DISK SPLITTER:330 sect. Rating:41.1%
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***WINNER: DALTON DISK DISINTEGRATER
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=======================================
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Program: SUMMER GAMES (side 2)
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DISINTEGRATER:362 sect. Rating:35.4%
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DISK RIGGER1: 416 sect. Rating:25.7%
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DISK RIGGER2: 487 sect. Rating:13.0%
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DISK SPLITTER:535 sect. Rating:4.5%
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DISK SLICER: WON'T WORK Rating:0.0%
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***WINNER: DALTON DISK DISINTEGRATER
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=======================================
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As you can see, D.D.D. compresses a
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disk extremely efficiently considering
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the SIZE of the files saved on disk as
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well as the NUMBER OF FILES saved.
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I have programed D.D.D. for all
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AE LINES to reduce transfer time. I
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hope you like it and don't hesitate to
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use it!
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HAVE PHUN!
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//\\
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//// DALTON \\\\
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\\\\\\ //////
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\\//
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