*********************** * Easy DMS Doc * * v1.0 * *********************** * Date 22.2.95 * *********************** 1. Introduction This program has been designed to allow you to use The Disk Masher from Paradox. It allows you to crunch an entire disk onto one file that can be stored easyly on harddrive or floppy. It is used to store files on coverdisks such as the one`s on CU Amiga of Amiga Format. 2. How it works The disks stores it data in bytes. All that the disk masher does is, for example some bytes are 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 or 3378 it would give this sequence a code such as e5 and and shorting it by half. 3. How to pack a disk using Easy DMS When you first double click on the EASY DMS icon you will presented with a menu with 4 buttons. Pack, Unpack, Copyright Warning and Quit. Click on the Pack icon. You be asked to put the disk you wish to pack into DF0:. Do this and hit any key. Now you will be asked if you wish to put a encryption on the disk. This, if you want to will put a code on the file so that it cannot be open without the password. If you type Y and press return you will be asked to type the password you wish to put on the disk. Do this and press return. You will be askes top retype the code to verify what you had typed before. Press return and a Menu will come up asking you to choose what directory you wnat to put the file and what you wish to call it. Do this and press return, press a key and the disk in DF0: will start to get packed. The text will change colour to prevent screen burn. When the text has finished changing colour the dms is finnish, it will tell you wether it has been successful. Hit a key and your all done. 3. How to unpack a disk using Easy DMS Click on the Unpack button. Choose a DMS file you wish to unpack. If that file has a encryption code type Y to the next question and type it in. You will then be asked if you want to play a peace of tracker music type Y for the next question and choose one of the Easy DMS disk or another one you have lying around. Now put a blank disk into DF0: and press a key. The music will start and the file will decompress onto this disk. Press a key when the text stops flashing and thats all finished. 4. The two other buttons The two other buttons are one for the copyright rules of using the program and one at the bottom to quit. 5. Credits and greets Easy DMS Credits. Code - Russell Lewis GFX - Russell Lewis Music - Lee Pedder Motzarts Mum Testing - Matthew Handfield Lee Pedder Clint Herdman Tested on An Amiga 600, 2 Megs Amiga 1200 , AA Chipset Amiga CD32 with SX1 Module and 2megs Amiga 500, 1.5 Megs Amiga 500+ 2 Megs Greets go to Ajay David, Barry Pridham and Rajesh C. DMS v1.53 Turbo Pro ©1993 Blackhawk/Paradox If you find and bugs, have any suggestions or need to contact Russell Lewis write to Russell Lewis, 44 Moreton Rd North, Luton, Beds, Endland, LU29DP. This Disk must be kept untouch. DMS or Easy DMS is not PD but can be spread around without charge. Easy DMS must not be used for commertial perposes unless permition is obtained by Russell Lewis at the address above. Have fun !!