
Getting Started...
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  64COPY is an all-in-one file converter and DOS maintainance package.  Its
intended use is to convert  the  various  files  that  exist  for  the  C64
emulators. Files like D64, D71, D81, D80, D82, DNP,  D2M,  T64,  X64,  LNX,
ARK, ARC, SDA, LBR, SPY, CPK and all the  ZipCodes  (Diskpacked,  Sixpacked
and Filepacked) can be converted to  whatever  format  you  need  for  your
favorite emulator, or for use on the  real  C64.  You  still  need  to  get
whatever emulator package you want in order to use the files  you  have  as
64COPY does not provide any emulator functionality, nor does it communicate
with any Commodore disk drive.

  Now, seeing as you have already unpacked the archive  that  64COPY  comes
in, all you have to do is either execute "64COPY" or "64MAIN"  to  get  the
program started.

  The small executable "64COPY.EXE" is a loader,  which  will  execute  the
main program "64MAIN.EXE". The benefit to using the loader is that when you
execute operations from  the  64COPY  command-line,  the  program  will  be
un-loaded from memory before the operation begins, thus freeing up most  of
the memory.

  Using "64MAIN.EXE", you are using the program in "resident"  mode,  where
it will  stay  in  memory  all  the  time,  making  executing  command-line
operations much more difficult due to memory restrictions.

  The only really necessary file is "64MAIN.EXE".  All  the  other  support
files will be created when either the program needs them  (.EXT),  or  they
will be created when you exit the program (.INI, .CLR etc).


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64COPY Testers

  I also don't want to forget the volunteer "testers" and others whom  have
been helpful with ideas, sample files and as sounding boards. They  are  in
no particular order, and not all of  those  that  have  reported  bugs  are
included because I don't have an official tester group. Many people do take
the time to send me ideas and notify  me  about  different  emulator  image
files, and to these people I say "thank you muchly!"

Pontus Berg ---------- General  testing,  ideas,  WWW  promotion,  sounding
                       board. Quite a lot actually!

Kai Lewinski --------- Testing and bug reporting, especially  on  lower-end
                       machines     (DOS     only,     286/386/486,      no
                       math-coprocessors, no Win95).

Wolfgang Stoeggl ----- More ideas,  especially  PETASCII  text  conversion,
                       testing

Paul Doherty --------- Many more ideas, testing.

Matthias Walther ----- All-around beta-testing and great program thrashing.
                       If there's a bug, he'll find it!

Noam Ravid ----------- More testing.

Adam Lorentzon ------- More testing.

Arndt Dettke --------- More ideas, testing.

Markus Brenner ------- Testing, bug reports, CRT samples  and  assignments,
                       MNIB utility for G64 samples.

Joe Forster/STA ------ An all-around knowledgable guy.  He  has  made  many
                       invaluable contributions over the entire life  cycle
                       of 64COPY.

Christian Lott ------- Testing and ideas for the 6502 Disassembler.

Marco van den Heuvel - Newer CRT descriptions and samples.

Ian Coog ------------- General testing & ideas.

My wife, Pat --------- For someone who doesn't really know  computers,  and
                       doesn't  program,   I'm   always   amazed   at   her
                       suggestions and ideas. She knows how  things  should
                       look and feel from a user perspective,  something  I
                       lose sight of now and then.

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Here are some of the functions that 64COPY can do...

  * Windows 95 (and later versions) long filename compliant

  * Convert D64 (including F64 variants), D71, D81,  D80,  D82,  DNP,  D2M,
    G64, T64, LNX, SDA, CRT, ARK, ARC, LBR, SPY, X64, CPK and  the  ZipCode
    family to other formats (F11)

  * Convert G64, ZipCode6 and D64 (the disk-based formats, with or  without
    F64 variant) between each other.

  * Create & format image files (D64, X64, T64, LNX, D71,  D81,  G64,  D80,
    D82, DNP, D2M)

  * CheckDisk (D64, X64, D71, D81, D80, D82), CheckTape (T64), CheckZip  (4
    & 6-pack ZipCode), CheckCRT  (Cartridges),  CheckG64  (GCR  disks)  and
    CheckF64 (D64 + F64) to verify and correct errors in these archives (on
    ALT-F3)

  * Very powerful 6502 disassembler (on SHIFT-F4)

  * Disk HEX Editor (on ALT-F4, when in a D/X64)

  * An extensive Disk (D64/D71/D81/X64/D80/D82)  directory  customizer  (on
    SHIFT-F2)

  * ROM image manipulation (splitting, padding to larger size,  convert  to
    various EPROM burner formats)

  * Disk BAM and error-byte editor

  * PETASCII to ASCII text file conversion (on SHIFT-F9)

  * View the ICON and other info on GEOS files

  * DOS Text file editor (on F4)

  * DOS file viewer (on F3)

  * HEX editor (on ALT-F4)

  * DOS copy/move/delete/attribute commands

  * Decode simple UU and HQX files

  * Fully user configurable (colors, settings)

  * Fully editable panel layouts

