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File contents
!Help file for ArcFS version 0.41
by M.Smith
22nd August 1991

Full information on ArcFS is available as part of the 'ArcFSExtra' package.
A utility to convert Spark format archives to new format archives is also
included.

IMPORTANT: The file 'Tlodmod' inside the !ArcFS application directory is a
zero length text file. It is there to prevent infection by the 'CeBit' virus
and does NOT mean that !ArcFS is infected by this virus. All copies of ArcFS
sent out by me are guaranteed virus free. Although I cannot give the same
assurances about copies distributed by P.D. libraries etc., copies of !ArcFS
with this !Help file are innoculated against all viruses known to me. These
are the 'Extend' Virus, the 'Archie' Virus, the 'CeBit' virus and the
'Vigay' virus. If anyone knows of any other virus please send me a copy of
some infected software on a clearly marked disk (address below) and I will
return the disk with the latest version of ArcFS, innoculated against the
virus if this is at all possible.

Many thanks to David Pilling, author of Spark and SparkPlug, for providing
me with the information to enable me to include support for Squashed (PK arc
compatible) and Compress formats. Spark is available directly from him,
currently for �5.99

ArcFS has filing system number 56. My thanks to Acorn for the allocation of
this filing system number and for the allocation of the SWI chunk base
(&437C0).

The version of ArcFSFiler supplied with this version of ArcFS (v0.21) should
work with all versions of Oak's SCSI Hard drive and may also work with all
versions of Ian Copestake Software's IDE Hard drive. I cannot test this
since I don't have either of these hard drives. Any feedback about this
would be most welcome.

Please note that I can no longer offer a registration service. If anyone
finds ArcFS very useful then please buy the full read / write version or
send a donation to one of the addresses below. Future improvements will be
sent to The Micro User / Archimedes World / Syracuse for distribution.
Please also note that I will no longer be sending out improvements
automatically to P.D. libraries. Again, upgrades will be available through
the above magazines.

This version of ArcFS is a read only, P.D. version. A full read/write
version should be available soon from David Pilling.

ArcFS allows the loading and opening of (compressed) files in archives 
almost as easily as files on ADFS or RamFS. It has its own ArcFS filer 
which displays the root directory in a filer window of any archive 
which is double clicked. From then on files and applications may be 
loaded as normal by double clicking them. Directories may be displayed 
also by double clicking them. ArcFS can, of cause, also be used from 
the command line.

You may notice a small increase in the time taken to load files 
compared to loading files from ADFS and also that ArcFS takes a short 
time to Open Spark compatible Archives when they are double clicked.

This version also supports a new archive format. It is much quicker to open
these new format archives than to open Spark compatible archives and the
read / write versions (1.00 and greater) can only write to and create new
format archives.

*****************************************************************************

All comments and suggestions for future improvement are welcome but please
note that I cannot reply to letters without return postage and an addressed
envelope.

The address is:

    Mr. M. Smith
    Pen-y-dre,
    Riverside Ave.,
    Broxbourne,
    Herts.,
    EN10 6RD.

Between Monday 30th September and Friday 13th December 1991 and between
Monday 6th January and Friday 27th March 1992 inc. I can be reached more
quickly at:

    Mr. M. Smith,
    Chepstow Hall of Residence,
    Room L14,
    Brunel University,
    Uxbridge,
    Middlsex,
    UB8 3PH.

Please do not send any post to reach this address after 27th March 1992 as I
will probably not receive it. Please be patient when waiting for replies as
I may not be able to reply immediately.

I would also, of course welcome details of any bugs discovered so that I can
correct them.

� 1991 M. Smith
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00000cd0  41 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6d 6d  65 6e 74 73 20 61 6e 64  |All comments and|
00000ce0  20 73 75 67 67 65 73 74  69 6f 6e 73 20 66 6f 72  | suggestions for|
00000cf0  20 66 75 74 75 72 65 20  69 6d 70 72 6f 76 65 6d  | future improvem|
00000d00  65 6e 74 20 61 72 65 20  77 65 6c 63 6f 6d 65 20  |ent are welcome |
00000d10  62 75 74 20 70 6c 65 61  73 65 0a 6e 6f 74 65 20  |but please.note |
00000d20  74 68 61 74 20 49 20 63  61 6e 6e 6f 74 20 72 65  |that I cannot re|
00000d30  70 6c 79 20 74 6f 20 6c  65 74 74 65 72 73 20 77  |ply to letters w|
00000d40  69 74 68 6f 75 74 20 72  65 74 75 72 6e 20 70 6f  |ithout return po|
00000d50  73 74 61 67 65 20 61 6e  64 20 61 6e 20 61 64 64  |stage and an add|
00000d60  72 65 73 73 65 64 0a 65  6e 76 65 6c 6f 70 65 2e  |ressed.envelope.|
00000d70  0a 0a 54 68 65 20 61 64  64 72 65 73 73 20 69 73  |..The address is|
00000d80  3a 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 4d  72 2e 20 4d 2e 20 53 6d  |:..    Mr. M. Sm|
00000d90  69 74 68 0a 20 20 20 20  50 65 6e 2d 79 2d 64 72  |ith.    Pen-y-dr|
00000da0  65 2c 0a 20 20 20 20 52  69 76 65 72 73 69 64 65  |e,.    Riverside|
00000db0  20 41 76 65 2e 2c 0a 20  20 20 20 42 72 6f 78 62  | Ave.,.    Broxb|
00000dc0  6f 75 72 6e 65 2c 0a 20  20 20 20 48 65 72 74 73  |ourne,.    Herts|
00000dd0  2e 2c 0a 20 20 20 20 45  4e 31 30 20 36 52 44 2e  |.,.    EN10 6RD.|
00000de0  0a 0a 42 65 74 77 65 65  6e 20 4d 6f 6e 64 61 79  |..Between Monday|
00000df0  20 33 30 74 68 20 53 65  70 74 65 6d 62 65 72 20  | 30th September |
00000e00  61 6e 64 20 46 72 69 64  61 79 20 31 33 74 68 20  |and Friday 13th |
00000e10  44 65 63 65 6d 62 65 72  20 31 39 39 31 20 61 6e  |December 1991 an|
00000e20  64 20 62 65 74 77 65 65  6e 0a 4d 6f 6e 64 61 79  |d between.Monday|
00000e30  20 36 74 68 20 4a 61 6e  75 61 72 79 20 61 6e 64  | 6th January and|
00000e40  20 46 72 69 64 61 79 20  32 37 74 68 20 4d 61 72  | Friday 27th Mar|
00000e50  63 68 20 31 39 39 32 20  69 6e 63 2e 20 49 20 63  |ch 1992 inc. I c|
00000e60  61 6e 20 62 65 20 72 65  61 63 68 65 64 20 6d 6f  |an be reached mo|
00000e70  72 65 0a 71 75 69 63 6b  6c 79 20 61 74 3a 0a 0a  |re.quickly at:..|
00000e80  20 20 20 20 4d 72 2e 20  4d 2e 20 53 6d 69 74 68  |    Mr. M. Smith|
00000e90  2c 0a 20 20 20 20 43 68  65 70 73 74 6f 77 20 48  |,.    Chepstow H|
00000ea0  61 6c 6c 20 6f 66 20 52  65 73 69 64 65 6e 63 65  |all of Residence|
00000eb0  2c 0a 20 20 20 20 52 6f  6f 6d 20 4c 31 34 2c 0a  |,.    Room L14,.|
00000ec0  20 20 20 20 42 72 75 6e  65 6c 20 55 6e 69 76 65  |    Brunel Unive|
00000ed0  72 73 69 74 79 2c 0a 20  20 20 20 55 78 62 72 69  |rsity,.    Uxbri|
00000ee0  64 67 65 2c 0a 20 20 20  20 4d 69 64 64 6c 73 65  |dge,.    Middlse|
00000ef0  78 2c 0a 20 20 20 20 55  42 38 20 33 50 48 2e 0a  |x,.    UB8 3PH..|
00000f00  0a 50 6c 65 61 73 65 20  64 6f 20 6e 6f 74 20 73  |.Please do not s|
00000f10  65 6e 64 20 61 6e 79 20  70 6f 73 74 20 74 6f 20  |end any post to |
00000f20  72 65 61 63 68 20 74 68  69 73 20 61 64 64 72 65  |reach this addre|
00000f30  73 73 20 61 66 74 65 72  20 32 37 74 68 20 4d 61  |ss after 27th Ma|
00000f40  72 63 68 20 31 39 39 32  20 61 73 20 49 0a 77 69  |rch 1992 as I.wi|
00000f50  6c 6c 20 70 72 6f 62 61  62 6c 79 20 6e 6f 74 20  |ll probably not |
00000f60  72 65 63 65 69 76 65 20  69 74 2e 20 50 6c 65 61  |receive it. Plea|
00000f70  73 65 20 62 65 20 70 61  74 69 65 6e 74 20 77 68  |se be patient wh|
00000f80  65 6e 20 77 61 69 74 69  6e 67 20 66 6f 72 20 72  |en waiting for r|
00000f90  65 70 6c 69 65 73 20 61  73 0a 49 20 6d 61 79 20  |eplies as.I may |
00000fa0  6e 6f 74 20 62 65 20 61  62 6c 65 20 74 6f 20 72  |not be able to r|
00000fb0  65 70 6c 79 20 69 6d 6d  65 64 69 61 74 65 6c 79  |eply immediately|
00000fc0  2e 0a 0a 49 20 77 6f 75  6c 64 20 61 6c 73 6f 2c  |...I would also,|
00000fd0  20 6f 66 20 63 6f 75 72  73 65 20 77 65 6c 63 6f  | of course welco|
00000fe0  6d 65 20 64 65 74 61 69  6c 73 20 6f 66 20 61 6e  |me details of an|
00000ff0  79 20 62 75 67 73 20 64  69 73 63 6f 76 65 72 65  |y bugs discovere|
00001000  64 20 73 6f 20 74 68 61  74 20 49 20 63 61 6e 0a  |d so that I can.|
00001010  63 6f 72 72 65 63 74 20  74 68 65 6d 2e 0a 0a a9  |correct them....|
00001020  20 31 39 39 31 20 4d 2e  20 53 6d 69 74 68 0a     | 1991 M. Smith.|
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