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!ADFImager/!Help

This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.

Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.

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                               ADFImager v1.00

INTRODUCTION

This is a a utility which can read/write the contents of ADF disc images.

ADF images are used by Archimedes emulators on the PC and Unix platforms.


INSTALLATION

Drag !ADFImager to wherever it is to live and run.


SETTING UP

See Installation!

Note:- ADFImager is actually 2 separate programs

  1. Frontend
  2. Backend which can be run from the command line
     i.e. from withing a task window.


HELP

This application does NOT support interactive help.


USING ADFImager

Writing to Disc

  1. Run !ADFImager
  2. Open window by clicking Select on the icon on the iconbar.
  3. Drag ADF image (must have /ADF in the filename) to the window.
  4. Put a blank disc in the drive.
  5  Click Process

Writing to Image

  1. Run !ADFImager
  2. Open window by clicking Select on the icon on the iconbar.
  3. Enter an image name (add path if required) into icon.
  4. Put the disc to be copied into the drive.
  5  Click Process


PROBLEMS

There are no known problems ;-) Well actually there is one niggle,
certain errors cause a *command window to appear :-(  


MODIFYING ADFImager

If you want to change the icons or text in ADFImager to another language
then go ahead.

For example:

1. Copy Resources.UK to Resources.Germany
2. Amend Templates & Messages in Resources.Germany
3. Create an Obey file in your Choices system called
   Choices:ADFImager.Choices containing the following line:
   Set ADFImager$Country Germany
4. Run ADFImager.


HISTORY

1.00  23 September 2000  First version


LICENCE

This program is supplied "as is". No warranty, expressed or implied, of the
merchantability of this program or its fitness for any particular purpose is
given. In no circumstances shall the author be liable for any damage, loss
of data, or any indirect or consequential loss arising out of the use of
this program.

Please note that this program is released as Freeware. The programs'
copyright still remains with the author.

If this application is to be added to a collection which will be charged for
then the author gives his permission as long as a copy of the collection is
given to the author.


CONTACTING THE AUTHOR

email: mailto:dgm@cimbrae.co.uk
www:   http://www.cimbrae.co.uk/
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