Notes on BBXFER 1.9 01/09/2001 =============================== Bug fixes: A buffer overrun problem was fixed, which makes all operations more reliable. There are now fewer "disk error 144" or "unable to read directory" messages. Large files are no longer truncated when copying from the Atari to the PC disk. Also, dates are now formatted properly when copying Y2K (or greater!) timestamped files from Atari to PC disk. Tested successfully with Windows ME and Windows 2000. Notes on BBXFER 1.8 01/10/2000 =============================== BBXFER is a utility that allows your Black Box and Floppy Board combination to Read, Write, and Format using the PC Disk format. This format is compatible with all versions of MSDOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98; and should be compatible with any future versions. ** IMPORTANT NOTE! ** If you are using an Operating System that can modify drive number assignments, BBXFER will ignore these reassignments ONLY WHEN TALKING TO A PC TYPE DISK! When dealing with Atari 8-bit disks, this does not apply. Examples of this are the UltraSpeed + OS, and the Multiplexer Slave OS. The BBXFER program makes direct calls to the Black Box/FB hardware, so the drive number assignments in the BB main menu are what be used when dealing with the FB drive containing the PC disk. This program is Y2K Compliant! If you are using a Command Processor DOS such as SpartaDOS, you may use the command line mode of BBXFER, bypassing the menus. You could even call it from a batch file! Use BBXFER /HELP to display the commands. If you have a R-Time8 cartridge installed, the time/date stamp for the PC files you write will be taken from the clock. Otherwise, it defaults to 11:59AM, 01/08/00. Included in this package is the original Archiver/Editor program from the 810 Archiver. The Floppy Board supports the Archiver command set, so you may get a kick of using the Editor, Formatter, and Mapper in this program to examine disks, and even backup protected single density disks. No documentation is provided, sorry. Hints: use E to enter the Editor, then M for the Mapper, F for the Formatter. Use P to change parameters. R to Read, W to Write. I hope you appreciate the time and effort invested in this update. You would not believe how picky Windows 95 is on floppy disk formats! I spent about 50 hours tracking down and fixing the disk format problem. CSS Continues to provide as much support as is possible for our 8-bit products. Seven years after creating our last big 8-bit product, we have again made available Floppy Boards. Please pass on the word to your friends! Bob Puff, CSS (716) 429-5639 Email: audioguy@cheerful.com