            Documentation for TRANSLAT v1.0 (2 February 1997)
            =================================================

TRANSLAT version 1.0 is Freeware by Roger Burrows, Anodyne Software.  It
is hereby placed in the public domain, and may be freely copied and
distributed.  Please keep the program executable and this documentation
together - thanks.


Who needs this anyway?
----------------------
Anyone with ExtenDOS Pro and a CD-ROM disk with lowercase filenames
that appear in (e.g.) an item selector but aren't accessible when
selected.  The included program enables a feature of ExtenDOS Pro that
is normally disabled (filename translation) and thereby provides access
to the files on these disks.


Contents
--------
This archive file contains TRANSLAT.TTP and TRANSLAT.TXT (you're reading
it now).


Installation
------------
Just copy TRANSLAT.TTP to your boot drive (probably best in your EXTENDOS
folder).


When to use it
--------------
If you have a CD-ROM disk whose directory listing shows lowercase names,
you will need to use TRANSLAT.TTP in order to access any of the files or
to see inside any of the folders.


Temporary use
-------------
For temporary use (effective until you next boot your system), you can
run TRANSLAT.TTP from the desktop.  Just double-click on TRANSLAT.TTP,
and in the resulting dialog box, enter the logical drive letter of your
CD-ROM drive, followed by a space, followed by the word ON, e.g.
	P ON


Permanent use
-------------
You need to manually add one line to your EXTENDOS.CNF file for each
CD-ROM drive you have, using an editor that can save files as ASCII text.
Most editors have an option to do this.

***IMPORTANT***
If you save EXTENDOS.CNF as a word-processing document, ExtenDOS Pro
will probably not be able to understand it, and will report an error
during startup.

Each line you add will run TRANSLAT.TTP to change the setting for a
specific drive, and must follow all the ExtenDOS Pro control lines (the
ones that begin with an *).  We recommend putting them in sequence at
the end of EXTENDOS.CNF.  Each line looks like this (differing only in
the drive letter referenced):

C:\EXTENDOS\TRANSLAT.TTP P ON

So, assuming you have just one CD-ROM drive, your EXTENDOS.CNF file
after modification should look something like this:

;
; some (optional) comments
;
*BOS, C:\EXTENDOS\CD.BOS T=20, Z:5
*DOS, C:\EXTENDOS\UNIDRIVE.DOS P=12 B=6 R/W, P:Z
C:\EXTENDOS\TRANSLAT.TTP P ON

Detailed contents of the *BOS & *DOS lines will depend on the options
selected during installation/configuration.


Turning translation off
-----------------------
There should be no need, under normal circumstances, to turn translation
off.  However, if you experience any problems with translation turned on,
you may wish to turn it off as part of the problem isolation process.
You can turn it off by running TRANSLAT.TTP from the desktop.  Just
double-click on TRANSLAT.TTP, and in the resulting dialog box, enter the
logical drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, followed by a space, followed
by the word OFF, e.g.
	P OFF


Getting the current translation status
--------------------------------------
If you can't remember whether translation is on or off, or you just want
to verify the status, you can run TRANSLAT.TTP from the desktop to report
the status.  Just double-click on TRANSLAT.TTP, and in the resulting
dialog box, enter the logical drive letter of your CD-ROM drive by itself.
The translation status of the drive will be displayed on the screen.


ABOUT ExtenDOS Pro
------------------
ExtenDOS Pro is an extension to Atari's TOS that supports a wide range of
CD-ROM drives on all Atari TOS systems, including the ST, TT, and Falcon.
ExtenDOS Pro is available from your Atari dealer or direct from Anodyne
Software at the address below.

    Anodyne Software
    6 Cobbler Court
    Ottawa
    Ontario K1V 0B8
    CANADA.

For more information, please write to the above address, or send email to:
    anodyne@cyberus.ca
         OR
    r.burrows1@genie.com
