Notes on BBXFER 1.8  01/10/2000
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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

