
To:     Prospective customer
From:   Kan Yabumoto             Pixelab, Inc.
Re:     DATMAN release 1.15
Date:   10-15-96
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This package contains the following files

READ.ME           ; this file
MANUAL.TXT        ; DATMAN User's Manual (ASCII text file)
DATMAN.DOC        ; Latest documentation
INSTALL.BAT       ; A simple Installation batch file
DATMANFE.EXE      ; DATMAN Resident File Engine                       
DATMAN.EXE        ; DATMAN User-interface program
DFLUSH.EXE        ; DATMAN catalog cache flush utility
DEJECT.EXE        ; DATMAN tape eject utility
LOADASPI.EXE      ; ASPI loader utility
DDIR.EXE          ; directory manager utility (formerly known as XDIR)
WHERE.EXE         ; file search utility
DCOMP.EXE         ; directory comparison utility
DCOPY.EXE         ; XCOPY replacement
WAKEUP.EXE        ; Timer utility for programmed delay in execution
GODATMAN.BAT      ; A template batch file to install
NODATMAN.BAT      ; A template batch file to uninstall
BU_MONTH.BAT      ; An example batch file first-of-the-month backup
BU_DAILY.BAT      ; An example batch file incremental daily backup




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The DATMAN software package is distributed in the following ways:

  1.  Distribution Diskette.
  2.  The DATMAN.ZIP file.
  
If you have the DATMAN distribution diskette, it contains all the
necessary files (as non-compressed files).  On the other hand,
if you have downloaded the DATMAN.ZIP file from the Internet
(http://www.datman.com/), the file contains everything in the
PKZIP format.  We assume you are familiar with PKWARE.


It's a FreeWare...

  You might have recieved the DATMAN.ZIP file from another source
  (we encourage you to give it to your friends, too).  If you have
  received only a partial set of the DATMAN software package (e.g.,
  just one of DATMAN utility programs) from other source, that's in
  violation of our FreeWare distibution policy (please report such
  cases to Pixelab).  When you give the DATMAN.ZIP file to someone,
  you MUST provide the file as its entirety without any modification.
  Also, you must not receive compensation for it.





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    INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE
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Usage:   [drv:]INSTALL  dst

   Where  drv is the floppy drive with the DATMAN diskette.
          dst is the full pathname of the destionation subdirectory.

          It creates the destination directory, copies the executable
          files to it, and then, it creates the GODATMAN batch file.

Exampe:   A:INSTALL C:\DATMAN

Tip:      The DATMAN package has only small number of files.  Once
          you become more familiar with the DATMAN executable files, 
          you can copy all the DATMAN files into your common tools
          directory (such as C:\BIN) and conserve the "PATH=" string.


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    INSTALLATION FROM DATMAN.ZIP
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By the time you read this, you must have unzipped the DATMAN.ZIP
file.  Most people unzip the whole set into a newly created
subdirectory (such as C:\TEMP\DATMAN).

Basically, the file installation steps involve mostly just copying
files.  The INSTALL.BAT program requires that the source and the
destination directories be different.  Therefore,  if you have
unzipped the files to the directory where you want to keep the
DATMAN programs (at least for the time being), then you should
either (1) move them to a temporary directory or (2) delete them
and unzip them again into a temporary directory.

Once you have the unzipped DATMAN files in a temporary directory,
make the temporary directory current and run the INSTALL.BAT
program as follows...

Usage:   INSTALL  dst

   Where dst is the full pathname of the destionation subdirectory.

        It creates the destination directory, copies the executable
        files to it, and then, it creates the GODATMAN batch file.

Exampe:   INSTALL C:\DATMAN





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The differences between DATMAN editions.

     DATMAN Demo Edition (the FreeWare version) can store only 1
         gigabyte per cartridge.  While this version does not allow
         you to create more data beyond 1 GB per tape, it can accept
         any DATMAN tape with more data (written by DATMAN Pro. Edition).
         Also, it can install only 1 DATMAN drive per system. 

     DATMAN Starter Kit is a convenient value-packed set which
         helps you jump start the installation and use of DATMAN.
         It includes...
            1. a diskette with DATMAN Demo Edition,
            2. a User's Manual, typeset quality,
            3. a Tutorial Tape (used in the step-by-step tutorials)
            4. a cartridge pre-formatted in DATMAN format. 
         For just $49 (plus $10 S+H in U.S.), it is a very good value.
         The price will be credited when you upgrade to DATMAN PRO.

     DATMAN Pro. Edition can store more than 1 gigabyte per tape.
         The total data size is limited only by the capacity of the
         cartridge.  It supports multiple DATMAN drives per system.
         The list price $299.  (We offer special discounts from time
         to time --- visit our web page and look for a deal once in
         a while).

      Note: prices are subject to chage without notice.

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About the DATMAN Demo Edition.

      The DATMAN Demo Edition is a "freeware".  You may also feel
      free to duplicate it and give it to others, provided you
      reproduce it in its entirety, including the copyright notice
      of Pixelab, Inc.  If you are interested in providing the DATMAN
      Demo Edition for mass-distibution to the general public (via a
      bulletin board system, on a CD-ROM, or through any other media),
      please notify Pixelab of your plan so that you will be included
      in our mailing list for periodic version updates.
      
      You can obtain a hard copy of the DATMAN User's Manual by printing
      the accompanying MANUAL.TXT file.  A full typeset manaual with
      subject index is available with the Professional Edition only.

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DATMAN and Windows 95

      The current version of DATMAN does not support Windows-95's
      "long filename" features.  You should install DATMANFE before
      entering Windows (e.g., via AUTOEXEC.BAT).  Since DATMAN
      requires "real-mode" ASPI manager, you should load the ASPI
      manager for your SCSI host adapter from CONFIG.SYS (or using
      the LOADASPI utility) before invoking DATMANFE.
      
      If you need to preserve long filename, use the LFNBK utility.
      The utility program comes with Windows 95 and documented in
      "Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit" (p. 685).  It converts
      long filenames into "8.3" format so that programs that are not
      compatible with the new Win95 feature can be used for file
      save (and restore) operations.

      We are working on a new DATMAN version which supports Win-95's
      extended file capabilities (i.e., long filenames).

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The GODATMAN.BAT (and GODATPAR.BAT) batch program no longer has
the "-ve" switch.  This switch still works when you run DATMANFE
before entering the Windows envrionment.  This feature always works
in DOS 6.xx.  In Windows 95, the logical volume name selection
still works if you install the DATMAN file engine before the
Windows 95 GUI takes over.  Therefore, you can still use the
"-v" switch in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  Since it does not work
when the file engine is installed from Windows 95's DOS Box (we do
not recommend this practice in general), the switch is dropped
from the standard GODATMAN batch file so that a new DATMAN users
will not be confused.

