
	
	 IDEutils v001		by Keith Gaughan
	

		a general IDE HDD utility.


   Preamble 

Just today I bought a 40Mb IDE HDD from a bloke I know who used to sell
Acorn Computers in the UK. The HDD was pretty old and the version of IDEFS
in its firmware was for RO2 - hence no free space display. Still, I'm not
one to be put off by such little annoyances, so I wrote one!


   Use 

Currently, the program only provides a free space display. This looks much
of a muchness like the normal one provided by the Free module. To open it,
click on the final menu item inthe main menu.


   Future 

I'm sure there are things I could do with it but it does everything I want
it to do.


   Credits 

Program, Graphics & Template design by
	Keith Gaughan


   DLMlib 

DLMlib is a set of shared resources by Keith Gaughan. It supports Panes,
MessageTrans, the desktop save protocol and interactive help. It is
currently only for use by by members of the DLM Design programming group but
may be made available to the public at some point in the future.

Both DLMlib and this application have only been tested on the authors RISC
OS 3.10 A3010 (1Mb, No HDD!) due to a drought of Acorn-owning friends and
for this reason, it is not guaranteed to work on every version of RISC OS,
though Id be very surprised if it didnt.


   Address 

If you want to contact me for any reason, then send a letter to either of
these two addresses:

i)	Home:
	Keith Gaughan,
	The Square,
	Aclare,
	Co. Sligo,
	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

ii)	University digs (October '98 to June '99):
	Keith Gaughan,
	21 Glencairn Park,
	Rossa,
	Bishopstown,
	Cork,
	Co. Cork,
	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Either address is fine but only use the second one during term times. If you
send it to my home address, it will get to me at any time of the year,
though you might end up waiting just a little longer if I don't have time
(and money) to go home at the weekend - after all, Sligo isn't exactly close
to Cork (they're on opposite sides of the country!)

You know the usual, send anything: suggestions for new programs or additions
to my existing ones, your own software, C64-related stuff, Tracker/DSym
files, interesting JPEG of Eva Hertzigova (she's became a bit too waifish of
late but brown hair suits her better), donations to my Get-a-RISC-PC-and-C-
compiler-or-at-least-Upgrade-my-A3010-to-a-Usable-State-for-Uni (Anybody
whos read this part of the helpfile before will know that Im getting
desperate) fund, anything really!

BTW, does anybody out there want to join a new programming group? Well, Ive
decided that being the sole member of DLM Design is a daft - after all, a
programming group is supposed to be just that, a group of people and not a
lone codehead. If anybody does want to join (and possibly avail of the use
of DLMlib, a very slick programming library) then just contact me at the
address above.


   Licence 

 Keith Gaughan, 1998
 DLM Design (Digital Light & Magic Software Design and Development), 1998

The copyright of the author supercedes that of DLM Design or any other body.

This application is Freeware and as such may be used and distributed freely
on condition that the following directives are respected.

   i. The application should be distributed in its original form, including
      any textfiles or source code supplied.
  ii. When distributed, this application must be supplied gratis (ie. for no
      charge) save any charge for carriage and distribution medium on
      condition that the charge does not exceed UK2 or IR2 (which are
      usually approximately the same).
 iii. No alterations may be made to the software without the prior *WRITTEN*
      permission of the author. Copyright for any altered versions is that
      of the applications original author and permission to distribute
      altered versions must be obtained from the author. Please note that
      permission to make alterations does not constitute permission to
      distribute these altered versions.
  iv. No attempt may be made to pass this software off as the work of
      anybody but that of the original author.
   v. No part of this application may be distributed seperately from this
      application without the permission of the author.


   Disclaimer 

DLM Design repudiates all liability for any malevent occurring as a
consquence, be it directly or indirectly, from use, abuse, misuse, or
inability to use (even in cases where the author has been informed of this
on a prior occasion) this software.


   History 

001		First version. Thanks to Darren at CCS for the HDD(!)
(02-Feb-1998)
