Floppy Stegano (DOS version) : README
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Copyright (c) 2001 GigaMind Systems Ltd.
All rights reserved.

Please read this file carefully (especially "Installation"
chapter) before installing the program to your computer.


Contents
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  Introduction
  Requirements
  Installation
  How to use Floppy Stegano
  Copyright and license
  Technical support
  Known bugs and limitations
  Floppy Stegano for Windows
  Other GigaMind Systems products


Introduction
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Floppy Stegano is easy to use tool for hiding your important data on floppy disks.

Floppy Stegano can store files in special security area of floppy disk. This area
is not used by standart formats (<= 1.44 Mb) and stays free. So even if floppy disk
will be formatted after copying files to security area, these files will not be
erased. Moreover you can use even unformatted disks and disks with bad sectors.
No one even will think that these unworking floppy disks contains important security
information.

Moreover, Floppy Stegano packs and encrypts files before writing them to floppy. So
your files will be unreadable for all disk utilities.

For your convenience we developed Floppy Stegano Reader (fsreader.com) as addition
to main program module (flopsteg.com). Floppy Stegano Reader is very small utility
which can only read files from security area.

In summary, with Floppy Stegano you are able to:

 - Format security area of floppy disks
 - Hide your important information (up to 40Kb)
 - Examine what files are already stored
 - Copy security files from one floppy disk to another


Requirements
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 - DOS 6.0 
 - Intel 486 Processor
 - 1 MB RAM 
 - less then 1 MB Hard Disk 


Installation
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To install Floppy Stegano, just unzip the "fsdos.zip" to 
any directory.


How to use Floppy Stegano
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This product consists of two parts:
 1. flopsteg.com - main program (can read, write and format security sections).
 2. fsreader.com - Floppy Stegano reader (can only read security data).

Both modules works with command line parameters.

IMPORTANT:
 1. Floppy Stegano (DOS version) works only in true DOS environment
    (it can't work in DOS window in Windows).
 2. Before storing your security data you should format security area.

-=[:: flopsteg.com ::]=-

Parameters:
 /f - Format additional cylinders
      With this parameter you can prepare your floppy disk for storing security data.
      Example: flopsteg.com /f <Password>

 /v - Verify additional cylinders
      With this parameter you can verify security area on your floppy disk.
      Example: flopsteg.com /v <Password>

 /r - Read object
      With this parameter you can read file from security area and write it to
      Hard Disk.
      Example: flopsteg.com /r <Password> <filename.ext>

 /w - Write object
      With this parameter you can write file to security area on your floppy disk.
      Example: flopsteg.com /w <Password> <filename.ext>

 /d - Delete object
      With this parameter you can delete file from your floppy disk.
      Example: flopsteg.com /d <Password> <filename.ext>

 /c - Get objects counter
      With this parameter you can get number of files in the security area.
      Example: flopsteg.com /c <Password>

 /l - List objects
      With this parameter you can get detailed list of files in the security area.
      Example: flopsteg.com /l <Password>

 /s - Get free space
      With this parameter you can get free space in the security area.
      Maximum security area capacity : 40 Kb.
      Example: flopsteg.com /s <Password>

 /a - Copy all objects to another disk
      With this parameter you can copy files from security area of one floppy to
      another without using hard disk.
      Example: flopsteg.com /a <Password>

 /p - Change disk password
      With this parameter you can change password for security area.
      Example: flopsteg.com /p <Password>


-=[:: fsreader.com ::]=-

Parameters:
 /r - Read object
      With this parameter you can read file from security area and write it to
      Hard Disk.
      Example: fsreader.com /r <Password> <filename.ext>

 /l - List objects
      With this parameter you can get detailed list of files in the security area.
      Example: fsreader.com /l <Password>


Copyright and license
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See "license.txt" file.


Technical support
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This product is FREEWARE so we offer only limited support for it.
Support E-Mail: support@gigamindsystems.com


Known bugs and limitations
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 - Floppy Stagano (DOS version) can work only in true DOS environment.
   We plan to develop this program for Windows. See chapter "Floppy Stegano for Windows"
   for details.
 - You can store up to 40 Kb of security data per floppy (not more)
 - Floppy Stegano does not work with non-standard floppy formats (work with <=1.44 only).

Floppy Stegano for Windows
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We plan to develop this program for Windows but we are not sure that
it is necessary. So we wait for your suggestions at info@gigamindsystems.com.
(If Floppy Stegano for Windows will be developed you will get it with discount.)
Please answer these questions:
1. Is this program useful for you?
2. Would you want to get version for Windows (approximately at cost $20 - $30)?

Your opinion is very important for us.


Other GigaMind Systems products
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See "products.txt" file.
        
 

            Thank you for using Floppy Stagano.

                                            GigaMind Systems Ltd.
                                            Web:    www.gigamindsystems.com
                                            E-Mail: info@gigamindsystems.com
