QwikPik and QwikStash Documentation

This pair of programs lets you automatically dump selected files from your boot disk to your RAMdrive and, if you desire, swap the RAMdrive for your boot or data drive. I use these programs to copy application files from my bootable 1581 disks to my RAMDrive (512K REU) and then automatically swap the RAMDrive and the 1581 for maximum application speed, keeping my data on my 1541.

QwikPik is the first half of the pair. Put QwikPik on your boot disk with your system in its normal configuration. Double click its icon and it first checks for your RAMDrive and keeps track of its type (1541/71/81). You'll see a presentation similar to QwikTop's screen. You can select the files you want to copy by clicking on the file names. As you select the files they will be reversed and the number of Kbytes selected and remaining will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. QwikPik won't let you select more files than there is room on your RAMDisk, and will only let you select files from the first eight pages of your boot disk. Deselect a file by clicking on its reversed name. Once you have selected the files you want you can save those selections by chosing "save and quit" from the "file" menu option. Note - If you plan to use the swap option from QwikStash you'll need to select DeskTop and Input Driver to be copied, otherwise when the swap is made the system will lock up. The files you've selected are saved in a file named "QWIKDATA" on your boot disk. You may change this name from the DeskTop if you like since it is found by QwikStash using its permanent name.

QwikStash is the workhorse of the pair. Put it on your boot disk (AS THE LAST AUTO-EXEC FILE!) and it will copy the files you selected in QwikPik from your boot disk to your REU.

QwikStash has two modes - normal application and auto-exec. In the normal application mode, double click QwikStash from the DeskTop and you'll get to select whether you want an automatic swap of drive C (your RAMDisk) and drive B or C or no swap at all. (QwikStash comes to you with the no swap option selected.) Once you make that selection you'll be asked if you want to copy the files now. Answer OK and the selected files will be copied to the REU and any selected swap executed. Answer no and you'll be returned to the DeskTop. In either case your swap selection is preserved for auto-exec mode.

As an auto-exec file (remember - make it the last auto-exec file on your boot disk) QwikStash will copy the files selected by QwikPik and stored in QwikData from your boot disk to your REU and execute a swap of REU and drive 8 or 9 as you selected in application mode.

If you have any questions or comments on these programs send me E-Mail to ILLINI70 (on Q'Link) or a note to me:

John F. Howard

4433 Clemsford Drive

Virginia Beach, VA 23456