------------ Category 16, Topic 4 Message 1 Tue Feb 21, 1989 MIKLOS.G at 07:29 EST SCRAMB'LER-128 High security disk/data encryption system for C-128 CP/M Herne Data Systems Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of version 2.0 of Scramb'ler-128. Scramb'ler is a user transparent, high security disk encryption system for the Commodore C-128 (in CP/M mode) which protects your vital and confidential data from un-authorized access. Scramb'ler uses a specially created, encoded floppy disk format (compatible with the 1571 and 1581 drives, but NOT the 1541) with 4 to 24 character personal password based data encryption. With Scramb'ler, the entire disk is encrypted. In fact, YOU CANNOT EVEN DISPLAY A DISK DIRECTORY OR MAKE ANY SENSE OF A SECTOR EDITOR OUTPUT WITHOUT KNOWING THE CORRECT PASSWORD. Once Scramb'ler has been installed with your correct password, any standard CP/M program, such as WordStar, dBase, MBASIC, etc., can fully access the Scramb'led disks. Without the correct password, the Scramb'led disks are locked up tighter than the proverbial Fort Knox! Scramb'ler is fully compatible with all versions of C-1228 CP/M and does not interfere with normal (i.e. non-scramb'led) disk access. SCRAMB'LER DOES NOT WORK UNDER GENERIC CP/M BECAUSE IT RELIES ON HARDWARE FEATURES OF THE C-128. The retail price of Scramb'ler is $19.95 US or $22.95 CDN. For more information, contact: Herne Data Systems Ltd., PO Box 714, Stn C, Toronto, Ont., Canada, M6J 3S1. tel (416) 535-9335 ------------ Message 1 Sat Oct 28, 1989 POWERSOFT at 16:12 EDT FORMAT EXECUTIVE runs on the C128 in CP/M mode. It is the most powerful file conversion program ever written for Commodore computers. It allows you to do file transfers between over 150 3.5 and 5.25 disk formats. It supports MSDOS to CP/M to CBM file conversions. It can also be used to transfer files to/from Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and Apple Macintosh. All Commodore Drive Devices are supported: (154x,157x,158x, 17xx RAMdisks). Will transfer any file type: ASCII (text) or OBJECT (program) files. Supports wildcard type transfers too for multiple file copying. Download fe-v40.inf and fe-fmts.txt for further information. Check cat 17 in CP/M BB area for additional information also. Has received rave reviews from everyone who has used it. FE is the choice of many of the SYSOPS on GEnie and QLink. Available as follows: Send $59.95 plus $3.50 S&H ($7.50 Foreign) COD add $3 to: Powersoft, Inc., P.O. Box 7333, Bradenton, FL 34210. Contact POWERSOFT on GEnie or QLink. ------------ MIKLOS.G at 07:47 EDT Sub: Non-Volatile CP/M RAM disk This topic descibes the use of the Quick Brown Boxu battery backed RA[ cartridge in C-128 CP/M m ode. 8 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 16, Topic 29 Message 1 Tue Aug 02, 1988 MIKLOS.G at 07:49 EDT QDisk from Herne Data Systems Ltd. of Toronto is a user transparent device driver that allows the Quick Brown Box battery backed CMOS RAM cartridge to be used as a non-volatile RAM disk on the C-128 in CP/M mode. It works with all versions of C-128 CP/M and with all CP/M programs and utilities by defining the QBB as a CP/M disk drive. You get the speed of a RAM disk with the security of not losing data when the power is switched off. QDisk works with either the 32k byte QBB or the 64k QBB. With the 64k size, the QBB can even be partitioned into separate 32k areas, one of which can be used in C-128 native mode or C-64 mode. QDisk is available for $9.95 (US) or $10.95 (CDN) plus $2.00 P&H from: Herne Data Systems Ltd. P.O. Box 714 Station 'C' Toronto Ontario M6J 3S1 *s ------------ Category 16, Topic 29 Message 2 Wed Aug 03, 1988 D.SCHMOLDT [Dave/SysOp] at 00:34 EDT Does QDisk only work in CP/M mode? It seems if they can use it for CP/M mode it would be fairly easy to do the same in 128 or even 64 mode. ------------ Category 16, Topic 29 Message 3 Wed Aug 03, 1988 MIKLOS.G at 07:43 EDT Dave: the QBB is supplied with RAM disk software for use in C-128/64 mode . Q Disk is a new program which allows it to be used in CP/M mode. ------------ Category 16, Topic 29 Message 4 Wed Aug 10, 1988 CARL.H [CP/M-SySop] at 20:42 EDT Can it be used in tandem with a 1700 or 1750 REU ??? Carl.... ------------ Category 16, Topic 29 Message 5 Thu Aug 11, 1988 MIKLOS.G at 07:22 EDT carl: of course it can, but you will need a cartridge port expander. the QBB can be assigned as drive B, C, or D (your choice) (the QBB itself is supplied with RAMdisk software for C-64 and C-128 native modes) See review in latest INFO for more iinfo on QBB. miklos g. ------------ Category 16, Topic 29 Message 6 Thu Aug 11, 1988 C128.CPM at 21:41 EDT Miklos, you mean I can have the REU as M:, AND QBB as C:, all working at the same time? Bill J. ------------ Category 16, Topic 29 Message 7 Fri Aug 12, 1988 MIKLOS.G at 07:26 EDT bill: absolutely correct!! you can even partition the 64k qbb into two 32k drives c: and d: it is interesting to note that the qbb drive appears to be FASTER than the REU. (The QBB drivers work entirely in Z80 mode, while the REU does a round about method using the 8502. both use a 'sector' size of 256 bytes so the added speed of the REU DMA is lost becuase of the obstruse code used to access it. thus the QBB ends up being faster.) miklos g. ------------