




                          POINT & SHOOT BACKUP/RESTORE 1.0


                                Copyright (C) 1988
                                All Rights Reserved

                         Applied Micro Systems Technology
                                  Kurt H. Diesch
                   Member, Association of Shareware Professionals

                             Revised:   June 20, 1988



          Point & Shoot Backup/Restore is a hard disk backup and restoration
          program designed for IBM Personal Computers and  100% compatibles. 
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                -----------------

          INTRODUCTION   ....................................    1

          INSTALLATION   ....................................    3

          GENERAL OVERVIEW   ................................    4

          MAIN MENU COMMANDS   ..............................    6
             Backup   .......................................    6
             Restore   ......................................    6
             Setup   ........................................    6

          BACKUP COMMANDS   .................................    7
             Backup   ......................................     7
             Calculate   ....................................    8
             Delete   .......................................    8
             Format   .......................................    9
             Update   .......................................    9

          RESTORE COMMANDS   ................................   11
             Restore   ......................................   11
             Update   .......................................   12

          SETUP   ...........................................   13

          REGISTRATION FORM   ...............................   14



                                   INTRODUCTION
                                   ------------


          Point & Shoot Backup/Restore is a companion program for the  Point
          &  Shoot Hard Disk Manager but can also be used as  a  stand-alone 
          product.   Point  & Shoot Backup/Restore is  designed  to  provide
          fast,  easy backup of your hard disk data to floppy  disks.   User
          involvement is minimized in the backup and/or restore process.  If
          you own a hard disk, Point & Shoot Backup/Restore is a necessity.

          Point  &  Shoot Backup/Restore currently  supports  the  following
          functions:

               o  Up to 10 user-defined backup configurations, each of which
                  may contain a list of up to 10 subdirectory backup 
                  sources.  Each backup source directory may include 
                  trailing directories for complete flexibility in backup 
                  definitions.

               o  Each backup definition allows selection of matching file 
                  specs, modified files only, and optional disk formatting 
                  during the backup process.  A graphic directory tree 
                  display assists in the selection of backup source
                  directories.

               o  Files remain intact on backup disks (except when disk
                  boundaries must be crossed). Required number of backup 
                  disks are automatically calculated.

               o  Restoration options include source drive, restoration to 
                  other than the original path, prompts for duplicate or 
                  modified files, and selective file restoration.  Again, a 
                  graphic directory tree assists in selection of restoration
                  paths.

               o  Configuration options include colors, an hourly chime, and
                  last drive designation.

               o  Supports 360K and 1.2M 5-1/4", 720K and 1.4M 3-1/2" floppy
                  disks.


          Point  & Shoot Backup/Restore requires the following hardware  and
          software to operate correctly:

               o  IBM or 100% compatible computer with 256K minimum memory 
                  (640K if running from within the Point & Shoot Hard Disk 
                   Manager)

               o  A hard disk and 1 floppy disk

               o  MS-DOS version 2.0 or greater

               o  Color/graphics, monochrome, EGA or VGA display adaptor

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          I am more than willing to enhance the program to meet the needs of
          you,  the user.   As you are well aware,  part of the  reward  for
          writing well-received software is monetary.  If you would like  to
          continue to use Point & Shoot Backup/Restore,  a $35 payment  will
          register your copy of the program.   The registration fee entitles
          you  to printed documentation and user support.   Please  use  the
          registration  form  found in this documentation file  to  register
          your copy of the program.















































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                                   INSTALLATION
                                   ------------


          Installation of this program is as simple as operating the program
          itself.  Follow these installation instructions carefully.  If any
          problems are encountered, first check your computer.  If you still
          have  problems,  enlist  the aid of someone who  is  perhaps  more
          knowledgeable with computers than yourself.   A third  alternative
          is  to  contact AMST.   Note: Only registered users  will  receive
          support,  but  if  you are testing the program,  you  may  receive
          limited support.

               1)  Place the Point & Shoot Backup/Restore program disk in 
                   floppy drive A:

               2)  From the ROOT DIRECTORY of your hard disk, type:

                                         A:INSTALL


               3)  If running Point & Shoot Backup/Restore from within Point 
                   & Shoot Hard Disk Manager, your AUTOEXEC.BAT file must 
                   contain the following line:

                                         PATH \P&S


               4)  You may now execute Point & Shoot Backup/Restore from 
                   within the Point & Shoot Hard Disk Manager or as a 
                   stand-alone program by entering PASBR at the DOS prompt.


          To print the documentation, type the following from the DOS
          prompt:

                              COPY  PASBRDOC.TXT  PRN:

          Another option to print the documentation is to use the File Print
          command found in the Point & Shoot Hard Disk Manager file
          commands.


          To  run the program,  only the file PASBR.EXE must  be  available. 
          Following  is a complete list of the Point & Shoot  Backup/Restore
          program and data files contained on the distribution disk.


               CHANGES.TXT    Revisions of Point & Shoot Backup/Restore
               PASBR.EXE      The Point & Shoot Backup/Restore program
               PASBRDOC.TXT   Point & Shoot Backup/Restore documentation                        
               FILES.TXT      Description of the files on the disk
               INSTALL.BAT    Point & Shoot Backup/Restore installation file
               READ.ME        Last minute changes to the program


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                                 GENERAL OVERVIEW
                                 ----------------

          Point & Shoot Backup/Restore may be executed in three ways.  If
          you own the Point & Shoot Hard Disk Manager, Point & Shoot
          Backup/Restore may be executed with the BACKUP command from Point
          & Shoot's main menu (you must have 640K memory for this option and
          PASBR.EXE must reside in the P&S directory or a directory in the
          PATH command of your AUTOEXEC.BAT).  If you do not have enough
          memory for this option, you may install the Backup/Restore program
          as a user-defined menu item in the Point & Shoot Hard Disk
          Manager.  The Point & Shoot Backup/Restore program may also be
          executed as a stand-alone program by entering PASBR from the DOS
          command line.

          When Point & Shoot Backup/Restore is run,  the main program screen
          will  appear.   The top line of the screen displays the  name  and
          version  of the program,  a copyright notice and the current  date
          and  time.   The center portion of the screen displays a  detailed
          copyright notice and registration information.  The bottom section
          of the screen displays the program menus with an explanatory  line
          on the bottom.

          Most  of  the program functions are executed through the  list  of
          commands shown in the bottom area of the screen.   The [space]  or 
          [BackSpace]  keys  may be used to highlight the  desired  command. 
          The one line description of the command shown on the last line  of
          the  screen  will  change appropriately.  To execute  any  of  the
          functions,  press  the first letter of the command.   The  command
          corresponding to the selected letter will be immediately executed

          Some commands will invoke another command list.   The name of  the
          current  command  list  is always shown on the left  side  of  the
          command list.  You may move to a previous command list by pressing
          the  [Esc] key.   Each command list also has a QUIT command  which
          will move to the previous command list. In general,  the [Esc] key
          serves to abort any operation or selection.

          To quit the program and return to the operating system (or back to
          the Point & Shoot Hard Disk Manager),  press [Esc] or select  QUIT
          from the Main Menu command list.

          At  many points in the program, you will be entering  or  changing
          information  on the screen.   The procedure is generally the  same
          and  is outlined here.   Differences that occur in this  procedure
          are   covered   in  the  appropriate  detail  sections   of   this
          documentation.

          When entering or updating data screens a flashing "*"  will appear
          on  the  data screen to indicate where your information is  to  be
          entered.   A cursor will also show the current position  within  a
          data  field.   (Data fields are the hilited areas of the  screen). 
          Some  or all of the following commands will be available for  data
          entry:


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               [left/right arrow]:  Moves the cursor within the current
                                    field.  If the cursor is at the first
                                    position within a field, then the
                                    previous field will be selected.  If the
                                    cursor is at the last position within a
                                    field, then the next field will be 
                                    selected.

               [ctrl-left/right]:   Moves the cursor to the first position
                                    or last character of the field.

               [up/down arrow]:     Select the previous or next data field 
                                    for editing.

               [Enter/return]:      Same as right or down arrow for next 
                                    field.

               [F8]:                Blanks the current data field.

               [Esc]:               Aborts changes made to the data screen
                                    and completes enter/update action.

               [F10]:               Accepts changes made to the data screen 
                                    and completes enter/update action.


















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                               MAIN MENU COMMANDS
                               ------------------

          The  Main  Menu  is the center of  Point  &  Shoot  Backup/Restore
          activity.   Some of the Main Menu commands move to another command
          list, while others will immediately execute a command.   Following
          is a description of the Main Menu commands.


          BACKUP

          Moves  to the BACKUP menu from which you may perform a  backup  of
          hard disk data to floppy disks.


          RESTORE

          Moves to the RESTORE menu from which you may perform a restoration
          of previous backup disks to your hard disk.


          SETUP

          Moves to the program setup data screen described later.
































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                                 BACKUP COMMANDS
                                 ---------------

          The  Backup  Menu consists of a set of commands that  perform  the
          following functions:

               o  Backup your hard disk using up to 10 different 
                  user-defined backup configurations

               o  Calculate the number of disks required for a selected 
                  backup configuration

               o  Format floppy disks to be used for backup

          Point  & Shoot Backup/Restore performs backups on a file  by  file
          basis with some files crossing disk boundaries.   Extensive  error
          checking is included to provide a high level of backup  integrity. 
          Subdirectories  may be selectively backed up and previous  backups
          may be optionally restored to different subdirectories.   For your
          protection,  Point  & Shoot Backup/Restore will not  back  up  the
          system files found in the root directory of your hard disk.


          BACKUP

          The  BACKUP  command starts the backup process  according  to  the
          displayed  current backup configuration.  See the  UPDATE  command
          for details concerning changes to the backup configuration.

          When the BACKUP command begins, a backup status screen will appear
          to show the progress of the backup including the following:

               File Name:    Path and name of the current backup file

               File Size:    Size (in bytes) of the current backup file

               Total Bytes:  Total bytes of files that have been backed up

               Files:        Total number of files that have been backup up

               Disk Space:   Remaining space on current backup target disk

          Point  & Shoot Backup/Restore will next instruct you to  insert  a
          disk in the drive indicated by the backup configuration.  Insert a
          disk  and  press [Return] to proceed with the backup.  The  backup
          process may be aborted at this point by pressing [Esc].   Once the
          backup process begins,  it may only be stopped when the prompt for
          the next backup disk appears.

          If  the  format option is selected, each new backup disk  will  be
          formatted  before files are transferred.   See the FORMAT  command
          for  details  regarding  the built-in  format  program.   With  or
          without  the  format option,  Point &  Shoot  Backup/Restore  will
          delete  all files from the target disk before transferring  files. 
          The transfer of files to the backup disk will then begin.

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          If  a  file  is to large to fit on a single disk,  Point  &  Shoot
          Backup/Restore  will split the file between two or more disks  and
          mark it as a split file for restoration purposes.  A situation may
          occur  where the target backup disk contains a duplicate  filename
          (when two or more hard disk subdirectories are placed on the  same
          backup  disk).   In this case, Point & Shoot  Backup/Restore  will
          automatically rename the file.   The original name is also  stored
          so  that  the  correct file name will  be  maintained  during  the
          restoration process.

          When  the  backup process is complete,  a message will  appear  to
          indicate  completion.    Make  sure  that  all  backup  disks  are
          correctly  numbered as the restoration process will  require  that
          the disks are restored in sequential order.


          CALCULATE

          CALCULATE calculates the number of disks required for the  current
          backup configuration.   The total number of files,  along with the
          total number of bytes contained in those files, will be displayed. 
          Note  that the correct disk type must be selected prior  to  using
          the CALCULATE command.

          Several  factors  are considered when calculating  the  number  of
          disks required for a backup.  Point & Shoot Backup/Restore  stores
          one special file called PASBRID.DAT on each backup disk, leaving a
          total possible of 111 files for 360K and 720K disks, and 223 files
          for 1.2M and 1.4M disks (a DOS limit).   In addition,  the special
          file  will  reduce the available space (in bytes) of  each  backup
          disk to the following:

               360K   342,016 bytes available

               1.2M   1,193,472 bytes available

               720K   709,632 bytes available

               1.4M   1,437,184 bytes available


          It  should  be  noted  that every file copied  to  a  backup  disk
          requires a minimum of 1024 bytes (this is a DOS requirement).  The
          result is that more bytes must be available on a backup disk  than
          the total of the individual file sizes.  CALCULATE takes this into
          account when determining the required number of backup disks.   It
          is  a  good  idea to have several extra disks  available  for  the
          backup session in case a bad disk is encountered.


          DELETE

          DELETE clears the current backup configuration to default entries.


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          FORMAT

          The  FORMAT command is used like the DOS FORMAT command to  format
          diskettes.   For  your protection,  the FORMAT command  will  only
          operate  on drives A and B.  When you select the  FORMAT  command,
          the  program will automatically initiate the format process  based
          on the current backup configuration drive and disk type.

          All  disks formatted with the FORMAT command will be  checked  for
          bad  sectors.   Progress of the format operation will be shown  on
          the screen.   When the format operation is complete, the total and
          available bytes on the formatted disk will be shown.   Unlike  the
          FORMAT command found in the Point & Shoot Hard Disk Manager,  this
          FORMAT  command  will not allow the target disk to  have  any  bad
          sectors. If you wish to format another disk, you may select FORMAT
          again.


          UPDATE

          Update modifies the settings for the backup configurations.   Data
          entry  is accomplished according to the commands described in  the
          GENERAL OVERVIEW section of this documentation.

          In  addition to the standard editing commands,  the [F7]  function
          key is used to select backup source paths.   The [F7] key  invokes
          the  graphic  directory  tree display from which  a  path  may  be
          selected with the [up/down arrow], [PgUp], [PgDn], [Home],  [End],
          and  [Return]  keys.   The  [Esc] key will  abort  from  the  path
          selection process without selecting a path.

          A  different backup configuration may be selected with the  [PgUp]
          and   [PgDn]   keys.    The  [F10]  key  saves  all   the   backup
          configurations, and [Esc] will cancel changes made.

          Following is a description of the data fields found on the backup
          configuration screen:

               BACKUP CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION:  A short description of the
                    backup  configuration

               DESTINATION DRIVE:  The floppy disk drive to be used for the 
                    backup

               BACKUP DRIVE TYPE:  The type of the destination drive

               FORMAT BACKUP DISKS:  Option to format backup disks during 
                    the backup process

               MODIFIED FILES ONLY:  Option to include only files modified 
                    since the last backup





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          Ten   backup   source  paths  are  available   for   each   backup
          configuration.   Each path line allows for entry of the  following
          data:

               BACKUP SOURCE PATHS:  The directory from which files will be 
                    backed up

               FILE SEARCH:  The filename search string to match.   Any
                    string of characters may be entered including ? and *.
                    Only those files matching the FILE SEARCH will be 
                    selected for backup.

               INCLUDE TRAILS:  Option to include the  subdirectories 
                    following the BACKUP SOURCE PATH.  If enabled here and  
                    a subdirectory is duplicated in another specification 
                    line, the duplicated subdirectory will be backed up 
                    twice. 






































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                                RESTORE COMMANDS
                                ----------------


          The  Restore Menu consists of commands used to restore files to  a
          hard disk from backups made with the Point & Shoot  Backup/Restore
          BACKUP command.


          RESTORE

          The  RESTORE command starts the restore process according  to  the
          Point & Shoot Restoration Options.   Some of the files on a backup
          disk could be copied to a hard disk with a standard copy  command,
          but  files  that cross disk boundaries and files  that  have  been
          renamed during the backup process require the use of Point & Shoot
          Backup/Restore for proper restoration.  In general,  it is best to
          use Point & Shoot Backup/Restore for all restoration activity.

          The Restoration Options should be checked for accuracy before
          starting the restoration (see UPDATE below).  The restore process
          begins by prompting for the first backup disk.  Disks must be
          restored in the same order that they were backed up.  If an error
          occurs during the restoration process, the restoration will be
          terminated.

          Restoration may be cancelled when a prompt appears for the next
          disk by pressing [Esc], but this action may result in partial
          files restored to the hard disk.

          If  restoring  to  a  new subdirectory  (see  UPDATE),  a  graphic
          directory  tree  will  appear for path  selection  each  time  the
          original path changes on the backup disks.   The commands used  to
          select  a  new   path are the same as  with  the  BACKUP  command. 
          Target  subdirectories other than the original directory  must  be
          created  prior to the restoration process (otherwise,  they  could
          not be selected).

          If the restoration requires more than one disk,  the program  will
          prompt for additional disks.  During the restoration process,  the
          status  is  displayed  at the bottom of the  screen.   The  status
          display includes the following information:

               File Name:    The original path and file currently in 
                             restoration

               Copy To:      The path and file to restore to

               File Size:    The size (in bytes) of the file being restored

               Total Bytes:  Total number of bytes restored from all disks

               Files:        Total number of files restored from all disks

               Disk Space:   Number of bytes left on the target disk

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          Point & Shoot Backup/Restore maintains a record of how many  disks
          were  used  for the backup and will automatically stop  after  the
          last  disk has been restored.  Point & Shoot  Backup/Restore  also
          tracks of the appropriate disk number during restoration and  will
          issue  an  error message if a disk is inserted  in  non-sequential
          order.


          UPDATE

          Update modifies the data fields in the Restoration Options screen. 
          Data entry is accomplished according to the commands described  in
          the GENERAL OVERVIEW section of this documentation.  The [F10] key
          saves  all the Restoration Options, and [Esc] will cancel  changes
          made.

          Following is a description of the data fields found on the
          restoration options screen:

               RESTORE SOURCE DRIVE:  The floppy disk drive to be used for 
                    the restoration.

               RESTORE TO ORIG. PATH?:  Option to restore backup files to 
                    the directory from which they came, otherwise the 
                    program will prompt for a target directory with a 
                    graphic directory tree.

               PROMPT ON DUPLICATES?:  Option to force prompting if the 
                    restoration encounters a duplicate file name

               PROMPT ON MOD FILES:  Option to force prompting if the
                    restoration encounters a file that has been modified 
                    since the last backup

               RESTORE SELECTIVELY?:  Option to force prompting for 
                    restoration of each file on a backup disk



















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                                      SETUP
                                      -----


          The SETUP command is used to establish the configuration for Point
          & Shoot Backup/Restore.   In SETUP, you can select program  colors
          and other defaults.  Available fields for SETUP include:


               COLORS:        If your computer has a color monitor, you will
                              be allowed to edit the program colors.  Only
                              some of the colors can be set including the
                              background, low text, normal text, headline,
                              and help line.  A sample screen is shown to
                              assist in color selection.  Use the up and
                              down arrow keys to select a color to modify,
                              then use the left and right arrow keys to
                              choose a color.  The new colors will take
                              affect when you quit SETUP.

               BEEPER ON?:    If "Y", the computer's beeper will sound
                              on errors and other places within the
                              program.  Set this to "N" if the beep is
                              not desired.

               HOURLY CHIME?: If "Y", the computer's beeper will sound
                              when the time reaches the hour mark.

               LAST DRIVE:    Determines the highest hard drive letter on
                              your computer for directory tree scanning.


























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                               REGISTRATION FORM
                               -----------------



          PROGRAM:  Point & Shoot Backup/Restore     VERSION: 1.0A

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