Files of this type and auxiliary type contain images for the disk duplicating application Replicator.
Replicator is a commerical, desktop-based disk duplicating application available from GS+ Magazine.
For more information on Replicator or GS+ Magazine, contact:
GS+ Magazine
P.O. Box 15366
Chattanooga, TN 37415-0366
Attention: Replicator Technical Support
(615) 843-3988
America Online: GSPlusDiz
Delphi: GSPlusDiz
GEnie: JWANKERL
Internet: jwankerl@pro-gonzo.cts.com
A Replicator file is an extended file with an empty data fork. The resource fork should contain the following resources:
Res Type Resource ID Contents Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- $0001 $00000001 Bytes The disk image, as read with a DRead GS/OS call. $0002 $00000001 Long The block count of the disk, as returned by a GS/OS Volume call. $0003 $00000001 Word The block size of the disk, as returned by a GS/OS Volume call. $0004 $00000001 Word Corresponds to the state of the Replicator disk window's "Number of copies" radio buttons. If this word is zero, the "Mass copy" radio button is selected; otherwise, the "Number of Copies" radio button is selected. $8006 $00000001 String Name of the disk volume as returned by rPString a GS/OS Volume call, with spaces on both sides of the name, as Replicator uses this string in a window title. $8006 $00000002 String Name of the file system the disk was rPString formatted with. You can use the fileSysID GS/OS returns to match the name of the file system to those returned by GetFSTInfo. $8006 $00000003 String Textual representation of the block rPString count. $8006 $00000004 String Textual representation of the block rPString size. $8016 $00000001 Bytes The number of copies to make. rText Replicator inserts this text into the "number of copies" Line Edit control in the disk window. $8029 $00000001 Bytes The minimum version of Replicator rVersion necessary to read this document. The only defined version is 1.0. The non-version fields of the rVersion resource should be set so the Finder displays "Requires Replicator <version>". $802A $00000001 Bytes Any comments to place in the rComment "Comments" TextEdit box in the disk window, and also shown by the Finder in "Icon Info." This resource is optional.
As an example, a Replicator document of a 128K ProDOS RAM disk named ":RAM5", set to make five copies with "Mass copy" turned off and containing no comments would contain the following resources:
Res Type Resource ID Content Description --------------------------------------------------------------------------- $0001 $00000001 $00020000 (131072) bytes of disk image data. $0002 $00000001 $00000100 (256 blocks) $0003 $00000001 $0200 (512 bytes per block) $0004 $00000001 $0001 (Mass copy turned off) $8006 (rPString) $00000001 " :RAM5 " $8006 (rPString) $00000002 "ProDOS" $8006 (rPString) $00000003 "256" $8006 (rPString) $00000004 "512" $8016 (rText) $00000001 "5" $8029 (rVersion) $00000001 1.0 (release)
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