PopInfo v2.0  (C) Copyright 1988 Jonathan Potter

A Workbench utility to show you the info that Workbench doesn't!



USAGE : run popinfo


INSTRUCTIONS:
When run, a small window will open in the top left corner of the Workbench
screen, with a P on it. This has the effect of turning your Workbench into a
Porkbench, but apart from that is good in that no chip memory is used when
PopInfo is not needed. To "Pop" PopInfo, simply click on the P. A window
will pop open, containing the following information :

Unit   Bytes  Used  Free  Ers  WPS  SBB

Unit : This is simply the device name, eg DF0:, VD0:, etc..
Bytes : This is the total number of bytes available on the device (a lot more
        useful than Blocks)
Used : This is the total number of bytes used on the device.
Free : This is the total number of bytes free on the device.
Ers : This is the total number of hard errors on the device.
WPS : This is the Write Protect Status for the device - either R/W (Read/Write)
      or R O (Read Only)
SBB : This tells whether the device has a Standard BootBlock (only applicable
      for floppy drives.. N/A will appear for any other devices)
      Yes indicates a standard bootblock, No indicates a non standard
      bootblock, and NBB indicates No BootBlock (ie the disk is not
      installed)

alternatively, you will see

Unit  No disk present in drive   (only applicable to floppy drives) or
Unit  Not a DOS disk   (disk is not formatted, or does not have a DOS
                        bootblock)


You will also see chip RAM free, fast RAM free, total RAM free and the time.

If any non standard bootblocks are detected, a system request box will open
asking you if you wish to view it/them.
A positive response will open a big window which displays the 2 blocks of
the bootblock, and a requester asking you if you wish to install the disk.
A negative response will then open a requester asking you if you wish to
continue viewing bootblocks, whereas a positive response will open a
requester asking you if you are sure, and then will install the disk.


To deactivate the PopInfo window, simply click outside it. It will then
shrink back to the P.



CREDIT : Most of this must go to me, however, the ReadBlock() routine and
the bootblock display routine were "borrowed" from VirusX2.0 (The Complete
Virus Removal System) Copyright by Steve Tibbett..
         I was all set to write my own, when VirusX2.0 came my way, and I
thought.. well what the hell!
         Anyway, this IS public domain.......


Address any author correspondance to :

         Jonathan Potter
         3 William Street
         Clarence Park
         South Australia (a really boring place)
         Australia 5034 (can't wait to get back to London!!)





Jon.