DIP 2.0
     The development of (Diskette Information Program) came from the fact that
I could not find a disk tracking program that gave me the total information
about my diskette boxes that allowed me to distinguise from newer copies of
backed-up files from older ones; to tell me which diskettes in a particular box
had enough space on them to put certain files on; a program that had a search
feature which would print me out a hard copy of my search listings or available
space listings; a program that would print single sided or double sided hard
copies of my box listings in three different font sizes.  The only draw back to
this particular program is that it depends on the Windows 3.1 enviornment, with
it's True-Type technology, to print with.  I'm not claiming that this program
isn't simular to other diskette information programs that you may have seen but
it has features in it that I personally have not seen in other programs.  For
instance, when updating a listing, you don't have to be concerned about the
order that you read your diskettes or which drive your particular listing was
originally read from.  The update program automatically looks in the listing
you are updating for duplicate volume labels and allows you to change the
volume label if one by that name already exists.  The update program also will
not allow you to process a diskette unless it has a volume label and if it
doesn't the program will prompt you to enter one if you wish or skip it if you
do not wish to process it.  

     There are several uses for listings that I have found useful that I did
not originally conceive of when I wrote this program.  For instance, I now make
listings of my different install diskettes such as: Windows disks, Stealth 24
disks, game disks, and others so I can find certain files that I am not sure of
which diskette they are on.  It's also very handy to seach for duplicate files
on all your diskettes in all your boxes and be able to compare date and time
for the most recent copy or the earliest copy of that file name.  

     The program was written in Visual Basic 1.0 so you will need the
VBRUN100.DLL file pathed out to run it.  I'm not a cracker jack programmer
but I have severelly beta tested this program on a machine with only 4 Meg of
ram and it has performed well in my opinion.  I have a laser printer and I
developed the print routines for it but I believe it will work just fine on a
24 pin dot matrix printer, although I haven't got to test it on any other
printer except a KX-P1124.

     The minimum requirements for this program are : Windows 3.1, 4 Meg of ram,
and the VBRUN100.DLL file.

     This program is freeware but I will except a donation of $10, money order
of cashiers check, to :

Jim Richardson
122 East Mojave Trail
Nocona, Tx  76255

Also any comments or suggestions can directed to:
Ken Richardson
cserve 76220,3354

If you like this program or have comments about more features please let me
know and I will be glad to consider them or just here from you.

Thank you for trying DIP 2.0......Jim (VP).