DiskMaker Plus

Disk Maker Plus (1986)

By the makers of Diskmaker. This appeared to be more of a parameter copier.
Meaning that it would ‘patch’ the copy to make it work. What I find very interesting is that it contained special password codes that would unlock hundreds of different disk. You select the title and the program would automatically place the “correct password code” on the copy. But that does sound alot like a parameter copier to me. Does a anyone have a copy of this and can comment below?

UPDATE: I have a working copy of this now. You have just 6 options from the menu. Sector Editor, Data copier, Disk Comparator, Nibbler, Error Scan, Parameter. I see NOTHING about this so called “Special password code”, that will unlock 100’s of disk. There are actually 223 parameters on side two of the disk.

DiskMaker

Disk Maker first appears in 1984.
Version 2.2 in 1985 and Version 3.3 in 1985
They had great full page ads and I am sure they sold many copies because of it!
Also claimed to be the Fastest & Most advanced Backup software you could buy.
Had “state of the ARTS” copier – which was code word for it could copy Electronic Arts games. Electronic Arts used FAT TRACKS 34/35 Protection around 1983-1985 before switching to Pirateslayer protection around 1986.
Also interesting was that Ver 1 was a 3 min copier and Ver 2.2 was a 4 min copier. It didn’t get fast, but was probably checking for more things or a more complete copy.
Version 3.3 had a Fast Copy: 3 pass / 2 minutes Electronics Arts copy: 4 pass / 3 minutes
Masterkey Nibbler: 5 passes / 5 minutes

diskmaker-3-3

Di-Sector

Di-Sector V2.0 & V3.0

Version 2 came out in 1984, version 3 in 1986.
Makes copies with only 3 switches, included a machine language monitory.
I never used this one either, can anyone comment on it?

PLUS here is the Di-Sector Manual I scanned it: DI-Sector_V3.0_Instruction_Manual-B

Di-Sector V1.0 screen shot!

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V3.0 Screens shot:

di-sector3-scrn

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT are all those 001010101 on the back cover?
Well Thanks to Cryptoboy he has decoded it and it is a message!

The codes translates to:
SPECIAL THANKS TO MIKE J. HENRY FOR THE NIBBLE AND ARTS BACKUP!!!
How awesome is that?

DOWNLOAD V2 and V3 RIGHT HERE: Di-Sector V2 and v3