OCULTAR
Version 1.5
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(C)1990 Carl J. Hafner ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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OCULTAR [o-cool-tar'],va. 1. To hide,to conceal,
to disguise. to secrete, to mask, to hoodwink, to
cloak. 2. To keep back,to keep secret what ought
to be said.
DISCLAIMER
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The author cannot be responcible for any damage to your equipment, other
software or hardware products or mental or physical well being caused by
the use, misuse, abuse or inability to use this program. The author also
makes No Guarantee as to the compatability of this program with other
software or hardware products.
Using this program means that you understand and agree with the terms
just explained. If you do not agree, DO NOT use this program.
IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THIS PROGRAM FROM A "B.B.S"
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You are free to copy and distribute this program as long as the files -
OCULTAR1.PRG \ OCULTAR2.ACC \ OCULTAR2.RSC \ OCULTAR.DAT \ OCULTAR.DOC
REGISTER.DOC and QUIKTIPS.DOC are included, are NOT MODIFIED in ANY way,
and NO FEE of ANY TYPE is incurred upon the recipient.
This program is SHAREWARE. If after trying it you decide it is of use to
you, you are asked to register for a nominal fee. You may register by
using either the enclosed REGISTER.DOC, or by filling out the required
information on a blank sheet of paper and mailing it in. All documents
included with this program are saved in ASCII format and may be printed
out directly from the desktop.
REGISTERED USERS
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You ARE NOT free to make copies of this program for ANYONE other than
yourself or family members who may have access to the computer you are
using in your home. If you are using this program in a work environment
you are asked to ensure that NO copies of this program are made by either
friends, colleagues or clients.
Allowing distribution of the registered program is a violation of your
registration agreement and will result in the instant revocation of your
registration. You will not be eligible for updates and will not be
eligible to register again.
By registering your copy you are stating that you understand and agree
with the terms just explained. If you do not agree, DO NOT use this
program.
ALL registered users will receive notification of updates as they become
available and will receive those updates at a substantially reduced
fee. The update fee is to cover the cost of the disk and the postage and
handling. No additional fee will be charged for the program itself.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1) Setting Up
Loading The Program
2) Creating A Password
3) Engaging Password Protection
4) The "Backdoor" Option
5) Tips
6) Statistics
7) Credits
SETTING UP
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Ocultar works in LOW, MEDIUM and HIGH resolution. It will work on both a
floppy disk and a hard disk.
1) The first thing that you must have if you are using anything below TOS
1.4 is an AUTO folder. Select the drive you are using as your "boot"
drive and create a folder named AUTO by choosing the "Create Folder"
option from your Desktop Menu.
2) Place OCULTAR1.PRG in your AUTO folder and temporarily rename it
OCULTAR1.PRX. If you are using a program such as SuperBoot you will
need to place OCULTAR1.PRG before SUPERBTA.PRG in your AUTO folder.
Consult the manual governing any such program as to the requirements
of that program.
3) Place OCULTAR2.ACC and OCULTAR2.RSC in the root directory of your boot
drive (not in a folder).
4) Reboot your computer to install OCULTAR2.ACC and OCULTAR2.RSC.
CREATING A PASSWORD
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OCULTAR2.ACC and OCULTAR2.RSC will now be installed as Desk ACCessories
and will be accessible from the Desk Menu on your Desktop (assuming you
have less than 6 accessories preceeding it).
1) Select Ocultar from the Desk Menu.
The first thing that Ocultar will do is to search for it's ReSourCe
file. This is to ensure that the password file, OCULTAR.DAT is being
written to the correct path. Certain programs such as NEODESK may
change your boot path to something other than "C:\*.*". In the case
of NEODESK your current path may be "C:\NEODESK\*.*". Simply open a
desktop window to Drive C to change the current path specification
to "C:\*.*".
2) Enter a Password of up to 11 characters.
Below this are the Password Files Status buttons.
3) Select either VISIBLE, INVISIBLE or DELETE.
VISIBLE: This option creates a password file which is visible from the
GEM desktop. Since the Password is saved in ASCII (text only)
format, anyone who double-clicks on this file may find out
your password.
INVISIBLE: This option creates a password file which is invisible from
the GEM desktop. No-one will be able to see it (including
yourself). To get it back, simply enter a new password (or
the same one), and choose Visible.
CAUTION: DO NOT reorganize a disk drive without first deleting all
hidden OCULTAR.DAT files. If you do, the remaining files will
appear as lost-clusters, or allocated clusters not in files.
The author CANNOT assume liability for loss of data or damage
to data that may result from such actions.
DELETE: This option erases the file OCULTAR.DAT completely. It is the
same thing as dragging the file to the TRASH can, the exception
being that it will also erase the file if it is invisible.
The file OCULTAR.DAT must be in the same path as OCULTAR2.RSC in order for
any of these functions to work properly.
When you are done click on OKAY to create your new Password file. If you
click on CANCEL (or hit the key) the entire procedure will be
aborted.
ENGAGING PASSWORD PROTECTION
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1) Open your AUTO folder and rename OCULTAR1.PRX as OCULTAR1.PRG.
2) Make note of your Password as you will now need it to gain access to
your system.
3) Reboot your computer.
The first thing to appear after OCULTAR1.PRG has been activated is a prompt
to LOGON < V >isibly or < I >nvisibly.
< V >isible: Allows you to see your password as you type it in.
< I >nvisible: Does not let you see the password as you enter it.
4) Hit either < V > or < I >.
5) You will next be prompted to LOGON your password. Enter your password
and hit .
If the Password is correct the program will allow you to proceed. If it
is incorrect it will keep prompting you until you enter the correct
Password.
THE BACKDOOR OPTION
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By popular demand a "backdoor" option has been added. A backdoor is a
password which is ALWAYS accepted by the program, regardless of what the
current password is. This allows you to gain access to your system in the
event that you have forgotten the current password, or someone has played
a mean trick and changed it when you weren't looking.
If you would like a backdoor into your program, specify the password you
would like on the appropriate line of the registration form. This WILL NOT
affect the normal operation of the program and the password you create
with the program will be as valid as your backdoor. In other words, both
passwords will give you access to the system. One DOES NOT cancel out the
other.
If you DO NOT want a backdoor into your program leave the BACKDOOR PASSWORD
line of the registration form blank. Either that or put a giant magic
marker slash through that line. DO NOT put "none" or "I don't want one"
on this line as this would mean that you wish to have such a line as your
BACKDOOR PASSWORD.
To illustrate how a backdoor works I have included one with the BBS version
of this program. The backdoor into this program is the word "Help".
Normally this could be the password you specify on your registration.
Create a Password file using OCULTAR2.ACC and then reboot your computer.
At the LOGON prompt choose isible. If you enter your backdoor password,
in this case "Help" the program will open your password file and print
your current Password on the top of the screen. You now know the correct
Password to access your system.
As I mentioned earlier the backdoor DOES NOT replace the Password you have
created with the program. Simply enter your current password to access
your system.
NOTE: You may wish to specify a backdoor password which is fairly obscure
and cannot be easily figured out. You ARE NOT limited to 11 characters
with your backdoor password. An example of such a password could be
QwertY/2+lWEt or plW..uN87yYy+dQb.
Please be VERY specific when requesting your backdoor password as
this password will be written directly into the code of the program
and cannot be changed unless you return your original registered
disk.
TIPS
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For maximum security, OCULTAR1.PRG should be the FIRST file in your AUTO
folder. For consistent security OCULTAR2.ACC\RSC should always remain in
the root directory of your boot drive. This allows the file OCULTAR.DAT
to be written to a commonly accessed area.
STATISTICS
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OCULTAR1.PRG uses VERY little memory (5,120 bytes) and releases it
IMMEDIATELY after you run it. It DOES NOT require any autobooting programs
such as STARTGEM to operate.
OCULTAR2.ACC when installed requires close to 100,000 bytes to run. Those
of you with memory restrictions need not be concerned by this. OCULTAR2.ACC
is ONLY required to create a new password. Once the password is created
you can disable OCULTAR2.ACC by renaming it OCULTAR2.ACX. OCULTAR1.PRG
will completely control your password operations from this point on. You
ONLY need OCULTAR2.ACC if you wish to change the password.
CREDITS
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Written in GFA Basic 3.07 (C)1988 GFA Systemtechnik
SuperBoot is (C)1990 Gordon W. Moore
NeoDesk is (C)1988,1989,1990 Gribnif Software.
Ocultar is (C)1990 Carl J. Hafner
StartGem is a Public Domain Utility.
Correspondence:
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Carl J. Hafner
RD 2, Box 184C
Hawley, PA. 18428
GEnie: C.HAFNER
CompuServe: 71510,431
Thank You for your interest and support and most of all for supporting the
SHAREWARE concept.
Uncle Carl