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- Install v1.0
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- © 1990 by David Kinder
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-
- Files
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- Install - Program.
- Install.info - It's icon.
- Install.Doc - This document.
- Install.s - The source code, written using HiSoft's
- excellent Devpac v2.14 assembler.
-
- (not essential) icon.library - Should be in LIBS: directory.
- (not essential) info.library - Should also be in LIBS: directory. Used
- for modifying options.
-
- Introduction
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-
- Considering that Commodore-Amiga have written a friendly icon-driven user
- interface, then it seems odd that they wrote most of the system software to
- be CLI only (Sigh). A case in point is the 'Install' command, which can give
- one-drive users a considerable headache. However I now present my own
- 'Install', with no CLI usage in sight!
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- Usage
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-
- To use from the workbench, simply click on the icon, or type 'Install' at the
- CLI (Though if you are using the CLI, you might as well use the old CBM
- version!). Now insert the disk to be installed in a drive and click on the
- relevant gadget, i.e. if you have only one drive, load Install, insert the
- disk to be installed in the drive, then click on the gadget marked 'DF0'.
-
- Note that the program automatically disables the gadgets for drives that are
- not connected to your system. Also notice that the program checks to see if
- you are certain that you want to install a disk - installing a disk destroys
- the previous contents of the bootblock. This check option can be disabled if
- desired by using the 'NOCHECK' tooltype, i.e.:
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- Click on the 'Install' icon, then select 'Info' from the workbench menu.
- When the info requester appears, look at the bottom where the ToolTypes
- gadget is located. If there is something like
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- NOCHECK=YES
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- then the program will not perform the check. Note that:
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- 1) It is the presence of the 'NOCHECK=' part that controls whether the
- program checks or not; if it is present then the program does not check,
- else it does check. Stictly speaking, the 'YES' could be replaced by
- anything.
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- 2) This option is only available when Install is started from workbench; if
- started from CLI then the program always checks. Also this option
- requires the presence of the file 'icon.library' in the current LIBS:
- directory.
-
- Finally
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- This program was written in December 1990 using HiSoft's Devpac v2.14
- assembler on a 1Meg, 2 Drive Amiga A500. My address is:
-
- David Kinder,
- 28, Langholm Rd.,
- Garswood,
- Ashton-in-Makerfield,
- Lancs.
- WN4 0SG.
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