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- ≡ 1432 E. Commercial Street ─ Springfield, MO 65803 ≡
- ≡ Phone: (417) 839-2174 - Fax: (417) 831-1329 ≡
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- TSRBOOT is a utility that will cause your computer to REBOOT
- at a specified time regardless of any other activities occurring
- on your system! You as the potential user must take responsibil-
- ity for its use. If you should reboot your system in the middle
- of some activities, like defragmenting your hard disk, you may
- end up with an real mess on your hands! When it comes to this
- utility, think before you act.
-
- The reason for using TSRBOOT is multifold. If you have a
- computer that does any kind of automated functions this give you
- the ability to allow your system to exit it's primary duties and
- also serve secondary functions.
-
- This program was written out of need. Our corporate network
- has one computer that monitors for incoming FAX's all the time.
- After several virus infections in the area, we decided to have
- the "FAX Machine" automatically scan the network for any possible
- virus infections on a daily basis. The problem was that we
- wanted this to happen automatically without wasting valuable
- employee time. Since our Fax handling software did not have any
- smarts regarding "extra" duties, TSRBOOT was developed. With
- TSRBOOT, the machine that watches our dedicated Fax line, now
- reboots each Morning at 4AM, it's AUTOEXEC file checks the time
- on the reboot and if it is 4AM, it executes several housekeeping
- chores on our network. The system is scanned for virus presence,
- all old BAK files are deleted, a master directory tree is updated
- and alphabetized, etc. Then when these chores are complete the
- system reboots again. This time, it is no longer 4AM (Since
- these chores normally take about 20 min) and the machine resumes
- it's duties as our Fax Server.
-
- The possible uses for TSRBOOT are vast, any dedicated system
- can expand its usefulness thru TSRBOOT. Fax Servers, voice-mail
- systems, control monitoring, even BBS systems can use TSRBOOT to
- trigger automatic housekeeping tasks making life easier. It is
- especially useful for Networks that must go down on regular basis
- for system maintenance. Workstations, Gateways, and Bridges can
- all be reestablished after regular maintanance down times through
- the use of TSRBOOT. Suppose for example you have a network
- with 100 workstations that must be taken down each night from
- 23:00 to 23:15, with TSRBOOT you can force all attached
- workstations to reboot at 23:16 to reestablish the net after each
- service downage. All automatically! TSRBOOT is currently being
- used to do exactaly this in a Hospital in Independence, MO. and
- in New York City, Chase Manhatten Bank uses TSRBOOT to reboot
- their Network Gateways after their MainFrames are downed for
- maintenance periods and reIPLed.
-
- Since we realize that TSRBOOT will only appeal to a very
- specialized portion of the market, we have chosen to distribute
- this program as Shareware. This shareware release does require
- that you manually enter in the time you wish your system to
- reboot. If you are able to use TSRBOOT and would like to regis-
- ter, please send $25 to TSRBOOT REGISTRATION - Horizons Consult-
- ing, Springfield, MO 65803. You will receive the release ver-
- sion that will permit you to pass the time of reboot on the
- command line allowing you full automated use of your system.
-
- If you have any questions or comments regarding TSRBOOT,
- please feel free to call us at (417) 839-2174, or Fax us @ (417)
- 831-1329. Thanks for taking the time to evaluate TSRBOOT.
-
- The utility BATTIME is also enclosed as part of the TSRBOOT
- package. Refer to the file BATTIME.DOC for instructions on it's
- use.
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