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- AmigaFastMenu V1.1b
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- (C)1992 Olav Gimmestad
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- Version 1.1b 2/5-1992
-
- LICENCE:
-
- This is SHAREWARE:
- To use this program and to copy it, you must accept these rules:
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- 1. You are not allowed to patch the program. If you find any
- bugs, contact me and I will fix them.
- 2. No fee can be charged for the program.
- 3. Including it in any software library (PD or not) must first
- be given a written permission of the author it may be
- uploaded to amiga ftp sites with free anonymous access.
- 4. The user is responsible for any damages caused by the use
- of this program. 'standard proclaimer'
- 5. If you want to include this program with a commercial product,
- you must have a written permission from the author.
- 6. Contact me if you have any questions.
-
-
- You may try and use this program and if you find it useful, send
- some money (what you think it's worth) to a poor student.
-
- MY ADRESS IS:
-
- Olav Gimmestad
- Terrassevn. 24
- 0682 Oslo 6
- NORWAY
-
- I have spent a lot of time (really too much) making
- this program, and I will continue working on it making it
- even better if I get some response.
-
-
- VERSION
-
-
- version 1.1
-
- This version will start up a default startup sequence if
- no gadgets are activated during the first 15 seconds.
- Thanks to Ill and Stefanb on IRC for the idea.
-
- version 1.1b
-
- Fastmenu will now search for commands, not only in sys:c but
- also in any "pathed" directory. Corrected the error message.
-
- INTRODUCTION:
-
- This program is a nice utility to put in your c: dir. It allows
- you to select which startup-sequence you want to execute (nice on a
- hard drive). It also offers some nice utility functions that may
- be needed during startup. This is NOT a UGLY hardware-poked boot
- menu, but it offers a nice way to start up the system and will run
- on any amiga.
-
-
- INSTRUCTIONS:
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
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- The your disk MUST contain the AmigaDos CLI commands:
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- execute
- run
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- If you want to use the NOFASTMEM opinion, your
- l: directory must
- contain the
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- ram-handler
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- This program can ONLY be started from the CLI or from an executable
- text file like the startup-sequence. It does not support workbench
- startup. If you try to start it from there, you may cause a system
- crash (GURU) if using kickstart <2.0.
-
- How to set it up:
- -----------------
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- makedir sys:s/seq ; if you do not specify your own directory
- copy sys:s/#? sys:s/seq
- copy fastmenu sys:c
- copy run sys:c
- copy execute sys:c
-
- make a default startup-sequence and copy it into the
- directory sys:s/seq. the filename must be "default-startup".
-
- put the line
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- fastmenu
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- in your new sys:s/startup-sequence
-
- reboot....
-
-
- HOW TO USE FASTMENU:
- 1.
- fastmenu [-d<a><directoryname>] ;will search for
- ^
- optional: -d followed by a directoryname
- -a will automaticly after 10 sec. start up
- a file called 'default-startup' if no gadget
- is pressed by the user
-
- Example
-
- enter:
-
- fastmenu
-
- or
-
- fastmenu -ddirectory
- or
- fastmenu -addirectory ; the a must be in front of the d if both options are
- used together
- or
- fastmenu -a
-
- Note that no line arguments are following the file name, the
- program will now search for a directory with the name SEQ
- in your SYS:s directory. If it this directory not exists and
- no command line argument was specified the program will FAIL
- returning to CLI.
-
- Note also that you should make a directory : seq in your sys:s/
- diretory. You should then copy the old startup-sequence over
- there.
-
- If the directory is found, a screen will open, and the
- filenames in the directory will be displayed. If you click
- on a filename which must be a text file for amigados execute,
- it will be executed.
-
- On the top of the screen you can read how much available memory
- your system has available (in hexadecimal).
-
- At the bottom of the screen, you will see four gadgets:
-
-
- AUDIOFILTER this gadget will turn on/off the sound filter on your
- computer.
-
- NOFASTMEM this gadget will turn on/off fast memory.
-
- NOTE: you will be able to get back fast memory
- even avfter you have left the program.
-
- READ MORE this gadget will read more files from your sys:s/seq/
- directory and display them. It can only display 20
- filenames at once.
-
-
- EXIT this gadget will exit the program and return to cli.
-
-
-
- If the files displayed are files that are executable under the
- AmigaDos execute command, you may click on them, and the file
- will be executed.
-
- final examle:
-
- fastmenu -ddh0:s
-
-
- will search for files in your dh0:s directory.
-
-
- If you find any bugs, please contact me
- on this adress:
-
- gimme@solan.unit.no
-
-
- or
-
-
- Olav Gimmestad
- Terrassevn. 24
- 0682 Oslo 6
- NORWAY
-
-
- Enjoy! :-)
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