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- Computer Tyme BestNet * Version 1.4 * Release Date: 12-27-90
- Copyright 1990 by Marc Perkel * All Rights Reserved
-
- Computer Tyme * 411 North Sherman, Suite 300 * Springfield Mo. 65802
- (800) 548-5353 Sales * (417) 866-1222 Voice * (417) 866-1665 Data
-
- This program sets an environment variable NET to the best network shell
- based on the dos version and the presence of either EMS or XMS memory.
- You can then load the net shell by putting %NET% in your batch file.
- If both EMS and XMS are available, EMS is selected.
-
- Usage: BESTNET (/I/X/L)
- BESTNET > NUL ;This stops BestNet from writing to the screen.
-
- /I Ignore XMS and EMS Shells.
- /X Selects XMS over EMS where both exist.
- /L Includes QEMM LoadHi command if LOADHI.COM is available.
-
- Price: $35/Server, $250 Unlimited
-
- Setting NET=EMSNET3.EXE
-
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-
- This program helps take some of the pain out of booting up into netware.
- One of the problems on a network is that some people are running
- different verstion of dos that others. Some have EMS memory and some
- have XMS memory. Novell provides several shells for different computer
- environments. BestNet helps choose the best net for your machine to
- load. Thus making installation easier.
-
- Here's how you use it. Your AUTOEXEC.BAT might look like this:
-
- @Echo Off
- IPX
- SET COMSPEC=X:COMMAND.COM
- BESTNET
- %NET%
- SET NET=
- F:
- LOGIN
-
- The SET COMSPEC command has nothing to do with BestNet. It's a trick I
- learned that eliminates DOS going back to the floppy for command.com.
- Setting the comspec before loading the net shell fixes this problem.
-
- Another trick is to create a file called LOADNET.BAT as follows:
-
- BESTNET
- %NET%
- SET NET=
- F:
- STARTUP
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT ----> LOADNET.BAT ----> STARTUP.BAT
-
- The idea here is that each AUTOEXEC.BAT on the net ends with the command
- LOADNET. This causes the AUTOEXEC to jump to LOADNET. LOADNET is exactly
- the same for all workstations. You also put LOADNET in the LOGIN
- directory. LOADNET loads the best shell and then branches to a batch
- file called STARTUP which does your login.
-
- The reason for 3 batch files is as follows. If you are booting from a
- boot rom, you can have different AUTOEXEC for each user. These branch to
- LOADNET which makes the transition from rom to the login directory. As
- soon as the net shell loads the rom disappears and the LOADNET file
- continues in the login directory.
-
- The idea is that LOADNET never changes. You can change the AUTOEXEC and
- the STARTUP bat files any way you want and still make a smooth
- transition from your boot drive to the network.
-
- Other Computer Tyme Software:
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-
- The Computer Tyme Dos ToolBox... Makes DOS easier for the novice,
- more powerful for the professional.
-
- DIRECTORY MASTER is a powerful hard disk managment utility. It
- brings up your hard disk files and allows you to mark selected
- files so you can copy them, delete them, or move them. It also
- allows you to rename files, change dates, and change attributes.
- You can also run programs or set up your function keys to run
- programs on selected files.
-
- DOLIST makes being at DOS easier. It gives you full line editing,
- like a word processor, for your commands. It also stores commands
- so that you can re-execute them. It remembers subdirectories and
- allows you to go back to them by pressing the TAB key. It offers
- programmable function keys, DOS extensions, multiple execution,
- and many more features you have got to have.
-
- PICK DIRECTORY allows you to move through the directory system by
- displaying a graphic tree and letting you use your arrow keys to
- move around. It also lets you create, delete, rename, and hide
- directories.
-
- TEDIT (from SemWare) is a powerful, easy to use full screen
- editor.
-
- MARXTSR is a set of memory and TSR management utilities that let
- you load and unload TSRs (Terminate and stay resident programs)
- from memory. Utilities to list menory allocation and turn TSR's
- on and off.
-
- And many more ... Also includes is D, a fancy directory listing
- program; WHEREIS, for finding stuff on you hard disk, SORT, MOVE,
- FIND, FREE, PIPEDIR, VERSION, and many more.
-
- The Dos Toolbox sells for $59.95.
-
- ======================================================
-
- We are also selling QEdit from Semware. QEdit is a professional
- editor from Semware. TEdit is a mini version of QEdit. If you
- like TEdit, You'll love QEdit.
-
- 1-800-548-5353 Order Line
- 1-417-866-1222 Voice Line
- 1-417-866-1665 BBS Data line * 1200/2400 * 8N1 * ANSI or VT100
-
-
- MARXMENU:
-
- For the menu user who is interested in POWER!
-
- MarxMenu version is a menu system that uses NO RAM. MarxMenu is
- compatible with all networks and contains a powerful menu language.
- This language gives you complete screen control as well as
- conditional menus. Math and string functions as well as
- multidimensional arrays are supported. MarxMenu can read environment
- variables, ports, ram locations, time, dates, the contents of text
- files, ect. and make decisions on them.
-
- Screen control includes multi-layer exploding windows with
- unlimited number of selections and unlimited windows. 43/50 line
- ega and vga modes are supported. MarxMenu contains a screen
- blanker, password security on anything, keyboard lockout.
- MarxMenu can run programs while staying resident and read the dos
- errorlevel codes they return or marxmenu can return custom
- errorlevel codes to a calling program or batch file. MarxMenu can
- view text files in a window, read text files into an array and
- let you choose a line from that array in a window. MarxMenu can
- write string arrays to text files.
-
- This menu system is targeted at the user whose primary interest
- is POWER! Here is a simple sample of what MarxMenu script looks
- like:
-
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-
- ;This menu is a sample of a simple menu.
- ;To run this menu type 'MARX SAMPLE'
-
- TextColor Yellow Red
- ClearScreen
- BoxBorderColor Green Blue
- BoxInsideColor Yellow Blue
- DrawBox 25 7 32 13
- WriteCenter '* Sample Menu *'
- Writeln
- Writeln
- Writeln ' A - Directory'
- Writeln ' B - Wide Directory'
- Writeln ' C - Run ChkDsk'
- Writeln ' D - Type Menu to Screen'
- Writeln ' E - Edit This Menu'
- Writeln ' F - Drop to Dos'
- Writeln ' Esc - Exit'
- Writeln
- Write ' Select: '
-
- OnKey 'A'
- DIR
- Pause ;Lets you see the directory before screen clears
-
- Onkey 'B'
- DIR/W
- Pause
-
- OnKey 'C'
- CHKDSK
- Pause
-
- OnKey 'D'
- TYPE SAMPLE.MNU|MORE
- Pause
-
- OnKey 'E'
- TEDIT SAMPLE.MNU
-
- OnKey 'F'
- @Echo To Return to the SAMPLE menu type EXIT
- @Echo .
- COMMAND
-
-
- MarxMenu comes with MarxEdit and MARXTSR manager and a few goodies out of
- the DOS ToolBox. The Network Survival Kit is a network version of almost
- every utility I've ever written. It's sold on a per fileserver basis.
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