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- BOOT.COM, Version 1.31 Copyright (c) 1990 mcTRONic Systems - Houston, TX
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- BOOT SUPPORT FILES: Date: August 31, 1990
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- Name Description
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- BOOT.COM Main Program, Selectable computer restart
- BOOT.DOC Main Program Document file
- COLDBOOT.BAT Use to replace COLDBOOT.COM when required
- WARMBOOT.BAT Use to replace WARMBOOT.COM when required
- REBOOT.BAT Use to replace REBOOT.COM when required
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- Syntax: BOOT [x] [B] [>nul]
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- "x" can be a "C" for System Coldboot, "W" for System Warmboot, or "M" for
- menu. If no command line parameter is entered then BOOT will display a
- help screen. If you enter a "B" then you will force BOOT to jump to the
- power on reset location, instead of using the keyboard reset location. If
- you enter a "C" or "W" and do not wish to see any display from BOOT then
- enter the ">NUL" and BOOT will display nothing to the screen.
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- BOOT has several advantages over other computer reboot type programs.
- First in combines both COLD and WARM boot options into one program. It
- provides a menu option that can be aborted. Being a single file, it
- is smaller than most disk cluster sizes, and thus will take up less room
- (than two separate files, discounting the support files). And last but
- most likely the most important, BOOT uses the keyboard controller chip
- to reboot the computer if BOOT determines you do not have a PC or PC/XT
- computer. For compatability, BOOT will work on PC/XT computers, however
- BOOT must jump to the power on reset location to reboot your computer.
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- With the advent of many memory manager type programs such as Quarterdecks
- QEMM, Qualitas's 386MAX and Microsoft's Windows 3.0, some of the computer
- reboot programs, when used on a system with a memory manager or EMS
- emulator, will just lock up the computer. BOOT uses a new trick to make
- the computer think that a CTRL-ALT-DEL was pressed by the user (on AT
- computers). Since any self respecting memory manger will honor a keyboard
- CTRL-ALT-DEL request over a unnatural jump to the BIOS power on reset
- location, BOOT should work on almost all "AT" clones and PS/2 computers.
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- For those who might wonder what a Cold or Warm Boot mean, the term BOOT
- or REBOOT means to restart your computer, either the very first time, or
- one more time, since your computer was turned. Your computer, when it is
- rebooted, will reload DOS and so forth. Each time you first turn on your
- computer, your computer also goes through a Power On Self Test mode (POST),
- which checks out your computer's hardware, including your computer memory.
- A program that can COLDBOOT your computer will make it run through the
- POST mode just like you first turned it on and it will take longer to
- COLDBOOT than to WARMBOOT. A WARMBOOT works more like a keyboard CTRL-ALT-
- DEL. Normally using the WARMBOOT option of BOOT will be just fine and take
- less time, however, if your computer does not restart properly, then use
- the COLDBOOT option of BOOT.
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- Houston Phone Number: 713-462-7687, 5-10pm, M-F, CST
- Compuserve Number is: 74365,1716; James D. McDaniel
- Houston Address: 7426 Cornwall Bridge; Houston, TX 77041-1709
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- BOOT is Freeware Software program and can be distribute free of charge.
- No cost can be charged for BOOT except to cover the expense of
- distribution. Donations of $5 will be accepted. BOOT is included with
- the OPSYS program package for now. A separate charge for BOOT may be
- charged in the future....
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