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- BOOT.SYS READ.ME Version 2.02
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- BOOT.SYS(tm) and the accompanying programs and documentation are
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- Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 Hans Salvisberg
- All rights reserved
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- BOOT.SYS lets you display one or more menus at boot-up time and
- have different parts of CONFIG.SYS and/or AUTOEXEC.BAT executed
- depending on which menu options you select. Its basic functional-
- ity is similar to the multi-config feature in MS/PC-DOS 6.x, but
- BOOT.SYS goes much further with a nice menu, if/then/else and use
- of variables in CONFIG.SYS, and editing of designated CONFIG.SYS
- lines on-the-fly, just to name a few.
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- Shareware Distribution (<ASP>)
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- BOOT.SYS is distributed as shareware which means you may try it
- out free of charge if you accept the license agreement in the
- accompanying documentation. If BOOT.SYS serves your needs and you
- keep it installed on your PC after the initial trial period then
- you must register.
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- You may share BOOT.SYS with your friends and associates and
- upload it to public bulletin boards. Please pass it on unmodified
- in the original archive as BOOTnnn.EXE where nnn is the version
- number. If there are less than 7 characters available for the
- file name then truncate at the end.
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- Packing List
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- The following files make up the shareware version of BOOT.SYS,
- archived in a self-extracting self-installing archive (typically
- named BOOTnnn.ZIP):
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- READ.ME this file
- DESCRIBE.DOC descriptions of various lengths
- VENDOR.DOC information about distributing BOOT.SYS
- FILE_ID.DIZ BBS on-line file description
- BOOTINST.EXE self-extracting self-installing archive contain-
- ing the BOOT.SYS programs and documentation
- (sometimes named BOOTnnn.EXE)
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- How to Proceed
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- Create a bootable diskette and try it out; make sure you can edit
- your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. It is very unlikely that
- you will need to use the boot diskette, but you should never make
- any changes to your configuration files without having a working
- bootable diskette.
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- Now run the BOOTINST.EXE program. It will
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- - ask you for a target directory (It doesn't have to exist but
- it shouldn't have any other files in it.)
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- - extract the following files into the target directory:
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- BOOT.SYS the menu program to call from CONFIG.SYS
- BOOT.EXE a supporting utility
- BOOT.DOC the documentation for BOOT.SYS
- QEMM.DOC additional information for QEMM users
- PAUSE.SYS a utility to aid in debugging complex setups
- LICENSE.DOC end user license agreement
- ORDER.DOC registration information and order form
- SITELICE.DOC site license information and order form
- SHAREBK.AD an ad for a how-to guide to shareware
- SAMPLES\ directory with a number of sample files
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- - guide you through the installation
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- - create sample configuration files that you can use to try
- out BOOT.SYS right away
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- - create a log file with detailed explanations customized for
- your system
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- BOOTINST does NOT make any changes to your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEX-
- EC.BAT files. We have tried our best to make BOOTINST work with
- all configuration files, but it is possible that you have an
- unusual CONFIG.SYS that we did not foresee. We rely on you to
- examine the log file and the sample configuration files. Make
- sure they look reasonable and then copy them over your CONFIG.SYS
- and AUTOEXEC.BAT and reboot.
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- Upgrade Information
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- See ORDER.DOC for information about upgrading from a previous
- version of BOOT.SYS.
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- QEMM Users
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- Please read QEMM.DOC!
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- If you need help
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- We have worked hard to make BOOT.SYS easy to set up and maintain,
- but if you need help in getting started or if you have any other
- questions, you can contact us at the address below. However,
- please understand that we reserve the major part of our support
- efforts for our registered users (= paying customers).
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- Salvisberg Software & Consulting
- Bellevuestr. 18, CH-3095 Berne, SWITZERLAND
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- CompuServe: 73237,3556 (CMail or IBMSYS forum)
- Internet: 73237.3556@compuserve.com
- X.400: c=us;a=compuserve;p=csmail;d=id:73237.3556
- MCI Mail: EMS: CompuServe
- MBX: p=csmail
- MBX: d=id=73237,3556
- ATTMail: mhs/c=us/ad=compuserve/pd=csmail/d.id=73237.3556
- or mhs!csmail!73237.3556
- Telex (U.S.): 3762848 CompuServe
- TO: 73237,3556 {as 1st line of message!}
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- If you should be unable to contact us under these addresses
- please write to the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP),
- 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427, U.S.A. and ask for our
- new address, or ask in the Shareware Forum on CompuServe (GO
- SHAREWARE).
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- In the U.S. you can get professional phone support by calling
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- 1-900-88-HELP-8
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- even if you have not yet registered BOOT.SYS. This service is
- available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, central
- time. You will be charged $2.00 per minute with the first 18
- seconds being free. Availability and terms of this service may
- change without notice.
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- Thank you for trying out BOOT.SYS!
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- Hans Salvisberg
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