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- ConEd Revisions
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- 06/21/91 Version 2.5 release
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- DOS 5.0 Compatible (it was before this release as well).
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- Added the ability to start ConEd from any drive/directory
- provided that ConEd.exe is in your PATH.
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- Added statement 'COMSPEC = <your COMSPEC>' to any AUTOEXECs
- created by ConEd. This will allow users who have thier
- command processor in a subdirectory, access to commands on
- boot.
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- The ShareWare Library I use, TCXL, has been upgraded so
- ConEd has been upgraded to use this FANTASTIC C programmers
- library.
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- ConEd didn't like it if you used a two character extension
- for your AUTOEXEC & CONFIG files, so I fixed it to allow
- for one, two or three character extensions.
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- Some machines were not able to issue the 'flush' command for
- use with a disk cache, this has been corrected.
-
- 12/19/90 Version 2.4 release
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- Minor fix - ConEd did not allow certain ASCII characters
- to be entered into the 'flush' command box. While I was at
- it I, also increased the size of the array allowing for a
- path to be added to the flush command. With this fix, your
- cache program need not be in your path.
-
- Delay function was broke, now its working properly.
-
- 12/07/90 Version 2.3 release
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- Changed the way ConEd handles the configurations. They no
- longer move to the top of the list every time you update
- the root directory. Instead, the highlighted cursor now
- appears on the current configuration when the program is
- started, and towards the bottom of the screen, in the
- center, the current configuration description is displayed.
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- When you add a configuration, it no longer is added to the
- bottom of the bottom of the list, but to a position just
- below the highlighted configuration.
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- With these two changes, you will now be able to keep your
- configuration list in the 'order' you desire, and not have
- the program arrange these configurations in a 'last used'
- order.
-
- I have added five more options to the setup menu. You
- can define if you use a caching program, and if so, what
- parameter(s) must be passed to 'flush' the cache buffers
- so that information is not lost during the reboot process.
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- Some machines require a 'cold' reboot (a reboot where a
- memory check is performed) because of various reasons such
- as an old bios, or use of hardware that conflict with a
- software 'warm' reboot. You now have the ability to define
- if you want a warm or cold reboot in the setup menu.
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- The fourth and fifth of these features allows you to add
- an alternate reboot command. This may be necessary if you
- have an add-in board that requires a specific machine
- instruction passed to it in order to reset itself and then
- reboot the pc. Or, this can be used if the internal ConEd
- reboot routine does not work properly with your machine,
- and you have an alternate reboot routine that does work.
-
- Added another feature to allow you to update the ConEd
- .xxx files with the root directory config files with the
- <ALT>-U key combination. This will allow you to copy the
- current configuration in the root directory to the
- highlighted configuration in the ConEd directory.
-
- I have updated the windowing library I have been using -
- CXL version 5.2 to TCXL version 5.5. This is another fine
- shareware product, and I highly recommend it to other 'C'
- programmers.
-
- 10/26/90 Version 2.21 release
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- Fixed another reported bug, if you use an editor that adds
- a CONTROL-Z to the end of your file, the ConEd copy routine
- would not copy that character and, would always cause ConEd
- to notify you that the files do not match.
-
- I also added "Is this information correct" screens to two
- places, the Configuration Menu (F5), and The Edit
- Configuration option. After pressing the RETURN key in the
- last field of each of these forms, a window pops up and
- asks you if the information is correct. Simply press 'Y'
- if the information is correct, or N if it is not correct
- and re-edit those fields that require it.
-
- A very minor note, I changed my revision naming convention
- from NUMBER.NUMBER ALPHA to NUMBER.NUMBER NUMBER. Why? I
- think it looks better.
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- 10/23/90 Version 2.2A release
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- Had a problem with the -s option locking up some systems.
- My appologies. Fixed with no other 'bugs' reported.
-
- 10/21/90 Version 2.2 release
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- MAJOR CHANGES - Most are behind the scenes programming
- changes, that provide me with a more flexible update path
- for future enhancements. Please, keep those letters coming.
- Over 80% of the enhancements to date are user requested.
-
- I rewrote the entire engine to the program. ConEd now
- allows for up to 200 configurations!
-
- The configuration file has changed format, therefore before
- running the new version of ConEd, please delete the old
- 'CONED.CFG' file. I realize this is an inconvenience, but
- at most, you will only have ten descriptions to type over.
-
- Because of the added configurations, I had to change the
- the user interface. The user now has available Page UP,
- Page DOWN, UP Arrow, DOWN Arrow, HOME and END keys to
- maneuver thru all the selections available.
-
- F5, which used to be for Boot Drive identification, Editor
- selection, and configuration description input, is now used
- only for Boot Drive ID, Editor selection, and ConEd path
- information.
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- <ALT>A - Allows a user to ADD a configuration (up to 200 of
- them).
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- <ALT>C - Copy a configuration. This allows you to copy the
- highlighted configuration to the boot drives root directory
- WITHOUT rebooting at this time. This allows you plan ahead
- for an upcoming system reboot.
-
- <ALT>D - Deletes the highlighted configuration AND the
- associated AUTOEXEC.xxx and CONFIG.xxx files.
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- <ALT>E - Edit the highlighted configuration description.
-
- Registration Feature - There now exists the ability to input
- your name into the 'REGISTERED TO:' area on the main menu.
- Since there has been a VERY GOOD response to ConEd, I feel
- those users who have registered ConEd should have their own
- personalized copy. This feature is only available to users
- who recieve instructions after registration. Registration
- now includes phone support. All previously registered users
- will recieve information thru the mail.
-
- Delay Feature - Enhanced again to provide a window which
- displays the 'countdown' in seconds until the system starts.
-
- 09/15/90 Version 2.1a release
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- I must appologize for such a quick release, but a bug was
- discovered, and I wanted this out as soon as possible.
-
- Bug Fix - fixed problem that would not allow for 10th
- configuration to be used.
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- Memory Model - Enhanced code so that a smaller memory model
- could be used.
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- 09/01/90 Version 2.1 release
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- Compiler Change - I have upgraded to Microsoft C 6.0, and
- have recompiled and optimized the program, thereby reducing
- the size of the executable. Additionally, less memory is
- required to run ConEd.
-
- Source Code Revision - Optimized source code to perform
- loops more efficiently.
-
- Delay - modified the delay function to be completely user
- defined. The previous release had a mandatory 20 second
- delay when this function was invoked. Now, a user may
- select the amount of seconds to be delayed.
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- 04/23/90 Version 2.0 release.
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- Source Code Revision - Modified the source code to
- eliminate temporary files created by ConEd.
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- Function Keys - Changed the function key assignment to
- reflect what many users suggested would be an easier,
- more 'universal' association. The 'F1' key is now the
- HELP key; 'F2' is Review DOS screen; 'F3' is edit
- AUTOEXEC.xxx; 'F4' is edit CONFIG.xxx; 'F5' is for the
- ConEd configuration menu; 'F6' is the ConEd information
- window; 'F7' reboots your computer; and, 'F8' will allow
- you to exit ConEd.
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- Delay - added the '-d' option to the command line allowing
- for a twenty (20) second delay of invoking the current
- configuration. With this addition, a user can invoke
- ConEd in this manner: 'coned -d', this would start the
- current configuration 20 seconds after the program loads
- and allow for such things as a BBS, which may of had its
- power interrupted and then restored, to automatically
- restart the BBS without human intervention.
-
- File Creation - When in the configuration menu, and a user
- creates a new configuration, two files are created for
- ConEd. The first is "AUTOEXEC.xxx" , and the second
- is "CONFIG.xxx", where xxx is the extension you assigned
- to a particular configuration description. The AUTOEXEC
- contains the following:
- echo off
- cd\coned
- coned
- cd\
- prompt $p$g
- The CONFIG file contains:
- files = 20
- buffers = 20
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- File Check - when selecting the current configuration,
- ConEd compares the file length of the current AUTOEXEC.BAT
- and CONFIG.SYS files with the AUTOEXEC.xxx and CONFIG.xxx
- files to ensure they are the same file. If your AUTOEXEC
- or CONFIG files have been modified, ConEd will present a
- menu that will allow you to continue to exit, copy the
- AUTOEXEC.xxx and/or CONFIG.xxx file to the boot directory,
- or copy the boot directory AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS
- to the ConEd directory with an extension that matches the
- current configurations extension.
-
- 04/12/90 Version 1.1 release.
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- Review Screen - If you were using a Mono monitor,
- the Review Screen function F6 did not work properly.
- After exiting from the Configuration Menu F3, and a
- Review Screen was called, the screen which showed up
- was NOT the DOS screen, but the Configuraton Menu
- screen instead.
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- ESC Key - Pressing the ESC key no longer allows a user
- to exit the program. To exit, a user must press either
- the return or enter key, selecting the highlighted
- configuration, or; by depressing F7 to exit ConEd.
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- Mouse Support - Mouse support has been added for the
- convenience of those users who wish to use a mouse.
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- Video Support - CGA, MONO, and BIOS video support are now
- included with the -c (CGA), -m (MONO), & -b (BIOS)
- parameters on the command line.
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- 04/08/90 Initial release of CONfiguration EDitor Version 1.0
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