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- fastsystem PLUS (TM) Version 1.0
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- Copyright (C) 1990 by:
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- Jack W Hildenbrand
- PO Box 410 9500 St.Rt.61
- Berlin Heights, Ohio 44814
- Phone: 1(419)588-3608
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- NOTE ! This software is distributed under the shareware concept,
- meaning: You may make as many copies of this software
- and it's documentation as you want to give to your
- friends for there evaluation but if you decide to use it
- for personal or business, you are expected to pay a
- registeration fee of $20.00 to the author. An invoice has
- been included with this disk and can be found in a file
- named INVOICE.DOC. You may print this invoice to your
- printer from the DOS prompt by typeing:
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- COPY INVOICE.DOC PRN <enter>.
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- What is fastsystem PLUS ?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This software is designed to give you total and almost instant
- controll of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. fastsystem
- allows you to create/edit/save up to nine different AUTOEXEC.BAT
- or CONFIG.SYS files and at any time install either one of them
- and reboot your system. fastsystem contains a complete text
- editor that has options that most wordprocessors have. It allows
- complete block copy and past from within a file or from one file
- to another. All the standard editing keys are valid. This editor
- allows up to 255 characters per line and files with up to 200
- lines. Also fastsystem PLUS includes a complete batch file editor
- that allows creating/editing/saving/copying batch files from any
- drive and or directory on your system.
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- fastsystem PLUS is designed to be used on a system
- that has a hard drive designated as drive C:. If
- you do not have a drive C:, do not attempt to run
- fastsystem.
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- What you need to run fastsystem PLUS:
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- PC/XT/AT or compatible.
- 256kb memory.
- At least one floppy and one hard drive.
- DOS 2.1 or higher.
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- The following is a brief outline of the files that should be
- on disk.
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- fastsystem PLUS Ver.1.0
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- Name Ext Size Date
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- SYSTEM .EXE 111372 01-05-91 > Program modules.
- SYSTEM .IFO 1737 01-05-91 /
- SYSTEM .FOL 228 12-20-90 \
- 1001 .SYS 54 12-24-90 \
- 1002 .SYS 69 12-24-90 > Sample files.
- 1003 .SYS 52 12-24-90 /
- INVOICE .DOC 1760 01-05-91 -> Use this to register.
- MANUAL .DOC 14731 01-06-91 -> Program manual
- (this file)
- A total of 8 files
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- fastsystem PLUS STARTUP and operation.
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- You may run fastsystem from any drive or directory as long as
- your system uses the root directory of drive C to store your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
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- To start fastsystem just move to the drive that you are using and
- type: SYSTEM NOTE ! If you are using this software on a
- monochrome system you may want to start fastsystem up in no-color
- mode by starting it up with this command: SYSTEM B&W
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- After the initial startup fastsystem will display the shareware
- screen, just press any key at this screen to move on into the
- program.
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- The first menu screen will give you four options.
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- (ESC)............... This option will return you to DOS.
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- (C)reate New File... Use this option to create new files. You are
- allowed to create up to nine files. These
- files will be listed on this menu from 1 to
- 9. Notice that you are allowed up to 61
- characters to describe each file. When you
- choose this option you will be given a place
- to enter your description after which you will
- be taken to the options menu.
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- (B)atchDOS.......... This option will take you to the batchDOS
- module. From this module you may execute DOS
- commands or create/edit/save/load batch
- files. This module is better explained later
- in this manual.
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- (1 through 9)....... These options may or may not exist, depending
- on wheather or not any files have been
- created. If a file exist just press the number
- associated with this file to access it. From
- here you will be taken to the options menu.
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- NOTE ! Severial sample files have been included with this shareware
- version. These files may be used as is or edited to your liking. If
- you choose you may also completly remove these files and start with
- a clean slate. Any files removed should be removed through option
- (4) of the options menu and not deleted from the DOS prompt.
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- The OPTIONS Menu.
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- This menu will present you with severial options that will be
- active only on the file that you have chosen.
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- (ESC)............... This option will return you to the main menu.
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- (1)...... This option will take you to the text editor that will
- allow you to edit or change the chosen file listed at
- the top of the screen. This editor is a full featured
- text editor that includes block copy and paste options.
- This editor is explained fully later in this manual.
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- (2)...... This option will install the file that you have chosen
- to the root directory of drive C as the AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file. You will be asked to verify all actions.
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- (3)...... This option will install the file that you have chosen
- to the toot directory of drive C as the CONFIG.SYS
- file. You will be asked to verify all actions.
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- (4)...... This option will allow you to completly remove the file
- listed at the top of screen. You will be prompted to
- verify this action.
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- BatchDOS Module Options.
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- F1 = Run.... This option will execute or run the commands that
- have been entered at the editor window. Multiple
- commands may be executed at the same time.
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- F2 = Load... Use this option to load an existing batch file into
- the editor. When choosing this option a list of batch
- files found on the current drive/directory will be
- listed to screen. You may choose one of these files
- by moving the highlight bar to the file you want and
- then press the enter key. At this point if you press
- the ESC key you will be returned to the editor
- without loading a file.
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- F3 = Save... Use this option to save a file that has been created
- or changed. The file will be saved to the current
- drive/directory listed in the top prompt box and will
- be saved with the .BAT extension.
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- F4 = Clear.. This option will clear the editor window of any text.
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- F5 = Path... Use this option to change the current DOS path listed
- in the prompt box at top of your screen. This path
- may also be changed through the edit window simply by
- entering the new path and then press the F1 key.
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- Editor Options and Commands:
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- Home/End........ Move cursor to start/end of line.
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- Ctrl-Home/End... Move cursor to top/bottom of window.
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- PgUp/PgDn....... Display previous/next page.
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- Ctrl-PgUp/PgDn.. Display first/last page.
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- Ctrl-Left/Right. Move cursor by whole words.
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- Ctrl-Y.......... Delete the current line.
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- Ctrl-N.......... Insert a new line.
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- Insert.......... Toggle insert mode on/off.
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- Delete.......... Delete character at cursor location and move
- text left one position.
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- Backspace....... Delete character at cursor location and move
- cursor left one position.
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- Tab............. Move cursor right four positions.
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- Shift-Tab....... Move cursor left four positions.
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- Arrow Keys...... Move cursor one position in direction of arrow.
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- Enter........... Starts a new line.
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- If your system is equipped with a mouse, the editor window may be
- re-sized as needed or moved about your screen.
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- To re-size the editor window:
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- 1>- Placing the mouse on the arrow icon at the upper right corner
- of the edit window and then clicking the left mouse button
- will expand the window to full size.
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- 2>- Placing the mouse on the upper left diamond icon on the edit
- window and while holding the left mouse button down, you may
- move the top and left side of the window.
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- 3>- Placing the mouse on the lower right diamond icon on the edit
- window and while holding the left mouse button down, you may
- move the bottom and right side of the window.
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- 4>- The edit window may be moved about on your screen by placing
- your mouse on the ruler bar and then while holding the left
- mouse button down, the window will follow your mouse movement.
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- To copy a block. Move cursor to upper left corner of block then
- while holding the shift key down move the cursor
- right or down to lower right corner of block.
- At this point pressing any key except the ESC or
- delete key will copy block to clipboard. If you
- press the delete key at this point the block will
- be deleted and also copied to the clipboard.
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- Pasting a block. Move the cursor to the new location and then press
- the Shift-Insert keys.
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- NOTE ! Block operations may also be accomplished with
- a mouse.
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- Also Once a block has been copied to the clipboard
- you may return to the files menu, reload or create
- a new file then from the options menu choose
- option (1) to load this new file into the editor
- and then past a previously saved block to this
- new file. Also saved blocks may be copied between
- the batchDOS editor and the system file editor.
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- DISCLAMER
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- Users of fastsystem must accept this disclaimer of warranty: fastsystem is
- supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied,
- including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
- fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct
- or consequential, which may result from the use of fastsystem. fastsystem
- is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for
- evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give
- it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported"
- software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without
- high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to
- develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are
- using fastsystem and continue to use fastsystem after a reasonable trial
- period, you must make a registration payment of $10.00 to jwh: SoftWare. The
- $10.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at
- any one time. You must treat the registered software just like a book. An
- example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be
- freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no
- possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another.
- Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time.
- Commercial users of fastsystem must register and pay for their copies of
- fastsystem within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.
- Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Jack W Hildenbrand.
- Anyone distributing fastsystem for any kind of remuneration must first
- contact Jack W Hildenbrand at the address below for authorization. You are
- encouraged to pass a copy of fastsystem along to your friends for
- evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that
- they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest
- version of the fastsystem system.
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- jwh: SoftWare
- PO Box 410 9500 St.Rt.61
- Berlin Heights, Ohio 44814
- Phone (419) 588-3608
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