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- INSTALLATION:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Multi-Boot
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- By Peter Daniel
-
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-
- Peter Daniel,
- 134 Broadway North,
- Walsall,
- West Midlands.
- WS1 2QE. Thankyou:-)
-
- ****************************************************
- This document is written for versions of RISCOS
- before 3.5, if this is not you see the
- 'Install3.5' document in the help directory.
- ****************************************************
-
- Purpose
- ~~~~~~~
- Multi-boot is designed to make it easy to have
- several !boot files and select the one you want
- depending on what you are doing. For example you
- could have one file called Games file that opens
- all the filer windows that contain games. You could
- have another file called DTP which loads !Ovation (or
- whatever) and increases the font cache, loads more
- fonts etc. Alternatively the program could be used
- in a situation where several people use the same
- computer and all want different settings; backdrop,
- memory allocations, apps loaded etc.
-
- Instalation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- Now you have reaslised the countless benifits of the
- program you will want to know how to get it running
- on your machine ASAP. (Perhaps thats a bit OTT).
- You shouldn't have any problems if you follow these
- steps and don't have a strange machine.
-
- NOTE: If you haven't got a hard disc then this
- program is about as much use as an issue of
- Acorn User from 1991. (Before RISCOS3)
-
- STEP1:
- Open the root directory of your hard disc. If your
- stuck already go and read the Acorn User Guide from
- cover to cover - twice.
-
- STEP2:
- Drag the !MultiBoot program from wherever it is now
- into root directory of your hard disc. After
- a matter of seconds the files will be copied and
- your hard disc will be able to boast a brand new
- application. Don't have a party yet thats the easy
- bit done.
-
- If you have got a !Boot file copy it into the
- !MultiBoot.scripts directory. Rename it to something
- else, (this name will appear on the menu.)
- (Open !Multiboot by holding down Shift and double
- clicking on it.)
-
- Double click on the !MultiBoot icon on your
- hard disc and the !MultiBoot window should
- apear. Close any open windows and quit any
- other applications otherwise they will appear
- every time you use the computer. Click with MENU
- on the green acorn in the bottom right of the screen
- and select 'Desktop Boot' from the task menu.
-
- Make sure the box marked 'AutoBoot' is ticked and
- the name under the boot file icon reads
- !Boot. Drag the boot file icon into the root
- directory of your hard disc.
-
- (The last section is explained in chapter7 of the
- Acorn User manual; page 110ish)
-
- That's about it, turn of your computer, turn on
- again and you should see the !Multiboot window
- after a few seconds. The options and menus
- are described in the 'InUse' file.
-
- If you are in a complete mess don't dispare and
- take a large axe to the monitor - it's not that
- bad. Give me a ring after 4.00pm weekdays or at
- weekends and I'll try and help.
-
- Tel: 01922 38483
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