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- : Select a.k.a 'Dneishe Start' :
- : © 1987 by Kevin Kelm and High Arts Software :
- : :
- : Released to the Public Domain 9/12/87 :
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- * S E L E C T ! ? ! *
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- GENERAL, NO-FRILLS DESCRIPTION:
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- Select is a program.
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- SLIGHTLY MORE SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION:
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- Select is a program that you WILL make a part of your startup-sequence.
- It allows you to choose from 1 to 15 different startup sequences with the
- simple, no-brain click of a mouse button. Please note that you MUST have,
- in the current C directory, the command 'Execute,' spelled EXACTLY as shown
- here. If you don't, things will get VERY ugly.
-
- Select refuses to load & run some commands properly. I think this is
- because of those ->AWFUL<- BPTRs. Maybe you can fix it. Otherwise, select
- seems to answer the prayers of anyone with more than one (1) startup
- sequence.
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- GENERAL, NO-FRILLS OPERATION:
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- Type "Select {file_1} [ {file_2} ... {file_15} ]"
-
- SOMEWHAT USEFUL OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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- For example:
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- Select WorkBench RamDisk Modula-2 NotePad
-
- Where Workbench, RamDisk, Modula-2, and NotePad are the names of batch
- files. (i.e. Those executed with CLI's EXECUTE command, like
- s/startup-sequence)
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- HORRIBLY COMPLEX AND GENERALLY COMPLICATED OPERATION:
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- You may, how you computer people say?, 'recursively' use Select in a
- file that is called by Select. It is recommended that you put the Select
- command in your startup-sequence, with all subordinate startup sequences
- in the 's' directory. Use filenames of less than 25 characters or it
- WON'T WORK, and will hate you for the rest of the current clock cycle.
-
- Note: ANY 'EXECUTE'able file that is placed in the 's' directory will
- be immediately accessible just by typing 'EXECUTE {filename}'
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- FINALLY!
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- 'Dneishe' is a perversion of 'Nice,' but must be meticulously pronounced
- with the teeth clenched and a manical grin. Be sure to include the
- drawn-out ssshhhhzzz and the end. Practice it, perfect it.
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- Please send your copious and hefty donations (HA!) to...
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- High Arts Software
- c/o Kevin Kelm
- 7080 Roaring Springs Ave
- Fountain, CO 80817
- (303) 390-6191
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- By the way...
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- Programmers do it with a hard disk...
- - Author
- Amiga Hackers have great hardware (ain't it true!)...
- - Author
- and do it graphically with lots of sound effects...
- - First User (not naming names, but R.R.R. )
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- Thank you for your dime, er, time.
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