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- Documentation for ResetHandler V1.0 28.10.1991
-
- This program is freely distributable, but copyrighted by me. This means that
- you can copy it freely as long as you don't ask for any more money than a
- nominal fee for copying. THIS APPLIES TO GERMAN PD DEALERS TOO!!! This program
- may be put on PD disks, especially on Fred Fish's AmigaLibDisks. If you want to
- distribute this program you MUST keep this document and the source code with
- it. Program, document and source code must be distributed in their original
- unmodified form. Of course you can use an archiver like LHarc to make it
- available on mailboxes and FTP sites. This program cannot be used for
- commercial purposes without written permission from the author. The author can
- not be made responsible for any damage which is caused by using this program.
-
- Send comments, suggestions or bug reports to:
-
- Snail : Stefan Becker, Holsteinstrasse 9, 5100 Aachen, GERMANY
- Domain: stefanb@cip-s01.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
- FIDO : 2:242/7.6, Stefan_Becker@mowgli.fido.de
-
-
- I. What does it do?
-
- This program installs a handler in the keyboard.device reset handler list. When
- you press CTRL-Amiga-Amiga, it opens a window and counts down from 9 to 0 in
- ten seconds and then resets the machine. This is gives the machine extra time
- to do vital things like validating the disks, if you have initiate the reset
- too early. You can break the countdown by closing the window.
-
- BEWARE: - This program may NOT work on your machine due to limitations of your
- keyboard's hardware. It does not work on A500's and A2000A's (German
- design).
-
- - It does NOT prevent the reset, it only delays it (max. 10 seconds)
-
- - It needs at least OS 2.0X
-
-
- II. Installation
-
- Just put this line into your s:startup-sequence:
-
- RUN >NIL: ResetHandler
-
- You can break ResetHandler by sending a CTRL-C to its process. It will then
- remove the handler and exit.
-
-
- III. Compilation
-
- This program was compiled with DICE, Matt Dillon's superb C compiler. Just
- say "DMake" and it will produce the binary.
-
- Stefan Becker
-