Program Selector - Select program normally from hard disk. Copyright (c) 1990 by Tom Beversdorf This program is $15.00 Shareware. Please pay a shareware fee $15.00 if you like it, otherwise distribute to someone else. This set of files consist of: README TXT (This file) STARTUP BAS (Menu program) BOOT.FLOPPY SYS (Boot from Floppy Disk) SLOW.BOOTFLOPPY SYS (Boot from Floppy Disk using Slow Speed) SRESET SYS (Ice Cold Boot - Similar to Power-off and Power-on computer - This is from Public Domain, I didn't write this.) RAM3 BIN (Installs /RAM on ProDOS 8) BYE.MENU BIN (Installs Basic Menu to ProDOS quit code) PREFIX.CHANGER BAS (Sets up the prefix to load a STARTUP menu file.) Before Install this set of files, make sure you have ProDOS 16 or GS/OS set up to the hard drive. Then move from PRODOS on the root directory to GSOS.BOOT on a SYSTEM directory, then copy from P8 in SYSTEM directory to PRODOS in root directory. Make sure to have BASIC.SYSTEM on the first .SYSTEM file. Copy STARTUP to root directory on boot-up device. Copy BOOT.FLOPPY, SLOW.BOOTFLOPPY, SRESET, RAM3, and BYE.MENU to the SYSTEM directory. Under BASIC.SYSTEM, run PREFIX.CHANGER first and it will ask you to enter a prefix that contains BYE.MENU such as /HARD1/SYSTEM/ prefix. This gives you an initial prefix of /HARD1/ and asks you if you want to change it or leave the way it is. If you want to change it to different prefix, for example /HDISK1/, type the startup prefix beginning with a slash "/" and press RETURN to update your startup prefix file. Then, load STARTUP and modify the DATA statements to set up the menu. There are two columns in the program selector menu: the first column is a category, and the second is program. For each category on the DATA statement, use asterisk (*) before the category, comma (,), and letter for keystroke - it must be upper-case (i.e. DATA *Application,A). Under each category, there can be one or up to approximately 12 programs. For each program on the DATA statement, use the program name that can be read by human; letter for keystroke - again, it must be upper-case; prefix name that should be end with a slash (/); pathname (i.e. DATA Fred Writer,W,APPLICATION/,WRITER.SYSTEM). This can be run by the filetype BAS, BIN, TXT, and SYS. When modifying the DATA statement, be sure to type in between lines 1000 and 9998. When you see a ']' prompt, type 'BYE' to return to the main menu. ------------------------------------------ Example: 1000 DATA *Application,A 1010 DATA Free Printer,P,APPLICATION/,FREEPRINTER 1020 DATA Fred Writer,W,APPLICATION/,WRITER.SYSTEM 2000 DATA *Utilities,U 2010 DATA BinSCII,B,UTILITIES/,BINSCII 2020 DATA ShrinkIT,S,UTILITIES/,SHRINKIT.SYSTEM 9999 DATA *** : REM End Of Data ------------------------------------------ Bugs and Deficiency: The "BOOT FLOPPY" or "SLOW BOOT FLOPPY" may not work right if you have an old disk ][ controller card on slot 6 or when any apple keys are down or game I/O buttons are down. If you encounter any bugs, please contact me by E-Mail or U.S. Mail and jot down what the bugs are so I can fix it on the next release. Troubleshooting: If you want to quit to prodos then it scans for all disk drives and do the disk boot which is somewhat annoying, you haven't run the PREFIX.CHANGER program. Solution: You should run the PREFIX.CHANGER and ask what the new prefix is and it will save for you and fix the problem. ------------------------------------------ Chronological Update: Version 1.0 (9/4/1989) Menu completed with top four selection with exit to Basic and two column menu. Version 1.0.1 Added to the menu of Quit to ProDOS. Version 1.0.2 Move GSOS, BOOT.FLOPPY, SLOW.BOOTFLOPPY, and SRESET to SYSTEM directory. Version 1.0.3 Renamed from GSOS to GSOS.BOOT fix the System Disk 5.0 problem. Version 1.0.4 Added the holidays on the main menu. Version 1.0.5 Added the screen saver feature, that will blank out the screen with a dim message. Version 1.0.6 Added an ESC key to go back to first column instead of exiting to Basic. Version 1.1 (12/15/1989) Added a ProDOS quit code to return to main menu and reinitialize the /RAM disk if /RAM is not present. Version 1.1.1 Changes from Quit to ProDOS selection to Reboot hard disk selection. Adds automatic menu on the first choice from Boot GS/OS with Exit to GS/OS and Exit to ProDOS. Version 1.1.2 Fixed the bug so it will be able to display a standard Hi-Res pictures without any distortion after running a IIgs specific application that turns off the shadowing image. Version 1.1.3 Bug still fixed so it can still boot up GS/OS after quitting from another application. On version 1.1.2, after quitting, it came out "EXIT TO PRODOS" instead of "BOOT GS/OS." Version 1.1.4 Added little more holidays, reset back to IIgs fast normal speed when returning to menu. Removed the right arrow key so you won't accidently launch it. The menu program updates the date after screen-saver. Version 1.1.5 Fixes the bug from using with 80 column text in slow speed that didn't speed up normally on the menu. This also adds an option to select the prefix instead of /HARD1/ (See PREFIX.CHANGER). Version 1.1.6 - First released as Shareware. Bug fixed after blanked out screen that caused to mess up the last category's program menu. Have fun! U.S. MAIL: Tom Beversdorf 9024 El Dorado Dr. Apt #104 Indianapolis, IN 46236 InterNET E-Mail: beversdo@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu Phone: (317) 895-0936 ---end of readme---