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Documentation : MULTISYS.EXE - by John P Corea - Ver 1.2 - 1/93
MULTISYS is a multiple system configuration manager. It allows
you to create / edit/ select from up to 50 different configurations.
By configuration I mean the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
The DEFAULT CONFIGURATION is the configuration which existed when
you first ran this program. The default configuration will never be
changed by MULTISYS. You may select it to BOOT with but that is all.
A copy of the default configuration is used when you create other
configurations. A copy of the default is passed to the full screen
editor for you to edit when you create other configurations. I believe
this is much better than having to create each new configuration from
scratch as one configuration may be only slightly different from
another.
ADD Configuration : When you select ADD you are first asked for a title
for this configuration. The title may be up to 40 characters long
and it's purpose is to indicate to you what the purpose of the
particular configuration is when you SELECT configuration for
REBOOT. Your default configuration is appropriately titled :
"DEFAULT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION". Title each configuration so as
to easily determine it's function later on. Pressing the ESCAPE
key will abort ADD as well as any other process. After you have
entered the title for your configuration a copy of your default
autoexec.bat will be loaded into a full screen editor. You are not
editing your default configuration, only a COPY of it. Make any
changes you wish by moving around with the cursor or page keys and
when you are finished press F1 to save the file or ESC will abort.
After you have edited the autoexec.bat portion of the configuration
you will then be handed the config.sys portion to edit. Again, make
any changes you wish and then press F1 to save or ESC to exit without
saving. If you fail to save both the autoexec.bat and config.sys
portions of a configuration the entire process is aborted. The files
created by the ADD process are stored in the root directory and are
named "M_AUTO#.BAT" and "M_CONF#.SYS" . THe default configurations
are stored as "M_AUTO1.BAT" and M_CONF1.SYS" . Configurations you add
whill have incremental numbers like M_AUTO2 and M_AUTO3 , etc..
There is also a file called "M_CONFIG.DAT" which contains the title
information. You cannot edit the M_CONFIG.DAT file with a text
editor as it is a random access file but you can edit the configur-
ation files with any ASCII text editor if you desire.
REMEMBER - Press ESC to ESCAPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT Configuration : Select this option to view or edit any of the config-
urations you create. For safety reasons you are not allowed to edit
the default configuration in any way with MULTISYS. BTW, it is a
good idea to backup your default configurations just in case. I have
tested this program thoroughly and I see no way for a problem to occur
but I also believe in Murphy's law. Don't you ?
SELECT Configuration : When you SELECT a configuration you are selecting the
title of the configuration you want to reboot with. Immediately upon
selecting the system will reboot so dont SELECT if you don't want a
reboot. As usual, pressing ESC will get you out of the SELECT MODE.
QUIT : Quit the program
FULL SCREEN TEXT EDITOR FUNCTIONS :
[UP-CURSOR] Moves up one line
[DOWN- CURSOR] Moves down one line
[PAGE-UP] Moves up one page
[PAGE-DOWN] Moves down one page
[HOME] Moves to beginning of current line
[END] Moves to end of current line
[INSERT] Toggles between Insert and Overwrite modes
[DEL] Deletes character at cursor
[BACKSPACE] Deletes character to left of cursor
[TAB] Moves one tab stop to right
[CTRL-RIGHT] Moves right one word
[CTRL-LEFT] Moves left one word
[CTRL-HOME] Moves to first line
[CTRL-END] Moves to last line
[CTRL-N] Inserts a line at current position
[CTRL-T] Delete word that cursor is on
[CTRL-Y] Deletes the current line
REGISTER : If you find this handy little program useful please let me know
by filling out the registration form and sending the meager sum
of $10.00 . For this $10.00 I will make updates (if any) available
at cost (cost of disk + shipping) and you will make me feel that my
efforts are worth something to someone.