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- VDOS Software System Information
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- The VDOS Software System is designed to be a significant addition
- to any ST user's software library that has the following MINIMUM
- hardware configurations:
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- 520 ST with dual drives
- <or>
- 520 ST with hard disk
- <or>
- 520 ST with a 1/2 Megabyte or more memory upgrade
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- 1040 ST
- <or>
- 1040 ST with hard disk
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- Mega ST
- <or>
- Mega ST with hard disk
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- (All above combinations serve a successful VDOS installation)
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- The absolute optimal system setup is a 1MB machine with a hard
- disk and VDOS installed in RAM and autobooted with the provided
- GEMSTART.PRG. Lesser hardware configurations are still extremely
- effective and equally as useful.
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- Product Description
-
- VDOS is a Virtual to Disk Operating System Shell with a graphical
- interface. Up to 53 Autoexecute Programs may be defined in the
- VDOS.INF file (Library), for later execution with a single mouse
- click or key combo press. The beauty of this feature is that no
- matter what the nesting of your program is, it only takes a single
- mouse click once the appropriate pop-up menu is easily displayed.
- Another bonus is that when you execute a program from the VDOS
- main screen, only about 10K of memory is retained by the VDOS
- system thereby allowing nearly all memory to be released for the
- called application. This is an innovative and significant software
- engineering feat that is compatible with all but a few existing ST
- programs. VDOS is even compatible with Beckemeyer's MTC Shell &
- Micro-RTX when they are executed under VDOS control.
-
- Imagine a software development session where you press two keys to
- execute your Editor, work on the source, then exit. Next to
- Compile the source, press two more keys. When you are done two
- more key presses call your Linker into action. What a savings in
- the amount of time expended. No CHDIR commands to fool with! Just
- simple key presses to call up the desired programs for you.
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- VDOS doesn't stop there.... You can also define a default
- Graphics, Financial, Database, Terminal, and alternate CLI in
- addition to the Editor (or Word Processor), Compiler, and Linker
- that are executed with two key presses or by a single mouse click.
- And for those power users out there... You can define ANOTHER
- FORTY FIVE applications in your library for single mouse click
- execution!
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- Keep in mind that VDOS has many facets for every ST user (That has
- the minimum hardware requirements), for example most of the
- functions offered by VDOS have both Keyboard and Mouse selections
- supported. The Beginner can quickly learn to use the VDOS software
- system with the aid of the GEM Mouse Pointer, and the unique
- 'Bottoms Up' Menuing system, while the Power User can utilize
- nearly all of the power presented by VDOS with only the use of the
- keyboard.
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- Now if that wasn't enough.... We have added over 45 DOS utilities
- of which most can be called into action with a single mouse click,
- or key press. All of the most commonly used DOS utilities are in
- the software such as:
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- MEMFREE MORE PRINT FORMAT DIR-X CHECK
- DEL VERIFY REBOOT COPY(VERY FAST!)
- CHDIR MKDIR RMDIR CHMOD WHERE? FIND
- TOUCH CALENDAR FDATIME DATE TIME PRINT
- DEFINE SLOT CLEAR SLOT SCREEN SAVER ACCESSORY
- AND MORE........
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- Not to be confused with a standard CLI (Command Line Interpreter),
- VDOS gives you a graphical interface to work with, or if you chose
- a single keypress to execute a DOS function (in most cases).
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- We are confident that most, if not all of you will be very
- impressed with the facility that VDOS offers. And you can't beat
- the cost.... It's FREE! You may freely distribute the VDOS
- Software System as you please so long as it is distributed in it's
- ENTIRETY! Please read full details contained in the online VDOS
- Help function.
-
- Some of you may now be wondering why a small Software Development
- Company is offering a commercial quality product to the public at
- no charge. The answer is that software piracy has slowly begun to
- destroy the ST commercial market, and we felt that this would be
- an excellent way of testing the waters for the introduction of
- powerful Shareware to the public. IF the user decides that VDOS is
- indispensable to his or her ST installation, they may send $25
- plus $2 shipping and handling to us in payment (Check or Money
- Order only please). In return the registered VDOS owner will
- receive a beautifully printed 100+ page manual in it's own binder
- and chocked full of information, command descriptions,
- limitations, a myriad of installation options, a large glossary,
- bibliography, and a helpful set of appendices. But remember that
- the Shareware Software System as posted is FULLY FUNCTIONAL and
- has not been crippled in any way! If you become an avid VDOS user
- you will DEFINATELY want to purchase the manual at the reasonable
- price mentioned above. Also with your registration of VDOS, you
- will be placed on our mailing list so you may be notified of any
- updates or changes to the software or manual.
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- We are gambling a bit on presenting our work in this manner, but
- feel that there are enough honest ATARI ST users out there to make
- our work worth while. If enough interest is generated, we will
- have the incentive to continue supporting the software & perhaps
- offer other products to the public at minimal cost in the future.
- Although we are a small company we have some impressive
- qualifications under our belt. We have produced the following ST
- software works.
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- The GFA Basic Companion 1.0 & 2.0
- (MichTron, Inc.)
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- The Vocabularian
- (STart Magazine)
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- The Popular Public Domain GFATIP series
- (BBS's Everywhere)
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- You will be getting a software product that has been beta tested
- and improved upon since December 1987, and we feel it is very
- sound. Many of the popular ST hardware combinations have been
- tested and all passed the critical beta testing schedule.
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- John B. Holder
- Senior Software Engineer
- Marathon Computer Press
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- CompuServe = 75766,505
- GEnie = MCP.TECH01
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