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Install v1.1
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© 1990 by David Kinder
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Files
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Install - Program.
Install.info - It's icon.
Install.Doc - This document.
Install.s - The source code, written using HiSoft's
excellent Devpac assembler.
(not essential) icon.library - Should be in LIBS: directory.
Introduction
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Considering that Commodore-Amiga have written a friendly icon-driven user
interface, then it seems odd that they wrote most of the system software to
be CLI only :-(
A particular case in point is the 'Install' command, which can give single
drive users a considerable headache. However I now present my own 'Install',
with no CLI knowledge required! Install will work equally well with either
KickStart 1.3 or KickStart 2.0.
Usage
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To use from the Workbench, simply click on the icon, or type 'Install' at the
CLI. Now insert the disk to be installed in a drive and click on the relevant
gadget, i.e. if you have only one drive, load Install, insert the disk to be
installed in the drive, then click on the gadget marked 'DF0'.
Note that the program automatically disables the gadgets for drives that are
not connected to your system. Also notice that the program checks to see if
you are certain that you want to install a disk - installing a disk destroys
the previous contents of the bootblock. This check option can be disabled if
desired by using the 'NOCHECK' tooltype, i.e.:
Click on the 'Install' icon, then select 'Info' from the workbench menu.
When the info requester appears, look at the bottom where the ToolTypes
gadget is located. If there is something like
NOCHECK=YES
then the program will not perform the check. Note that:
1) It is the presence of the 'NOCHECK=' part that controls whether the
program checks or not; if it is present then the program does not check,
else it does check. Stictly speaking, the 'YES' could be replaced by
anything.
2) This option is only available when Install is started from workbench; if
started from CLI then the program always checks. Also this option
requires the presence of the file 'icon.library' in the current LIBS:
directory.
With the release of KickStart 2.04, there is a new standard bootblock.
Install has a menu which allows you to select whether the bootblock written
out is for KickStart 1.3 or KickStart 2.0. Note that on running Install the
default is the correct bootblock for your system, so generally you will not
need to worry about this menu.
History
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v1.0 - First release.
v1.1 - After examining the ToolTypes field of the Install icon the
memory used for the icon is now freed.
Improved appearance and operation under KickStart 2.0.
Added menu to allow choice of system bootblocks.