¢ Control Alt Delete 3.3¢ ----------------------¢¢¢ WHAT IS THIS?¢ -------------¢¢ Some programmers sometimes forget¢about the little thing such as exit¢option and lock up the <RESET> key¢(e.g. Disk Communicator 3 or The¢First XLEnt Word Proccessor). Only¢thing you can do then is turn off¢your computer and start it again.¢Well, the CAD is the medicine for¢this problem.¢¢ HOW TO USE IT?¢ --------------¢¢ CAD.SYS is a system application for¢SpartaDOS X and work only with that¢DOS. Every tests of running under¢others DOSs will end in failure (Not¢binary file).¢¢ Installation of CAD should be done¢during executing of CONFIG.SYS. But¢you can install this at any moment of¢work.¢¢ In the command line you have to¢enter keyboard code on which the CAD¢will force return to system. You can¢enter the code as a decimal or a¢hexdecimal code. You must be carefull¢becouse if you input for example 12¢($0C) code then yOu will find in DOS¢after every pressing Return key. Do¢not use key strokes used in other¢programs. I sugest you using:¢Shift+Control+Inverse ($E7, 231) or¢Shift+Control+Return ($CC, 204).¢¢ If there are not problems with¢installing the program will present¢you itself and from now every double¢pressing your key stroke you will get¢return to system.¢¢ The double pressing the keystroke¢is to protect you from accidentally¢pressing these keys.¢¢ HOW DOES IT WORK?¢ -----------------¢¢ The program does not restart your¢computer as its name might suggest,¢but causes the return to DOS from¢almost all programs, reopening the¢screen, turning off the sprites and¢sound, setting the low letters,¢margins and restoring VBL interrupts¢and DOSINI vector to values before¢installing. In addition, after¢pressing the <RESET> key - the low¢letters are set. Put it in another¢way: CAD is a kind of a little reset.¢¢ After loading, it installs up to¢MemLo and stays there by the cold¢start or turning off your machine.¢¢ WHEN TO USE IT?¢ ---------------¢¢ You can use it during a disk¢operation (even when writing) without¢fear of damage your data. (SpartaDOS¢closes all IOCB channels after¢jumping through vector $0A.)¢¢ Of course, there are some programs¢that don't cooperate correctly with¢the CAD. Then the <RESET> key should¢rescue you.¢¢ If you have any questions or¢suggestions, please contact me.¢¢ Wojciech Szychowski¢ ul. Kazimierzowska 70/7¢ 02-158 Warszawa¢¢ Lizard/BBSL¢
