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- batsi 1.1 - A quick help file, please read this
- =========
-
- Boring (but important) Disclaimer bit
- -------------------------------------
-
- This ARexx script 'batsi' is provided "AS-IS" without warranty either
- expressed or implied. All use is at your own risk. I do not, will not and
- can not accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss of data or other
- problems either directly or indirectly associated with this script.
- Basically: You aren't paying for it, so don't complain about it!
- Please note that this script requires the use of 'identify.library' and
- 'rexxidentify.library' by Richard Körber, ARexx by William S. Hawes and WB3s
- 'ShowConfig'. Owning 'SysInfo' is also an advantage!
- If this script fails to work for you, it is not in any way an indication of
- the quality of Richard Körber's, William Hawe's, Nic Wilson's or Commodore/
- Escom/Amiga Technologies/Gateway 2000/Amiga International/Amiga
- Inc/Whoever-was-in-charge-when-you-purchased-Workbench-3's products. You get
- the drift.
-
- Introduction
- ------------
-
- If, like me, you still think SysInfo is the best tool to check system
- information, configuration, speed etc, but are rather annoyed that Nic
- Wilson stopped development without (to my knowledge) a good reason, then you
- need 'batsi'
-
- Basically, in SysInfo 3.22 and higher (the latest version I know of is
- 3.24), there is an optional external file which contains information about
- expansion boards (well, contains the manufacturer and product ID numbers,
- and the corresponding names)
-
- batsi (boards added to SysInfo, or something) is a small ARexx script which
- will automatically update the sysinfo.boards file, with details of your
- current expansion boards.
-
- Installation
- ------------
-
- Just drag it somewhere (I suggest putting it in the same drawer as SysInfo)
-
- Usage
- -----
-
- Make sure the identify.library package is installed and RexxMast is running,
- then simply double-click on the icon. A message will appear showing the
- boards that have been added. This only ADDS to the sysinfo.boards file - it
- will not remove or replace any entries. SysInfo doesn't seem to mind if you
- have multiple entries for the same board, though, so this shouldn't be a
- problem.
-
- History
- -------
-
- 1.1 (Today) First Release (This Release)
-
- 1.0 (Yesterday) Not Released
-
- A failed attempt at automatically creating a sysinfo.boards file
- containing EVERY board that identify.library can handle. Unfortunately,
- SysInfo just crashed. Hmm... seems it has a limit on the file size. Over
- 1000 boards/60K file must be pushing it a bit, I suppose.
-
- Future
- ------
-
- My eventual aim is to have a program which allows you to browse through the
- identify.library (and possibly boards.library) database (click on
- manufacturer name/ID to see their products), and dynamically add and remove
- boards from the sysinfo.boards file. I doubt there will be much call for
- it though, so I probably won't ever write it - if you want to, feel free to
- use the idea (you can credit me for it, though...)
-
- Author/Contact/Copyright
- ------------------------
-
- This program was written by Chris Young, © 1998 Unsatisfactory Software
-
- Please feel free to visit my "excellent!" or "quite good" (just two of the
- things people have used to describe it, the rest are unrepeatable...)
- website, at this address:
-
- http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2656/index.html
-
- Please do put the 'index.html' bit on the end, as it doesn't display the
- correct index page without it (or it didn't when I tried, anyway - but that
- was a couple of weeks ago and I had only just set it up)
-
- If you want to e-mail me, then you can get me on this address:
-
- unsatisfactory@bigfoot.com
-
- Please either keep it short or don't bother, as I don't have a lot of time
- to check e-mails (I'm on one of those stupid limited to blah hours per month
- things, and a web-based e-mail as well. These add up to me not easily being
- able to read or write e-mails off-line, and therefore using up loads of
- on-line time simply reading/sending messages - but its still better than
- nothing) and I like to reply to any I do receive.
- Try to put 'unsat' in the subject line as, although I can't filter messages
- into different folders at the moment, I may have this facility in the
- future.
-
- ============================================================================
-
- Unsatisfactory Software:
- "You're not paying for it - so don't complain about it"
-
- The quality of Unsatisfactory Software's products does not represent the
- quality of the Amiga or it's software range as a whole.
-
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-
- Amiga:
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-
-
-
- If you know someone with a PC and an internet connection, direct them to:
- Amiga International's Website... http://www.amiga.de
-