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BOOT.COM, Version 1.31 Copyright (c) 1990 mcTRONic Systems - Houston, TX
BOOT SUPPORT FILES: Date: August 31, 1990
Name Description
BOOT.COM Main Program, Selectable computer restart
BOOT.DOC Main Program Document file
COLDBOOT.BAT Use to replace COLDBOOT.COM when required
WARMBOOT.BAT Use to replace WARMBOOT.COM when required
REBOOT.BAT Use to replace REBOOT.COM when required
Syntax: BOOT [x] [B] [>nul]
"x" can be a "C" for System Coldboot, "W" for System Warmboot, or "M" for
menu. If no command line parameter is entered then BOOT will display a
help screen. If you enter a "B" then you will force BOOT to jump to the
power on reset location, instead of using the keyboard reset location. If
you enter a "C" or "W" and do not wish to see any display from BOOT then
enter the ">NUL" and BOOT will display nothing to the screen.
BOOT has several advantages over other computer reboot type programs.
First in combines both COLD and WARM boot options into one program. It
provides a menu option that can be aborted. Being a single file, it
is smaller than most disk cluster sizes, and thus will take up less room
(than two separate files, discounting the support files). And last but
most likely the most important, BOOT uses the keyboard controller chip
to reboot the computer if BOOT determines you do not have a PC or PC/XT
computer. For compatability, BOOT will work on PC/XT computers, however
BOOT must jump to the power on reset location to reboot your computer.
With the advent of many memory manager type programs such as Quarterdecks
QEMM, Qualitas's 386MAX and Microsoft's Windows 3.0, some of the computer
reboot programs, when used on a system with a memory manager or EMS
emulator, will just lock up the computer. BOOT uses a new trick to make
the computer think that a CTRL-ALT-DEL was pressed by the user (on AT
computers). Since any self respecting memory manger will honor a keyboard
CTRL-ALT-DEL request over a unnatural jump to the BIOS power on reset
location, BOOT should work on almost all "AT" clones and PS/2 computers.
For those who might wonder what a Cold or Warm Boot mean, the term BOOT
or REBOOT means to restart your computer, either the very first time, or
one more time, since your computer was turned. Your computer, when it is
rebooted, will reload DOS and so forth. Each time you first turn on your
computer, your computer also goes through a Power On Self Test mode (POST),
which checks out your computer's hardware, including your computer memory.
A program that can COLDBOOT your computer will make it run through the
POST mode just like you first turned it on and it will take longer to
COLDBOOT than to WARMBOOT. A WARMBOOT works more like a keyboard CTRL-ALT-
DEL. Normally using the WARMBOOT option of BOOT will be just fine and take
less time, however, if your computer does not restart properly, then use
the COLDBOOT option of BOOT.
Houston Phone Number: 713-462-7687, 5-10pm, M-F, CST
Compuserve Number is: 74365,1716; James D. McDaniel
Houston Address: 7426 Cornwall Bridge; Houston, TX 77041-1709
BOOT is Freeware Software program and can be distribute free of charge.
No cost can be charged for BOOT except to cover the expense of
distribution. Donations of $5 will be accepted. BOOT is included with
the OPSYS program package for now. A separate charge for BOOT may be
charged in the future....