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ConEd Revisions
12/19/90 Version 2.4 release
Minor fix - ConEd did not allow certain ASCII characters
to be entered into the 'flush' command box. While I was at
it I, also increased the size of the array allowing for a
path to be added to the flush command. With this fix, your
cache program need not be in your path.
Delay function was broke, now its working properly.
12/07/90 Version 2.3 release
Changed the way ConEd handles the configurations. They no
longer move to the top of the list every time you update
the root directory. Instead, the highlighted cursor now
appears on the current configuration when the program is
started, and towards the bottom of the screen, in the
center, the current configuration description is displayed.
When you add a configuration, it no longer is added to the
bottom of the bottom of the list, but to a position just
below the highlighted configuration.
With these two changes, you will now be able to keep your
configuration list in the 'order' you desire, and not have
the program arrange these configurations in a 'last used'
order.
I have added five more options to the setup menu. You
can define if you use a caching program, and if so, what
parameter(s) must be passed to 'flush' the cache buffers
so that information is not lost during the reboot process.
Some machines require a 'cold' reboot (a reboot where a
memory check is performed) because of various reasons such
as an old bios, or use of hardware that conflict with a
software 'warm' reboot. You now have the ability to define
if you want a warm or cold reboot in the setup menu.
The fourth and fifth of these features allows you to add
an alternate reboot command. This may be necessary if you
have an add-in board that requires a specific machine
instruction passed to it in order to reset itself and then
reboot the pc. Or, this can be used if the internal ConEd
reboot routine does not work properly with your machine,
and you have an alternate reboot routine that does work.
Added another feature to allow you to update the ConEd
.xxx files with the root directory config files with the
<ALT>-U key combination. This will allow you to copy the
current configuration in the root directory to the
highlighted configuration in the ConEd directory.
I have updated the windowing library I have been using -
CXL version 5.2 to TCXL version 5.5. This is another fine
shareware product, and I highly recommend it to other 'C'
programmers.
10/26/90 Version 2.21 release
Fixed another reported bug, if you use an editor that adds
a CONTROL-Z to the end of your file, the ConEd copy routine
would not copy that character and, would always cause ConEd
to notify you that the files do not match.
I also added "Is this information correct" screens to two
places, the Configuration Menu (F5), and The Edit
Configuration option. After pressing the RETURN key in the
last field of each of these forms, a window pops up and
asks you if the information is correct. Simply press 'Y'
if the information is correct, or N if it is not correct
and re-edit those fields that require it.
A very minor note, I changed my revision naming convention
from NUMBER.NUMBER ALPHA to NUMBER.NUMBER NUMBER. Why? I
think it looks better.
10/23/90 Version 2.2A release
Had a problem with the -s option locking up some systems.
My appologies. Fixed with no other 'bugs' reported.
10/21/90 Version 2.2 release
MAJOR CHANGES - Most are behind the scenes programming
changes, that provide me with a more flexible update path
for future enhancements. Please, keep those letters coming.
Over 80% of the enhancements to date are user requested.
I rewrote the entire engine to the program. ConEd now
allows for up to 200 configurations!
The configuration file has changed format, therefore before
running the new version of ConEd, please delete the old
'CONED.CFG' file. I realize this is an inconvenience, but
at most, you will only have ten descriptions to type over.
Because of the added configurations, I had to change the
the user interface. The user now has available Page UP,
Page DOWN, UP Arrow, DOWN Arrow, HOME and END keys to
maneuver thru all the selections available.
F5, which used to be for Boot Drive identification, Editor
selection, and configuration description input, is now used
only for Boot Drive ID, Editor selection, and ConEd path
information.
<ALT>A - Allows a user to ADD a configuration (up to 200 of
them).
<ALT>C - Copy a configuration. This allows you to copy the
highlighted configuration to the boot drives root directory
WITHOUT rebooting at this time. This allows you plan ahead
for an upcoming system reboot.
<ALT>D - Deletes the highlighted configuration AND the
associated AUTOEXEC.xxx and CONFIG.xxx files.
<ALT>E - Edit the highlighted configuration description.
Registration Feature - There now exists the ability to input
your name into the 'REGISTERED TO:' area on the main menu.
Since there has been a VERY GOOD response to ConEd, I feel
those users who have registered ConEd should have their own
personalized copy. This feature is only available to users
who recieve instructions after registration. Registration
now includes phone support. All previously registered users
will recieve information thru the mail.
Delay Feature - Enhanced again to provide a window which
displays the 'countdown' in seconds until the system starts.
09/15/90 Version 2.1a release
I must appologize for such a quick release, but a bug was
discovered, and I wanted this out as soon as possible.
Bug Fix - fixed problem that would not allow for 10th
configuration to be used.
Memory Model - Enhanced code so that a smaller memory model
could be used.
09/01/90 Version 2.1 release
Compiler Change - I have upgraded to Microsoft C 6.0, and
have recompiled and optimized the program, thereby reducing
the size of the executable. Additionally, less memory is
required to run ConEd.
Source Code Revision - Optimized source code to perform
loops more efficiently.
Delay - modified the delay function to be completely user
defined. The previous release had a mandatory 20 second
delay when this function was invoked. Now, a user may
select the amount of seconds to be delayed.
04/23/90 Version 2.0 release.
Source Code Revision - Modified the source code to
eliminate temporary files created by ConEd.
Function Keys - Changed the function key assignment to
reflect what many users suggested would be an easier,
more 'universal' association. The 'F1' key is now the
HELP key; 'F2' is Review DOS screen; 'F3' is edit
AUTOEXEC.xxx; 'F4' is edit CONFIG.xxx; 'F5' is for the
ConEd configuration menu; 'F6' is the ConEd information
window; 'F7' reboots your computer; and, 'F8' will allow
you to exit ConEd.
Delay - added the '-d' option to the command line allowing
for a twenty (20) second delay of invoking the current
configuration. With this addition, a user can invoke
ConEd in this manner: 'coned -d', this would start the
current configuration 20 seconds after the program loads
and allow for such things as a BBS, which may of had its
power interrupted and then restored, to automatically
restart the BBS without human intervention.
File Creation - When in the configuration menu, and a user
creates a new configuration, two files are created for
ConEd. The first is "AUTOEXEC.xxx" , and the second
is "CONFIG.xxx", where xxx is the extension you assigned
to a particular configuration description. The AUTOEXEC
contains the following:
echo off
cd\coned
coned
cd\
prompt $p$g
The CONFIG file contains:
files = 20
buffers = 20
File Check - when selecting the current configuration,
ConEd compares the file length of the current AUTOEXEC.BAT
and CONFIG.SYS files with the AUTOEXEC.xxx and CONFIG.xxx
files to ensure they are the same file. If your AUTOEXEC
or CONFIG files have been modified, ConEd will present a
menu that will allow you to continue to exit, copy the
AUTOEXEC.xxx and/or CONFIG.xxx file to the boot directory,
or copy the boot directory AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS
to the ConEd directory with an extension that matches the
current configurations extension.
04/12/90 Version 1.1 release.
Review Screen - If you were using a Mono monitor,
the Review Screen function F6 did not work properly.
After exiting from the Configuration Menu F3, and a
Review Screen was called, the screen which showed up
was NOT the DOS screen, but the Configuraton Menu
screen instead.
ESC Key - Pressing the ESC key no longer allows a user
to exit the program. To exit, a user must press either
the return or enter key, selecting the highlighted
configuration, or; by depressing F7 to exit ConEd.
Mouse Support - Mouse support has been added for the
convenience of those users who wish to use a mouse.
Video Support - CGA, MONO, and BIOS video support are now
included with the -c (CGA), -m (MONO), & -b (BIOS)
parameters on the command line.
04/08/90 Initial release of CONfiguration EDitor Version 1.0
