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ConEd Revisions
05/15/92 Version 2.8 release
Switched compilers back to Microsoft. Seems to generate a smaller .exe
file.
This version is strictly a maintenance release. No new functionality,
but some things have been cleaned up.
Fixed the Scrolling window from showing garbarge (again).
Fixed the 'FIND' and 'GOTO' functions.
ConEd will now work correctly with Desqview Stealth, and other memory
utilities of this type.
02/08/92 Version 2.7 release
Bug fix - The delete routine was not stable in the previous release, this
has been fixed. Occasionally, the configuration selections on screen would
get trashed, this too has been fixed.
ConEd now checks if a AUTOEXEC.XXX and/or CONFIG.XXX exists before trying
to create them, this will prevent an overwrite of a configuration set with
a duplicate name.
Program does not allow for duplicate entries into the ConEd26.cfg file.
Fixed 'insert' mode when editing configuration descriptions.
This release was compiled with Borland C++ 3.0. I will be porting ConEd
to an Object Oriented base.
11/06/91 Version 2.6 release
Once again I have re-written the engine to ConEd. ConEd now
dynamically allocates memory for configurations. What does this
mean to you? Previously, ConEd allowed for upto 200
configurations. If you only had three configurations, ConEd would
allocate memory for 200 configurations, not an efficient use of
system resources. ConEd now only allocates memory for the amount
of configurations you use. This means that if you only have 3
different configurations, ConEd will only allocate memory for those
configurations. On the other hand, you can have as many
configurations as memory will allow. During testing, I have had
over 6000 configurations (yes, you read it correctly, six
thousand!) loaded. Not that I expect anyone to have that many
configurations, but ConEd will not limit you, nor will it waste
memory on allocating for configurations you may not use.
ConEd will operate in less than 200K of memory.
When deleting a configuration, ConEd asks "Are you sure?". One
more added security feature.
Added the ability to Find a configuration by indicating the
configuration extension you want to search for. <ALT-F>
Added the ability to Go to the current active configuration. <ALT-G>
Fixed a nasty bug that would lock up some XT class machines when
ConEd was used.
Screen changes
06/21/91 Version 2.5 release
DOS 5.0 Compatible (it was before this release as well).
Added the ability to start ConEd from any drive/directory
provided that ConEd.exe is in your PATH.
Added statement 'COMSPEC = <your COMSPEC>' to any AUTOEXECs created
by ConEd. This will allow users who have thier command processor
in a subdirectory, access to commands on boot.
The ShareWare Library I use, TCXL, has been upgraded so ConEd has
been upgraded to use this FANTASTIC C programmers library.
Some machines were not able to issue the 'flush' command for use
with a disk cache, this has been corrected.
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 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
thehighlighted 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.BATand 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