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RECON v6.10
(C) Copyright 1990-1992, Peter Ogden
PROGRAM HISTORY
v1.61 : First public release (Public Domain).
Keyboard only operation.
v2.00 : Full mouse and keyboard user interface (scrollable menu
list with "elevator bar").
Windowed, mouse driven configuration.
Larger 4DOS history file can be handled (4096 bytes
maximum with no more than 2048 lines).
Bug fix for History being written even when disabled.
v2.11 : Changed handling of Disk Cache Flushing. The flush
command is no longer stored within the EXE file (allows
program to be compressed with LZEXE or similar after
configuration).
Companion program ACTIVE.EXE included to give easy
identification of current configuration.
v2.12 : Bug fix for cache flush being indeterminate for
configurations without a #Flush line.
v2.13 : Bug fix for #Names longer than 20 characters causing
active markers to be removed.
Fix for ACTIVE crashing when no description.
v2.14 : Bug fix for command line entry of configuration name not
flushing cache.
v2.16 : Network compatibility increased.
Bug fix for ACTIVE returning incorrect 4DOS version.
v3.00 : Major rewrite of all programs.
Optimised for speed and size.
Added DOWN.EXE (replaces DOWN.BTM).
Changed version numbers of companion programs to same as
REBOOT for consistency.
v3.01 : Multiple History files allowed - #Hist command added.
Distributed as Shareware from this version on.
Fixed bug concerning Logitech Mice.
v3.02 : Cold boot/Warm boot override command line switches added.
NOTE: COMMAND LINE SWITCHES CHANGED; /C now causes a Cold
boot override, /I (Install) replaces the previous /C
(Configure).
Four new utility programs added: BTIME & CHKBOOT
(conditional booting utilities), TIMEBOOT and TIMEDASK.
Bug fix for MS-DOS 4.xx large partitions.
Rewritten DOWN to include multiple history files (which
was missed in the 3.01 release).
Option included to reset DEC PCSA LAN cards (not tested).
ACTIVE modified to include boot time and current time.
COMPACT, REBOOT and DOWN modified to ignore case when
removing duplicates from history files.
v3.03 : Bug fix for monochrome screens losing entries from
display. Was supposed to have been fixed in last version
but was unfortunately left out.
v4.00 : Major rewrite of file input and output routines in all
programs (Speed has improved markedly).
Editing of configurations now available (using your own
editor).
COMPACT handles files twice as large as previously.
Compacting algorithm reworked, now more than twice as
fast.
Error handling improved, fixed lock up with some user
errors.
v4.01 : REGISTRATION CHANGED: once only payment for this version
and ALL subsequent versions (users already registered
need pay no extra money).
BRAND program no longer needed to register program
(registration function now available from install).
All defaults and registration information are now stored
in config file, allowing EXE's to be compressed with
LZEXE/PKLITE etc. (also means subsequent versions will be
already setup with your colour selection and
registration).
Bug fix for configuration files larger than 8K having
problems updating # and *.
Alias allowed for calling editor.
Mouse selection of options on help line now available.
Option to turn flashing mouse cursor on or off (now
defaults to off, as some mouse drivers have problems with
flashing mouse cursor).
TIMEBOOT modified to allow for use during midnight
rollover.
v4.02 : /R and /A switches added, /I switch removed. /R Returns
you to your current directory after rebooting with a new
configuration. /A writes the AUTOEXEC.BAT file only (used
by /R switch).
The first 40 characters of the #Descr line are now
written to a 4DOS DESCRIPT.ION file.
Optimisations made to all utilities.
Due to the size of the ZIP file being rather large for
international distribution, some of the utilities
previously distributed with this package now distributed
separately (COMPACT, TIMEBOOT, TIMEDASK, SQZ.BTM) in a
4DOS/DOS BATCH Utility Archive. Look for 4DDBU402.XXX
(where XXX is ZIP, LZH etc.). These are the files that do
not require REBOOT.CFG to be present to work.
Bug fix for registration option creating multiple copies
of #Reg line.
/R switch added to DOWN program. As for REBOOT, /R
returns you to your current directory at next boot-up.
v5.00 : Complete replacement of all low level routines with
highly optimised assembler routines.
User interface reworked, modernised.
Mouse routines completely rewritten, allowing auto repeat
on holding down mouse button.
DESQview compatibility added.
/D (Down) switch added, allows choice of configuration
for next power up. This switch was added to fix problems
people were having with using REBOOT /n to set the
configuration to use at next switch on, then using DOWN
before switch off. This caused the wrong history files to
be updated, and possibly the wrong cache flush command to
be used.
DOWN program removed (replaced by DOWN.BAT).
The asterisk (*) symbol is now available as a synonym to
the active configuration. An example of the use of this
feature is as a replacement for the DOWN program:
REBOOT * /D
This will cause REBOOT to flush the cache and update the
history file but not write the AUTOEXEC.BAT or
CONFIG.SYS.
Bug fix for first letter searching in pick list not
working.
Bug fix for very occassional '#' characters ending up in
the wrong place for config files larger than 8K.
Bug fix for DESCRIPT.ION file being written even if one
did not exist before.
ALL temporary files written to directory pointed to by
TEMP environment variable if it exists.
New configurations are now checked for validity before
creation.
Ability to create REBOOT.CFG (if it does not exist) from
within REBOOT.
ACTIVE improved, with DOS 5.0 loaded, will inform whether
DOS is loaded in HMA or ROM.
v5.10 : Configuration pick list now variable width (15-60
characters), allows configuration name length from 1 to
60 characters. As a consequence, comments are no longer
permitted on #Name lines.
Added manual sorting of configuration pick list (Alt-M
Move Cfg).
Add and Copy now allows insertion of new config in any
position.
Display of Help line and Registration line (for
registered users only) now optional. Press F1 to toggle
Help line for current run only.
Added two new options for mouse cursor - Hidden and Off.
Hidden causes the mouse cursor to remain hidden until the
mouse is moved and will hide again after a short time of
disuse. Off disables the mouse entirely. REBOOT
initialises considerably faster with this option set off.
Now attempts to detect whether being run from a shell,
Windows or DESQview. If using one of these, editing of
the configurations is permitted, but if you attempt to
boot, it will ask if you are sure. Unfortunately, REBOOT
is not able to detect if you are in a secondary
COMMAND.COM shell (if anyone knows a way of detecting
this, please let me know).
DOWN.BAT modified to allow other switches to be passed
through (allows DOWN /R to be entered).
Change in layout of install screen to accomodate new
options.
Bug fix for Mono screen display not appearing.
Bug fix for CGA snow checking.
v6.00 : NAME CHANGED. Now called RECON (short for re-configure)
to differentiate it from the 4DOS v4.00 internal command.
New command added: #FPath. Allows configuration files to
be written to directories other than the root directory
of the boot drive (added as 4DOS v4.00 allows AUTOEXEC to
be read from a user nominated path).
Multiple configuration files can now be included in each
configuration. This has been added (also due to 4DOS
v4.00) to allow the user to have other (text based)
configuration files (e.g. 4DOS.INI) to be replaced at the
the same time as CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT (see example
configs).
High intensity backgrounds now available on all video
types (except maybe LCD!).
Improved mouse control. User can select left/right handed
operation, repeat delay, fast reset option (RECON starts
as fast as with mouse off with this option on), and
various flashing/hiding options.
Unsuccessful attempts to write to directory pointed to
TEMP variable causes RECON to use local directory rather
than fail.
Bug fix for Mono and CGA screens disappearing (it is
REALLY fixed this time, honest!).
Bug fix for occassional loss of scroll bar.
Bug fix for crash occurring after multiple edits.
Bug fix for shell detection getting confused under
COMMAND.COM.
v6.10 : Added new hot key ALT-G Grab Cfg. Allows user to create
a configuration entry from existing CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT.
New user option: Beep on completion. Gives audible
indication when writing of files complete. Can be enabled
for down option only or always, or disabled entirely.
New user option: user selectable wallpaper. Multi
coloured, or one colour, user selectable message and
offset per line.
Secondary shell detection now works for COMMAND.COM as
well as 4DOS.
Environment variable RECONTMP can be used to override
where temporary files are written. Temporary file writes
should not ever fail now as RECON will attempt to write
to directory pointed to RECONTMP, then if this fails, to
the directory pointed to by TEMP, if this fails then the
current directory, an finally if this fails the root
directory of the drive the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
are written to.
Low level routines further optimised.
Bug fix for /C and /W override not working.
Due to time constraints, compression options promised to
some people not implemented in this version. Watch for
next version around mid year.
v6.11: Sorry about this one! Shortly after release of v6.10 it
was discovered that the changes to the colour setting
screen to add the new entries resulted in the selections
not matching what was being changed. Now fixed.
New switch added: /T (Test first). Only reconfigures and
reboots if chosen configuration is not the current
configuration.
Much improved error trapping.
Bug fix for secondary config file error (Null named
config file).
More robust boot sequence used, may allow machines that
previously required cold boot to work with a warm boot
(please let me know if you have any trouble ). Thanks to
Jan Hoolwerf of the Netherlands for this routine.
All EXE's are now compressed with PKLITE professional.
Known Bug: Does not detect if program has been started
from a DOS shell if using DOS v4.xx - Should be OK with
other versions (if someone has a reliable routine for
this please let me know).
Compression option in next version - promise!
