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- Hard Disk Menu System v3.5
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- Copyright 1992-1995 S.Griffiths, All Rights Reserved
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- HDMenu is a complete DOS based menu system for the DOS user sick of all
- the menu systems out there that have annoying features, and that lack
- flexibility. HDMenu offers all the normal menu features with a pleasant
- looking screen layout, with full configuration options. HDMenu doesn't
- attempt to be a anti-virus package and/or a DOS interface like other menu
- systems as there are always plenty of other shareware programs that do a
- much better job. The shareware version is not restricted in any way other
- that the supplier text at the top of the screen. The shareware version has
- a standard shareware blurb when loaded (doesn't display when returning to
- menu after loading a menu item). HDMenu also includes a utility called
- AutoScan which contains over a thousand programs. AutoScan searches the
- hard disks for applications and then creates the menu automatically.
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- HDMenu is shareware and can be distributed accordingly, if you decide to
- use HDMenu the registration fee is only $45 (N.Z.) plus $5 for P&P. The
- registered version will display your name at the top of the menu, and the
- shareware adverts are of course removed.
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- There is also the option for computer dealers (or whoever) to purchase
- their own copy with there company details (or whatever) at the top of the
- screen & the ability to create their own screen blanking logos. For a only
- a one-time fee HDMenu can be registered with your specific details (which
- then can't be changed), and then that copy of HDMenu can be distributed
- freely to who ever you choose and run on as many computers as you want.
- Menu Screen Blanking Logo files can be easily designed and encrypted (to
- prevent changes) and used with HDMenu to generate repeat business from
- your customers.
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- HDMenu offers:
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- o Full Microsoft mouse support.
- o On-line Help.
- o Passwords available on all options, including Submenus,
- Exit to Dos, Menu Maintenance, and Configuration.
- o Screen Blanking (with a text logo screen).
- o Simple menu editing, including Cut and Paste, Swap,
- and a easy add option.
- o System Information for details on memory, disk
- drives, screen type, printer & serial ports, etc...
- o Complete menu is only one 181K uncompressed
- executable file (Direct Access v5.1 totals over 620K
- of compressed files).
- o No memory overhead when running applications, menu
- uses batch files.
- o Uses extended VGA colours.
- o Automatically scan hard disk for applications and
- create menu, currently detects over 1000 programs.
- o Supports parameter passing.
- o Can be run on a Network.
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- Running HDMenu:
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- Setting up HDMenu is very easy. Simply place all the menu files into a
- directory of your choice, the name of the directory doesn't matter. Once
- that has been done run the program SETUP.EXE which does two things. First,
- it creates a batch file called MENU.BAT that runs HDMenu, running the
- HDMENU.EXE file will NOT run the select menu item. Secondly, SETUP will
- also create the default configuration file (HDMENU.CFG). Once this has
- been done the menu can be started by running the batch file called MENU.
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- If SETUP is not run and HDMENU is run instead, this will create the batch
- file MENU.BAT, and will use the default colours etc... To save the default
- setup, simply go into Maintenance (F8) and then Configuration (F4) and
- save the current configuration. Then to run the menu you will have to exit
- to DOS and then run the batch file MENU to start correctly.
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