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Turbo Menu Short Description
Simply incredible! This elegant menu system actually searches your hard
disk for nearly 1000 well known programs and automatically generates
menus for you. It's so easy, you just type one word, sit back and let
TURBO MENU do the rest. Within minutes, you'll have complete system
security with multiple passwords, screen savers, hard disk head parking,
and a built-in usage log. You'll access your favorite programs through
scrolling menu bars, enjoy full keyboard and mouse support, hot keys, a
scrolling directory utility, and a built-in text editor. Even on-line
hypertext help is available with a single keystroke. Network users will
appreciate full network compatibility. Delight in the simplicity and
time saving features that make TURBO MENU ideal for beginners and
experts alike. Requires a hard disk.
Turbo Menu Long Description
Turbo Menu combines the best features of existing menu programs into one
easy to use package that is enjoyed by thousands of users each day. The
following is a brief summary of its features.
Automatic Menu Generation
Turbo Menu's installation program is unrivaled by any other menu
program. When it is installed, your hard disk is searched for
nearly 1000 popular application programs, and menus are
automatically created. With this feature, a complete computer
novice can be up and running with Turbo Menu in a couple of
minutes with less than 10 keystrokes.
Network Compatibility
Although Turbo Menu is simple to operate, it is fully compatible
with all popular networks including NetWare, VINES, 3Com, LAN
Manager, PC Lan Server, Lantastic and any DOS-based network.
Multiple Password Protection
Turbo Menu now has five levels of passwords:
1. Separate passwords to select or edit each menu item;
2. Separate passwords to edit each menu;
3. Single master password to edit all menus;
4. Single password for exit to DOS;
5. Single password to edit configuration.
Mouse support
All of the menus support the use of a mouse. Simply scroll to
the item you desire by moving the mouse and click the left mouse
button to select.
Unlimited Sub-Menus
Turbo Menu supports an unlimited number of sub-menus. There is
absolutely no limit to the number of programs or sophistication
of the menu system you can create with Turbo Menu.
User Configurable Colors and Shapes
If you do not like the color choices that come as the defaults
with Turbo Menu, do not despair. All colors can be changed as
you desire. Five different menu shapes are supported. Each menu
can have its own color and shape.
Flexible Memory Requirements
Turbo Menu has two functions to reduce memory requirements. It
operates in both resident and non-resident mode. Non- resident
mode uses a batch file to execute your programs. This method uses
zero additional memory to run your application. Thus, TSR
programs such as Sidekick can be run and removed from memory
within Turbo Menu. A resident mode is also offered. This mode
uses approximately 6K in addition to the memory used by your
applications. The advantage to this mode is that it is somewhat
faster than the non-resident mode. The beauty of Turbo Menu is
that it can run your programs in either mode simply by changing
one data field.
Log File and Usage Reports
If you are curious about how a computer is used during the day,
Turbo Menu's log feature can provide great insight. This
optional function allows you to track computer usage through a
log file, which is a summary of the date and time each menu item
was selected. It also shows the date and time when the
application exits and Turbo Menu regains control. Reports can be
generated which summarize computer use by each menu item per
month and with an annual summary. The log file can also be
commented by the user as a menu item is selected to document
additional information for client billing or other uses.
Hypertext Documentation
Operation of Turbo Menu does not require paper documenatation due
to a State-of-the-art Hypertext Help System. It provides a
detailed reference to all of Turbo Menu's functions.
Scrolling Menu Bars
Each menu item is a separate bar on the menu, and there is always
one highlighted menu item that is controlled with the arrow keys
or mouse. Pressing enter selects the highlighted item. Each
menu item also has a Hot Key that can be used to select it
without using the scrolling menu bar (See Below).
Shortcut Hot Keys
Turbo Menu uses function keys and keys A-Z as hot keys. Thus,
you can execute any of your favorite programs by pressing a
single key.
Automatically Adjusting Menus
Turbo Menu is designed so that there are no blank menu items. The
menus automatically adjust in size depending on the number of
items. Many menu programs have 10 options on each menu, and if
all of them are not used, they remain blank. Turbo Menu only
displays menu items that are not blank. There are 26 possible
menu items on each menu. If only the first 17 are being used,
then the menu only displays 17 menu items.
Clock
As a convenience, the time is always displayed in the upper left
corner of the screen. In addition, the time is displayed in the
scrolling screen protection mode described below.
Flexible Screen Protection
Monochrome monitors are subject to "burn in" if the same
characters are left on the screen for an extended period of time.
To prevent this, Turbo Menu can be configured so that the screen
blanks after a period of time. Users can choose from a flashy
kaleidoscope screen saver or a scrolling text box.
Flexible Hard Disk Parking
Another problem with letting a computer stand idle, other than
monitor "burn in," is hard disk corruption. Turbo Menu can
alleviate this problem by automatically parking your hard disk so
the heads are not left above sensitive disk areas while the
computer stands idle. A built in hard disk parker can be
configured to park your hard disk whenever the screen blanks.
This is purely optional.
Text Editor
Turbo Menu includes a text editor that can be used to edit batch
files or any other type of ASCII text file. The editor is stored
in a file named COMPED.EXE and can be executed without leaving
Turbo Menu. Simply specify the name of the batch file while
editing a menu item and press F2 to edit.
Directory Utility
If you cannot remember the name of a file you want to make part
of your menu, you can use Turbo Menu's scrolling directory
utility to find the file. Highlight the file with the mouse or
arrow keys, press ENTER and the path and file name are
automatically installed as a menu item.