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- A new improved version of Boot-Suite (v2.30) is now available, to replace
- all previous including that last release v2.12.
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- Latest version available now from 'http://www.city.ac.uk/~cb159/arc_file.html'
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- For those that haven't heard of Boot-Suite before, the system allows
- hard-disk based machines to provide support for multiple users on the same
- machine. Each user can have there own desktop boot file and home
- directory, which is run/setup whenever they login. A number of extra
- functions are provided such as:-
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- * Desktop filer protection - protects all !Boot files (for normal users).
- * Easy to use setup program (hopefully).
- * Can integrate with Acorns !Boot system or act as a primary system for
- use on RISC OS 3.1 machines.
- * Strong-Arm aware.
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- New features include:-
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- * Each user can now have their own home directory.
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- * Changing passwords is now not limited to super-users, users can now
- change there own passwords, using the new !SetPass utility.
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- * There is now the option to load an icon onto the iconbar (next to the
- apps folder) to provide a shortcut to the users home directory. Also
- from here users can start many of boot-suites utilities. These
- include:-
- i) Show Home Directory
- ii) Show Utils Directory
- iii) Show Choices Directory
- iv) Start !SetPass - Change the current users password
- v) Start !BootOpt - Configure Boot-Suite
- vi) Start !BootInfo - Display Log files.
- vii) Start !Password - Re-login, without restarting
- viii) Start !Q-LogOff - A convenient way for beginners to
- remember to log-off.
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- * All of the existing utilities have been improved, with various bug
- fixes.
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- * System data files, can now be stored in custom directories to allow for
- integration with FSLock, allowing Boot-Suite to operate on write locked
- drives. Also a backup option is provided, so that if system data files
- which are stored in read/write locations are deleted or corrupted they can
- be automatically recreated/restored using the backups.
-
- * Plenty more features, that have escaped me for now.
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- PLEASE NOTE: That in-order that I got this release out at long last, many
- of the help files are out of date, and need re-writing. If users have
- problems or new ideas, please do not hesitate to e-mail me.
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- / __ // / / // | / ____/ / / / / Name : Robert R. Chasmer
- / / /_// /_/ // /| | \ \__ | |/ / E-mail : chas@city.ac.uk
- / / __ / __ // /_| | \__ \ \ / Course : BSc Computer Science, Yr 3
- / /_/ // / / // __ | ____| | / / Uni. : City University, London, UK
- /_____//_/ /_//_/ |_|/______/ / / Web : http://www.city.ac.uk/~cb159/
- ________________________________/ /
- /_________________________________/ (C) KAOS 97, Acorn Computers for ever.
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