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- MINT_IT/MAC_IT v1.1
-
- ... some slight bugfixing by Karl Anders Øygard
-
- XXXX_IT didn't behave properly when another drive than the
- bootdrive was specified, so I added support for this.
-
- Furthermore I made it switch to medium resolution if the computer
- is booted up in low resolution. Having MiNT running in a 40
- columns environment isn't too great...
-
- Apart from this I optimised the code a bit, made the config file
- reading a bit more foolproof and crammed the programs down to
- about half the original size... ;-)
-
- Email: Karl Anders Oygard <karleoy@aahs.no>
-
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-
- Mac_it/Mint_it v1.0 (hereafter refered to as xxxx_it)
-
- by Worried Owl Freeware Inc.
-
- Documentation
- -------------
-
- Copying
- -------
- These programs are supplied under the same terms as the GNU
- software, (see GNU General Public License latest version, This is
- fairly freely available, so I'm not going to waste space by
- posting it) i.e. they are free, as is the source code, feel free
- to modify the code if you wish, you cannot charge for these
- programs, and most importantly these programs come with NO
- WARRANTY & NO GUARANTEE.
-
- Quick Info
- ----------
-
- These programs is for users of MiNT & Spectre mainly. They are
- really for hard drive users only, I can't see floppy only users
- having much use for them.
-
- XXXX_IT allows users of MiNT, to keep MiNT & it's shell in a
- directory, rather than having to keep them in the auto folder,
- and still be able to boot straight into MiNT, rather than the
- desktop, simply by pressing a key during boot up, if this key is
- not pressed, boot up continues as normal with absolutely no delay
- at all. (MINT_IT.PRG & MINT_IT.CNF)
-
- The same is also true of Spectre 128/GCR except using MAC_IT.PRG
- & MAC_IT.CNF
-
-
-
- Description
- -----------
- XXXX_it is an auto folder program designed for use by hard disc
- owners who use Spectre 128/GCR or MiNT although it could be
- modified to work with any program (see restrictions in Various
- Bits below). It looks for a file called XXXX_IT.CNF in the root
- directory of the boot drive. The name of this file and it's
- location could be changed by altering the source code.
-
- The file XXXX_IT.CNF must be of the following format,
-
- PATH<CR>
- NAME<CR>
-
- where name is the name of the program to be run, usually
- LAUNCH.PRG, or MINT.PRG, and path is the path to the file.
-
- I.e. to execute C:\SPECTRE\LAUNCH.PRG the configuration file
- would look like,
-
- c:\spectre\
- launch.prg
-
- XXXX_it also sets the palette to the correct colours, before
- calling the program launch program. This is important when using
- Spectre, as the Mac screen look weird in reverse video. However,
- this could be changed by editing the source code, as some people
- may want their MiNT shell to run in reverse video colours.
-
- Installing XXXX_IT
- ------------------
-
- * If you are using mac_it, then:
-
- Place mac_it first in order in your auto folder, configure the
- mac_it.cnf file as described above and place it in the root
- directory of the boot up drive. When you boot up your system, if
- you want to boot into Spectre, press the 's' (for Spectre) key
- once as your system boots up (just as the hard disc driver is run
- is a good time). If, however you just want to boot as normal (ie
- to the desktop), do nothing and your computer will boot as
- normal.
-
- The reason for putting Mac_it first in your auto folder is that
- when Spectre runs it kicks everything else out of memory, so
- there is no point in loading in programs such as GDOS from the
- auto folder if they are not going to be used anyway. However, you
- may need to put programs such as ICDTIME.PRG before mac_it.prg if
- you want the time to be correct in spectre. There may be other
- programs to which this applies, but this will depend on indivi-
- duals hardware setups.
-
- * If you are using mint_it, then:
-
- Place mint_it after any other auto folder programs which may need
- to be run before MiNT, such as poolfix, clock setting programs
- etc.
-
- As with mac_it, when the system is booting and you want to boot
- into MiNT, rather than GEM, press 'm' as the hard disc boots (as
- above).
-
-
- Various Bits
- ------------
-
- The programs described above could be modified to always boot
- into Spectre/MiNT, unless a key is pressed or modified for other
- programs. Due to the nature of these programs ie they run things
- before GEM is out of it's bed, they can only be used for TOS or
- other programs that do not use GEM.
-
- Possible changes :
- look for config file elsewhere,
- use different key,
- run other program.....
-
- Feel free to modify this program in any way you like, if it's
- good, sent me a copy.
-
-
- Sean Gordon
- Worried Owl Freeware Inc.
- Edinburgh
- Scotland
- 12/04/91.
-
- Email - sean@uk.ac.hw.cs
-
-