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Program: XSPLOAD.DOS version 2.00
Author: Andy A. Lee
Public Domain
Many Atari users have a collection of
binary files, many of which are games.
ICD provided a menu program called
LOGOMENU.SYS especailly for loading
binary programs. However, it has one
big disadvantage: it requires booting
of SpartaDOS, that slows down the
process and eats up disk space. My
program, XSPLOAD.DOS, will run without
having to boot up SpartaDOS first.
It can load with UltraSpeed if the
disk was formated with UltraSpeed
Sector skewed and if the disk drive
has U.S. Doubler installed.
Caution: This program is not a disk
operating system, you cannot use this
program with WORD PROCESSORs.
How to use it:
Installation: have XSPLOAD.DOS in
drive 1, then load XINIT.COM from your
original SpartaDOS disk. You will
notice that XSPLOAD is now among your
selection of DOS's. Choose XSPLOAD,
then format the disk as you usually
do. If you have U.S. Doubler
installed in your drive, select
UltraSpeed Sector skew for faster
loading process. After you finish
fomat the disk, simply copy your
binary files on to it and PROTECT
them. No subdirectories are allowed!
Unprotected files WILL NOT
show up on the menu, exactly opposite
of LOGOMENU!
Boot Process of XSPLOAD.DOS:
1. Scan through the disk directory.
2. Alphabetize the directory.
2. Display only protected files.
3. Awaits for your selection.
4. Run your selection.
Technical notes:
Avoid using $700-$BFF,$1C-$1F,$43-$49
during the loading phase. Any
alteration of data in those addresses
might cause the system to crash or
lock-up.
My UserID on CompuServe is 72250,240.
You may contact me through CompuServe
if you have any question about the
program or if you found a binary file
that it won't load.
I will accept any donation to support
future fine projects like this one,
and I need it to help me pay for
my college education!
One last thing: PLEASE DON'T REPLACE
MY NAME AND COMPUSER USERID WITH YOUR
BBS'S NAME AND PHONE NUMBER!!!
Andy Lee
(Before July 20)
24641 Aric Way
Elkhart, IN 46517
(219)875-8205
(After July 20)
34 Lee
Irvine, CA 92720
(Contact me through CompuServe for
my current address and my BBS phone
number.)