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Magic Menus (tm) v1.00, released 29 September, 1987
Copyright (c) 1987 by Custom Technologies
Welcome to Magic Menus (tm), the Software Environment Mananger (tm). Magic
Menus is a DOS "front-end" (that is, it allows you to convert the cryptic DOS
environment into an easy to use menu driven system).
Magic Menus is packed with features that you will not find in any other
menuing programs. It allows you to define your own pull-down and pop-up menus
to control the functions of your computer, as well as offering powerful pre-
defined functions. It has five pop-up windows that range from an instant
disk directory to a "Window to DOS", and even includes a useful financial
calculator!
Experienced users will enjoy Magic Menus "Boot Options", which let you effect-
ively maintain ten different sets of AUTOEXEC and CONFIG files. Novices will
appreciate Magic Menus' intuitive layout and ease of setup and editing. It is
truly a system that has something to offer everyone.
-- "Standard" Features (often found in Menuing programs):
- Up to 100 user-defined applications in 10 user-defined menus
- Five levels of password protection
- User configurable colors, messages, and sound
- "Maximum Memory Mode" for large programs
- On-screen display of CAPS, NUM, and SCROLL status
- Screen black-out to protect video monitor
- Includes extensive, context sensitive on-line help
- Not copy protected
-- "Unique" Features (unique to Magic Menus):
- Uses intuitive pull-down and pop-up menu system
- Easy use for novices, extensive power for experienced users
- Powerful macro processors available for defining applications
allowing pre-defined or flexible user inputs
- Full screen editing
- Easy pre-defined "DOS" menu with common commands
- User-configurable "Boot Options" allow quick reconfiguring
of your computer's memory usage
- Fast "direct" screen writing or optional "BIOS" writing for
multitasking systems
- DOS shell
- Pop-up file listing window
- Pop-up directory control window
- Pop-up printer control window
- Pop-up "Window to DOS" that remembers past commands
- Pop-up financial calculator with rolling tape
-- System Requirements
Magic Menus will run on IBM PC/XT/AT/jr and PS/2 as well as true compatibles.
It may also run on some non-compatible machines. Magic Menus requires DOS 2.0
or above, 256K of memory and at least 2 DSDD drives (hard disk recommended).
Magic Menus is not a "memory resident" program, but does operate in a mode
where it lays dormant in memory while your applications execute. In this
mode, Magic Menus uses approximately 160K of system memory. For programs that
need to use this memory, Magic Menus has a "maximum memory mode" that frees
all but 3K for the application. See the Magic Menus User's Guide for more
information.
NOTE: The "Maximum Memory Mode" is only available in systems using DOS 3.0 or
above. This is due to a limitation in DOS 2.X concerning how commands are
processed from the command line.
-- Files on the Magic Menus' distribution disk:
MAGIC.DIS Magic Menus distribution file
MMINST.COM Magic Menus Installation and Configuration Program
READ.ME Overview of Magic Menus (this file)
QSTART.DOC Quick-start installation and tutorial
PRTR.COM Printer utility for use with Magic Menus
RBOOT.BAT Batch utility for use with Magic Menus' boot options
MANUAL.ARC Compressed 50+ page evaluation User's Guide
Note: The User's Guide (MANUAL.ARC) is compressed with an "ARC" utility so we
could fit it on the Magic Menus' distribution disk. To use it, you will need
to "un-ARC" it with an "ARC" utility such as PKXARC, ARC-E, or ARC. These
programs are available from most public BBSs, disk libraries, and user's
groups. We cannot supply one of these programs ourselves (the authors of
the programs hold copyrights on them).
-- The Association of Shareware Professionals
Custom Technologies is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
(ASP). The ASP is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of
Washington.
The ASP is made up of professional shareware authors nationwide, and is
dedicated to furthering the concept of shareware as an alternative to
commercial software. The authors share a code of ethics and have agreed to
comply with standards of quality, documentation, and support set by the ASP.
Look for the ASP name and symbol for an assurance of high-quality, well-
supported shareware.
-- Revision History:
29 September 1987 -- Initial release, version 1.0
3 October 1987 -- Release of version 1.00A. A change made to MMINST.COM to
check for DOS version during installation. Modified Magic
Menus to run properly under DOS 2.X, but restricted use of
the "maximum memory mode" for these older versions of DOS.