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- NewSys 2.0 written by Fred Mitchell (BIX f.mitchell)
-
- Copyright © 1987, 1990 Mitchell/Ware Systems. All Rights Reserved.
- This comes to you courtesy of MWS. NewSys may be freely copied and
- distributed only in its original, unmodified form. The following files
- must be present when distributed:
-
- NewSys.doc
- NewSys
- NewSys.info
- 1.3_NewSys
- 1.3_NewSys.info
-
- INTRODUCTION
- This is a handy program, especially for floppy users. It allows you
- to change your system disk/directory with ease. It can be run from
- either CLI or the Workbench (using multiple select). The only
- requirements are that you:
- a) Are running AmigaDOS version 2.0 or higher (for NewSys)
- Are running AmigaDOS version 1.3 or higher (for 1.3_NewSys)
- b) ASSIGN is either resident or present in the C directory of
- both system areas
-
- HISTORY OF NEWSYS
- Way back when, when I purchased my first Amiga (a humble 500, when
- it was first released), I was floppy-bound and had little memory
- ( 1 Meg ). Since with such a configuration much disk-swapping became
- a way of life, NewSys was immeately conceived. Later, due to a
- backup diaster, the original source for NewSys was lost, even though
- the executable survived (it found its way on nearly every system
- disk around!) Now, a couple of years later, since NewSys still proved
- useful in my multi-hard-drive, multi-OS, and multi-Amiga environment,
- I decided to re-write it from scratch, improving it and taking
- advantage of AmigaDOS 2.0. And here it is! Enjoy.
-
- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NewSys and 1.3_NewSys
- Since I lost the original source for 1.3_NewSys, The documentation
- of its operation in incomplete. It functions in pretty-much the same
- way that NewSys does, but it is not as smart as NewSys is. For
- instance, 1.3_NewSys can only handle devices from Workbench and
- not drawers. It has been included for those still using 1.3. If you
- are using AmigaDOS 2.0, use NewSys and throw away the old 1.3_NewSys.
- If you are using AmigaDOS 1.3, UPGRADE! :-)
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- NAME
- NewSys -- Change System directory/device
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- SYNOPSIS
- NewSys path (from CLI)
-
- NewSys --> drawer|device (from Workbench)
-
- FUNCTION
- NewSys changes the currently-defined system disk. It redoes all of
- the system assigns.
-
- INPUTS
- From CLI - the path (optional) to reassign to.
- From Workbench - A multiselected (optional) drawer or device.
-
- Note that in both cases, the path is taken as SYS:, and all
- other assigns will procede accordingly. If no target is given,
- then the current directory is assumed as the target.
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- RESULTS
- The chosen directory now becomes the system 'device'.
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