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Safe Locks V1.00 - Written By Fabio Rotondo
LEGAL STUFF:
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This program is Freeware. This means you can freely copy it unless you do not
charge any fee for your copy (verbatim support price excepted...)
If you enclose this proggy inside a compilation, the author would like to be
warned. Anyway you are free of doing it ;)
DISCLAIMER:
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Use this program at your own risk. The author cannot be charged for any damage
deriving by the use of this product.
INTRO:
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One night I had a nightmare... there's been a party in my house and a lot of
unknown guys were playing with my A4000... and when I woke up all my datas
were lost forever...
(I am not joking: I really had this nightmare ;)
So I decided to create SafeLocks.
WHAT IS:
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Un/Locking devices is alway a good way of knowing exactly what on hell some
nasty progs are going to add to your HDs. Personally I do not like installers
which try to copy this file here and the other one there. I MUST know exactly
where the files end.
Before SafeLocks I used to have Lock/Unlock commands to my Tools menu to
lock and unlock devs. But it was not safe, because anyone using my Amiga
without my permission could unlock the devs and delete or mess up everything.
So I decided to create SafeLocks.
This proggy is a VERY LITTLE commodity which will help you Lock/Unlock devs
is a safer way. First of all, being a commodity, it will not be seen by the
"normal" user: he have to know Amiga has a program called "Exchage" to get in
touch with it...
Second, this commo has no Hot Keys... so the user cannot switch it on
casually...
Third, even if these points does not impress you, just try it out for a
moment and you will see how simply and comfy is to use SafeLocks as a simple
device Lock/UnLocker program.
HOW TO INSTALL IT:
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The installation of SafeLocks is very easy.
The most difficult part is the creation of the SafeLocks.prefs file, an ASCII
file you have to store in ENVARC: directory.
Put the files SafeLocks and SafeLocks.info into your WBStartup directory.
Copy SafeLocks.prefs inside your ENVARC: and ENV: directory.
CD inside ENVARC: and edit SafeLocks.prefs with an ASCII editor.
The editing of SafeLocks.prefs is simple. You have to provide three lines for
any device you wish to lock or unlock. Any line starting with a ";" as first
char will be ignored.
The three line HAVE TO BE in this order:
DEVICENAME: - Ex. HD1... DH1 and so on... (REAL device name, not
"Work:")
Password - Without Spaces!!! Ex. ThisIsAGoodPassword
STATUS - Must be: LOCKED or UNLOCKED
See the SafeLocks.prefs inside this archive for an example.
One you have done, save all and reboot your Amiga.
HOW TO USE IT:
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Call Exchange and click on SafeLocks program.
Click on "Show Interface".
SafeLocks will appear in this way:
+---+------------------+
| x | SafeLocks V1.00 | -> The Drag Bar
+---+------------------+
| |
| *HD0 | -> Here there is the complete list of devs
| HD1 | -> '*' devs are Locked.
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| |
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+----------------+-----+
|+---------------+ +---+
|| (Un)Lock | | ? | -> Here there is the (Un)Lock and infos
++---------------+-+---+ buttons.
First of all, click on the device you wish to (Un)Lock, then press the (Un)Lock
button. If the device were unlocked SafeLocks will automatically lock it,
otherwise the dev will be locked.
To close the interface, just press the CloseGadget.
NOTE: closing the interface won't kill the apllication. To remove the
Commodity, you have to use Exchange!!
GREETINGS AND CREDITS:
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SafeLocks has been written in AmigaE V3.2a by Wouter van Oortmerssen.
Thanks Wouter for your great language!
Greetings Also To:
Stefano Clemente - for creating the nice 8 Cols Icon!
Sara Trani - my girlfriend.
Kronos The Wizard - a mad guy who sometime codes with me!
Mik and Joe from ClassX
Commando Unlimited
Mr Hot Shot
Freddy Group
Astralo
Ofle WindBlow
Andrea Brajuka
AUTHOR:
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To contact me write or call:
Fabio Rotondo
C.so Vercelli 9
28100 Novara
ITALY
Tel: ITA - (0)321 - 459676
e-mail: mca.elettronica@galactica.it (it will change soon!)