From megalith!overlord@uunet.UU.NET Thu Nov 25 07:30:13 1993 Received: from relay2.UU.NET by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.4) id AA29506; Thu, 25 Nov 93 07:30:11 PST Received: from spool.uu.net (via LOCALHOST) by relay2.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA06242; Thu, 25 Nov 93 10:30:04 -0500 Received: from megalith.UUCP by uucp5.uu.net with UUCP/RMAIL (queueing-rmail) id 102841.3709; Thu, 25 Nov 1993 10:28:41 EST Received: by megalith.miami.fl.us (V1.16/Amiga) id AA02ymr; Thu, 25 Nov 93 07:36:34 EST Date: Thu, 25 Nov 93 07:36:34 EST Message-Id: <9311251236.AA02ymq@megalith.miami.fl.us> Sender: errors@megalith.miami.fl.us Errors-To: errors@megalith.miami.fl.us Warnings-To: warnings@megalith.miami.fl.us Return-Path: errors@megalith.miami.fl.us Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Reply-To: bachmann@bobsbox.rent.com (Dan Bachmann) Message-Number: 616 Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.announce Organization: The NEW Graphics BBS * +1 908/469-0049 * Piscataway, NJ USA X-Bbs-Software: EXCELSIOR! BBS v1.13 From: bachmann@bobsbox.rent.com (Dan Bachmann) (CSAA) To: announce@megalith.miami.fl.us Subject: BootMan 1.1 available for FTP Status: RO FORM BOOTMAN v1.1 AVAILABLE FOR FTP TITLE BootMan - Boot Manager RELEASE 1.1 public AUTHOR Daniel Bachmann (bachmann@bobsbox.rent.com, bachmann@rvcc.raritanval.edu) AmigaGuide documentation: Ray Kulberda (raytrace@cup.portal.com, kulberda@eden.rutgers.edu) SHORT Allows multiple startup-sequences with selection at boot-up. DESCRIPTION A boot manager program that allows you to select a startup- sequence at boot time using the mouse or keyboard. Also allows password protection and a timer to load a default startup if none is selected. Includes a preference editor for easy modification and startup. BootMan is useful for users who wish to have different machine configurations, such as a shell-only startup, a ray-trace startup, a BBS startup, a full blown startup with cache software, and a memory conserving startup. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS BootMan requires an Amiga running KickStart 2.0 or higher. FEATURES - display startup-sequences by file names or text description - default startup-sequence with optional user setable timer - no messy scripts - GUI driven - (most) everything can be controlled by mouse OR keyboard - password, hot key & CloseWorkBench options - preference editor for easy configuration - documentation in AmigaGuide format HISTORY v1.0 - November 1993 - Initial Release v1.1 - November 1993 - bugs fixed: subdirectories no longer cause problems preference manager blocks parent window clicks - features added: mouse buttons held down at startup boots default audio filter/LED control at boot up hot key option for each startup close WorkBench option via timer for each startup HOST NAME Aminet (e.g. wuarchive.wustl.edu) DIRECTORY /pub/aminet/util/misc FILE NAME BootMan11.lha PRICE Free! Registration/updates only require a letter and/or postcard. See documentation for details. DISTRIBUTABILITY The archives are freely distributable in original and unmodified form. See documentation for details. BootMan is (c) Copyright 1993 by Daniel Bachmann. -- Dan Bachmann -- Read all administrative posts before putting your post up. Mailing list: announce-request@cs.ucdavis.edu. Comments to CSAA@megalith.miami.fl.us. MAIL ALL COMP.SYS.AMIGA.ANNOUNCE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO announce@cs.ucdavis.edu. ==================================================================== This is part of a mailing list gateway maintained by Carlos Amezaga. Bugs, Comments, Subscribes and UnSubcribes should be sent to announce-request@cs.ucdavis.edu.