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       T h e   B e s t   B o o t - C o n f i g - U t i l i t y   e v e r
      
                           Version 2.0   23-Sep-1994
                   Copyright (C) 1994 by Stefan of SkyLINE
                            - All rights reserved -


     DosMENU(TM), DosMENU-Logo(TM) and SkyLINE-Bench(TM) are trademarks of
          SkyLINE ShareWare-Service and SkyLINE ShareWare-Development.
              Windows(TM) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
          Norton Commander(TM) is a trademark of Symantec Corporation.





                     T a b l e   o f   C o n t e n t s
                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

           1. General information
              a) Why using DosMENU(TM) and not an other BootSelector
              b) ShareWareNotice
              c) What are the improvements of the registered version
              d) About SkyLINE
              e) DosMENU(TM) Credits
           2. First Steps of DosMENU(TM)
              a) Installation
              b) Checking the files
           3. Usage
              a) The Mainscreen
                 - Basic Controls
                 - Enhanced functions
              b) DosMENU(TM) Keys
              c) Configuration Menu
           4. DosMENU(TM) add-on programs
              a) The DosMENU(TM) Fast Reset
              b) The DosMENU(TM) Configuration Viewer
              c) The DosMENU-Logo(TM) Ansi-Viewer
           5. Uninstallation
           6. Frequently asked questions
           7. Revision History







1. General information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   a) Why using DosMENU(TM) and not an other BootSelector
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   DosMENU(TM) provides you with the abilities of no other BootSelector.
   If you experience the functions of DosMENU(TM) then you won't ever
   use any other BootSelector than mine. Few improvements in contrast
   to other Selectors: Choosing while booting, MODPlayer, Picture
   Display, 10 Saveable Presets (Full Version only) and a friendly User-
   interface. Test DosMENU(TM) now and enjoy the great utility. :-)


   b) ShareWareNotice
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   This program is ShareWare, this means: If you use this program
   regularly you have to register the program as soon as possible
   or you break the rights of the author. To order the registered
   version use ORDER.TXT in your directory or if it's missing write
   to SkyLINE at : Stefan Koelle
                   Laugingerstr. 2
                   86154 Augsburg
                   Germany
   or simply dial: +49-821-2182986


   c) What are the improvements of the registered version
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   As allready sayed in the upper passage, the registered version
   also supports saveable Presets, where you can save your favoured
   setup to select them at a later time without setting it up all the
   time you need it. You also be informed when a new version is ready
   and you get a free update. Please help the ShareWareConcept and
   register DosMENU(TM) now.


   d) About SkyLINE
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   SkyLINE is a group of people who want to make PC-life easier. :-)
   To get more information about SkyLINE and their products read
   SKYLINE.TXT in your directory. If there is now SKYLINE.TXT try
   to get or download another SkyLINE product, where SKYLINE.TXT
   is usually in.


   e) DosMENU(TM) Credits
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

        Idea, Code, Documentation, Raytracing Picture and Soundmodule

                                     by

                             Stefan of SkyLINE

       50k source written in Turbo Pascal 6.0 / 1900 Lines (some asm)

     Many thanx to Matthias Hebeisen (M.H/SkyLINE) for his Beta-Testing,
     Christijan Majic (S.S.A) for refering me to the BootRoutine
     and to Mark J Cox for his Mod-Obj.




2. First Steps of DosMENU(TM)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   a) Installation
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      The Installation of DosMENU(TM) is very easy. Use INSTALL.EXE
      on your Install-Disks. Now follow the instructions on the screen.
      Please only distribute the Installationdisks, because the
      installprogram sets the DosMENU(TM)-Enviroments after the Hardware-
      and Softwareconfiguration.


   b) Checking the files
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      DosMENU(TM) Main Directory:

      autoexec.bat       37  AutoExec while booting
      bench   .dat     4104  Used by DosMENU(TM)
      bench   .ovl     4104    "              "
      config  .sys       13  Config.sys while booting
      dm_ansi .exe     3555  DosMENU-Logo(TM) Ansi-Viewer
      dm_boot .exe     5243  Used by DosMENU(TM)
      dm_reset.exe     3049  DosMENU(TM) Fast Reset
      dm_show .exe     4312 *DosMENU(TM) Configuration Viewer
      dosmenu .exe    30353  DosMENU(TM) Main program
      dosmenu .mod    44704  DosMENU(TM) Demo Module
      dosmenu .pcx    55376  DosMENU(TM) Demo Picture
      dosmenu .txt    22500  DosMENU(TM) Manual
      file_id .diz      560  DosMENU(TM) Quick Describtion
      order.txt        2422  SkyLINE OrderForm
      skyline.exe      4080  SkyLINE ANSI Picture
      skyline.txt     12678  SkyLINE InfoText
      uninstal.dat     7528  Used by DosMENU(TM) Uninstaller
      uninstal.exe     5667  DosMENU(TM) Uninstaller


      DosMENU(TM) Data Directory:

      aktsetup.           3 #Current Setup of DosMENU(TM) or 0 for modified
      autoexec.bat      ???  Your AutoExec.Bat before installing
      config  .sys      ???  Your Config.Sys before installing
      dosmenu .cfg      ???  DosMENU(TM) Config-File
      dosmenu .set      ???  Current DosMENU(TM) Setup
      fnames  .         ??? *DosMENU(TM) saveable Presets Names
      setup   .1        ??? *DosMENU(TM) saveable Presets
      ............      ... * "                        "
      setup   .9        ??? * "                        "
      setup   .10       ??? * "                        "
      system  .         ???  DosMENU(TM) Startup-Commands

      * Only registered versions
      # Useful for programmerinterface




3. Usage
~~~~~~~~
   a) The Mainscreen
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      - Basic Controls
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      First of all you should run DosMENU(TM) once to see the Mainscreen.
      On this screen you see:

      On the left  : - Copyright Notice
                     - Time
                     - Date
                     - Picture Displayed at beginning
                     - Module played at the time
                     - DoubleSpace Status (see also 3b Key U)
                     - Autoload program
                     - Presetnames (F1-F10)

      In the middle: autoexec.bat commands
      On the right : config.sys commands

      The highlighted commands in the middle and right window are copied
      into an autoexec.bat or config.sys while booting. This way you
      can boot your system as you want at the first boot. In the
      registered version you have also the ability to save your favoured
      configurtions. A good argument to register now. After setting your
      configuration for the startup press [ESC] and you can work with
      your configuration. The next boot DosMENU(TM) automatically starts
      up again.


      - Enhanced functions
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      I included also some enhanced functions, because my friend
      M.H/SkyLINE over and over again came with new ideas. So I
      included the time and date wishes and so on. I also wanted
      to configure the whole program from the program itself.
      You can enter new commands while booting. Read 3b for more
      Info about the edit commands. The MODplayer is from Mark
      J Cox. Sorry I don't asked you to use it, but I found it on
      a CD and used it. The PCX-Routine is from S.S.A, but not
      written by him, only swaped sources.


   b) DosMENU(TM) Keys
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   
   Keys                      Describtion
   
   Insert, Space             Enable or disable a command for the
                             autoexec.bat or config.sys
                            
   Return                    Show the command to the current
                             Describtion.
                            
   Cursor-Keys, Pos1, End    Move the bar in all directions
                            
   Tabulator                 Swap Window
                            
   ESC                       Begin booting
                            
   X                         Exit without creating a autoexec.bat
                             and config.sys for the next boot
   
   F1-F10                    Load a Preset from disk
                             (only registered version)
                            
   S                         Save the choosen setup to disk
                             (only registered version)
                            
   P                         Delete a Preset
   
   N                         Enter new Command and Describtion
                             The Command is the path and filename
                             The Describtion is the text displayed
                             in the middle or right window.
                            
   E                         Edit a existing Command or Describtion
                            
   O                         Change order of the commands
                             This is very neccessary, because
                             the first command should be HIMEM.SYS
                             and the next EMM386. If you load them in
                             the other direction they won't work.
                            
   K                         Copy a Command and Describtion
                            
   D                         Delete a Command and Describtion
   
   A                         Edit AutoLoad-Program
                             The AutoLoad-Program is the program loaded
                             directly after the autoexec.bat
                             (e.g. Windows(TM) of Norton Commander(TM)
                            
   Y                         Disable AutoLoad-Program
                             for no program loaded after startup
                            
   T                         Disable or enable MODplay
                            
   M                         Play next Module when a wildcard was
                             entered at the configmenu
                            
   U                         Unload DolubleSpace
                             A very useful Command in DosMENU(TM).
                             It unloads the driver for DoubleSpace
                             drives. Notice that DBLSPACE.BIN
                             must not have set the attributes
                             Write only and System. Use it if you
                             need more memory for some games.
                             It only works if drive C is the hostdrive.
   
   C                         Invokes the Configmenu (look also 3c)
                            
   I                         Credits and How to contact
                            
   H                         Helpscreen like this
   


   c) Configuration Menu
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   
   Menuitem        Possible Entries Describtion
   
   Start-Typ        Cont with key   This Option selects the way how
                    Wait with key   DosMENU(TM) is loaded. Either
                                    it will start always exept if you
                                    press the startup key(s) or it
                                    will only start if you press the
                                    startup key(s).
   
   Start-Key        RSHIFT+         Select the Keys for Start-Typ
                    LSHIFT+         Use keys 1-4 to activate or
                    STRG+           disactivate the keys and
                    ALT             [ESC] to end setting the keys.
   
   Picture-Showing  Enabled         Switch between showing a picture
                    Disabled        at the beginning or not.
   
   Picture-File     *.PCX           The path to the picture(s).
   
   Picture-Wait     0-9             How long the picture is displayed
                                    until the DosMENU(TM)-Mainscreen
                                    appears.
   
   Start-Seconds    0-9             How long DosMENU(TM) should wait
                                    until it continues to boot current
                                    configuration.
   
   Sound-Playing    Enabled         Selects if a Module is playing
                    Disabled        while DosMENU(TM) is loaded.
   
   Sound-File       *.MOD           Path to the MOD-Files.
   
   Sound-Driver     PC Speaker      The Outputsource. Some new
                    D/A Converter   Soundblasters need drivers to work,
                    SoundBlaster    so they don't work while booting.
                    Disney Sound    If you edit dosmenu.cfg and change
                    (not correct)   to a unexisted number then
                                    (not correct) is the entry.
   
   Sound-Frequence  0-20000Hz       Output-Frequence. Don't set it too
                                    high, if you have a too slow
                                    computer.
   
   PassWord         Enabled         Activates the Password feature.
                    Disabled        To disable you have to enter the
                                    old password, so don't forget it
                                    or you can never boot again.
   
   Colours          Look at screen  Invokes the SkyLINE-Bench(TM)
                                    Colourchangebox. Here you can
                                    change the DosMENU(TM)-Colours.
   
   Exit                             Exits Configmenu
   




4. DosMENU(TM) add-on programs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   a) The DosMENU(TM) Fast Reset (DM_RESET.EXE)
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      Fast Reset is a little utility which uses the same bootroutine
      as DosMENU(TM). On most systems it won't work while working,
      although it works while booting, but on my machine it works
      always if EMM386 is installed. Check it on your system and
      when it hangs don't use it anymore. :-(


   b) The DosMENU(TM) Configuration Viewer (DM_SHOW.EXE)
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      Configuration Viewer shows you the current saveable Preset Name,
      nothing less and nothing more.


   c) The DosMENU-Logo(TM) Ansi-Viewer (DM_ANSI.EXE)
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      DosMENU-Logo(TM) Ansi-Viewer shows you the logo on the top
      of this document in a coloured version. Thats all.




5. Uninstallation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Uninstallation is much easier than installation, so be sure
   if you really want to uninstall DosMENU(TM). We advise you not
   to uninstall it, because you won't found a better BootSelector. :-)
   Nevertheless if you want to uninstall run UNSTALL.EXE and
   follow the instructions. To install it again do it the same as
   the first time.




6. Frequently asked questions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Q: DosMENU(TM) doesn't continue when I exit. Why?
   A: You must have no other programs staying in Memory before DosMENU(TM).
      I know a guy who has an Yankee Doodle Virus in his System and
      DM locked. I cleaned the machine and now DM is running as before.




7. Revision History
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   I try to write something like a revision. First of all I must
   tell you that I began to write DosMENU(TM) in summer 1993. If your
   good at maths you will see that it was developed in over a year.
   First I made a very loosy program and I don't liked it. So I began
   again from nothing. I developed a new User-Interface called
   SkyLINE-Bench(TM), which was first used in SkyLINE Shell. After some
   improvements to the interface DosMENU(TM) looked really good. So now
   some infos about the making:

   V0.001    * First Beta non-public release

   V0.002    + Auto-Continue after 5 Seconds

   V0.010    + Little help
              + View Command with [RETURN]
              + MOD-Player
              + Configfile
              + Saveable-Preset (registered version only)
              + PCXview

   V0.015    + Different AutoLoads for all Presets

   V0.020    + DEFAULTS inserted in the Configfile
              - Some bugs killed in Configfile

   V0.025    + Delete a Preset
              + SkyLINE-Bench(TM) Readline-Function improved

   V0.030    + Random MODplay and PCXview

   V0.051    + Password
              + Startup-Keys

   V0.07      * First public version

   V0.1       + MOD-File and PCX-File Display on Mainscreen

   V0.2       + Choosen Setup is displayed

   V0.3       + MODplay can be turned off
              + DMCONFIG Variable for choosen Preset

   V0.4       + Time and Date Display on Mainscreen

   V0.5       + Selected commands displayed with ''

   V0.6       * Program translated in english

   V0.7       + Doublespace unloader
              + DosMENU(TM) Show included (registered version only)

   V0.8       + MODs to play can be changed in program
              - Bug in DMCONFIG variable
              - and some minor bugs I don't remember

   V0.9       * It can be installed in any directory now
              + Higher keyrepeat
              + Also configure from DOS

   V1.0       + Insert Commands and describtions
              + Edit Commands and describtions
              + Change order of Commands
              + Delete Commands and describtions
              + SkyLINE-Bench(TM) Palette Change created
              * Choosen Setup Display improved
              - Some minor bugs removed

   V1.1       + Autoload disable
              + 60 Commands for autoexec.bat and also for config.sys
              + Commands now 250 chars instead of 74 before
              - Autoload-Bug removed
              - and again some minor bugs

   V1.2       - and again and over again some minor bugs

   V1.3       - Configfile Editor included

   V1.4       * Fully tested version

   V2.0       * Some texts changed and made ready for sale

   V2.0r      * The registered version of V2.0
              + Saveable-Presets
              + BootChoice from M.H/SkyLINE included
              - Now Shareware Notice any longer




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