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BT.Doc - BootThru - Version 1.05
Feb 9, 1987
Purpose
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Modify a floppy disk's boot sector so that the boot process will
"fall through" to the hard-disk, a real plus for data disks, or
Sysops who run backup events. No longer will you have to make sure
the drive door is open.
Format
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BT [x:]
Remarks
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The x: parameter supplies the drive letter, A: or B:. If no drive
letter is supplied, A: is used.
It is not advisable to run BootThru on Copy Protected program disks.
BootThru creates it's own boot sector, so whatever copy protection
schemes existed in the boot sector will be lost.
Update History
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- Version 1.05, February 09, 1987.
An incompatability problem with IBM machines has crept in between
beta version 1.03 and the released version 1.04 (versions 1.00 thru
1.02 were test versions only). Apparently the XT Clone I is used to
develop BootThru on allows me a little more room for design error,
at the hard-ware level, than does a true Blue IBM. Anyway, this has
been fixed.
Comments
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May be copied and distributed in its original form only. For
private, personal use. Not for sale or hire. Use this program
at your own risk. No warranty is given and no liability is
assumed.
Special Thanks
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To Vern Buerg, for releasing some of his source code to the public
domain, and to Jack Kilday who challenged me to write this program
in the first place, and for pointing out a minor flaw in the initial
program version - which I had very crudely worked around. Without
their assistance (whether they knew it or not), you would not be
reading this.
Questions, comments & critisism may be addressed to me at any one of
the following BBS's:
- Jack Kilday's Northern Lights (207) 766-2467
- Dennis Quinn's Automation Resources (313) 398-0824
- Bob Blacher's Computer Connection (202) 547-2008
- Paul Kopit's Software Society (201) 729-7410
- Mark Rapp MicroSellar (201) 239-1346
Bill Gibson
February 1987