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Mouse Start
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adapted from STARTGEM
by Scott R. Lemmon
Anyone out there using TOS 1.0 or 1.2 may be familiar with an old
program used to autorun GEM programs known as STARTGEM - I used to
recommend using STARTGEM with Mouse Boot for people with older TOS
versions, but there were a few problems. Startgem uses a file named
STARTGEM.INF to contain the pathname of the program to run - this is
different from TOS 1.4 and up, which store the pathname as part of the
DESKTOP.INF file. Also, startgem will bomb if run on a system with a TOS
higher than 1.2 (where it's not really needed anyway). Because of this two
seperate ways of Autorunning programs were needed by Mouse Boot.
I thought it would be better if instead of looking for a
STARTGEM.INF file STARTGEM worked like TOS 1.4 and found the program to
run from the DESKTOP.INF file - also I wanted to stop it from bombing on
newer TOS versions. This would allow the same method to be used to autorun
programs with any TOS. So I disassembled STARTGEM, re-wrote it and then
re-compiled it. The program MSESTART.PRG is the result. It has a number of
improvements over STARTGEM - here is a list of the new features.
1. MOUSE START looks for the path of the program to auto run in the
DESKTOP.INF file, so used with Mouse Boot you can autorun programs using
the GEMrun option the same way as you would with TOS 1.4. This is
particularly useful if you move your hard drive between computers with
different TOS versions or can switch your TOS - now there is no need to
use separate methods to autorun programs. The only limitation is that the
autorun path must be the first thing in the DESKTOP.INF file - Mouse Boot
will always put it first so this should be no problem.
2. If run on a computer with TOS 1.4 or higher, MOUSE START will bypass
and allow the TOS to autorun the program. In this case it will not leave
any resident code.
3. Even though the program is slightly larger than STARTGEM, Mouse Start
only keeps about half as much of itself memory resident - STARTGEM uses
over 1k while MOUSE START uses under 600 bytes.
4. Using Mouse Start with Mouse Boot is faster than using STARTGEM as
only one file (the DESKTOP.INF file) needs to be copied. This also frees
up one of the custom file types for other uses.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
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This program is intended to be used with Mouse Boot to autorun GEM
programs with TOS 1.0 or 1.2. It is not needed with TOS 1.4 or higher as
auto-running is automatic, but if you switch between systems it won't hurt
to leave it active in the AUTO folder (unlike STARTGEM). It can be used
without Mouse Boot as well to emulate TOS 1.4 auto-running.
To use Mouse Start, place it in the AUTO folder as the last item in
the folder (you can use Mouse Boot to re-order the folder if necessary -
see the MOUSEBT.DOC file for details). Next use ARUN or mouse Boot to
select the programs you want to be able to choose between (see doc's).
Now you can use Mouse Boot to select the program to autorun by
selecting GEMrun from the type menu (or pressing F6) and highlighting your
choice. Selections, of course, can also be stored in the presets.
If you don't want to convert from using STARTGEM, Mouse Boot will
still work as it did before, but Mouse Start is easier and faster to use -
and a real plus if you switch your hard drive between systems with
different TOS'es.
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Since this program is generally useful (even outside of Mouse Boot)
and is based on the original STARTGEM code, I'm releasing this as public
domain - it can be used with any program, but please include these docs so
others can use it as well.
To contact me write to...
Scott R. Lemmon
2121 Gillis st.
Palatka, FL