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Short : Waits for harddrive to validate itself
Author : hotcakes@abacus.net.au (Toby Zuijdveld)
Uploader : hotcakes@abacus.net.au (Toby Zuijdveld)
Type : utils/misc
Disclaimer
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If you use this program and something goes wrong afterwards, Stiff! I don't
care and will not be held responsible.
What's it for
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ValWait is another one of those programs you shove in your startup-sequence.
If the harddrive is still validating, the program simply waits until it is
done, with optional picture/music to help pass the time with.
Why?
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There are a lot of these things released allready. So why did I do this?
Well the problem I found with any other validator-wait proggy is that I don't
have a copy. I'm too lazy to go and search for one, so I decided to code my
own :)
Usage
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There are parameters VOL, PIC and MUS.
Example : ValWait VOL HD0: PIC Waiting.iff MUS med.Waiting
It's pretty self explanitory.
Only ILBM pics are supported and MEDs, MODs and IFF 8SVX samples are also
supported.
(Stick this early in your startup-sequence, too:)
How do be it working, yes?
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Errrm, well. To see if the hd is still validating, the program simply tries
to open a file on that partition :) Not very advanced stuff, but it works :)
Features
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Oh, this list is gunna be huge. :) Let's see:
-·- Opens a picture while waiting
-·- Plays background music
-·- Supports 3 sound formats
-·- Kills resident virii
-·- I own it
-·- PD
-·- Really great programming (no, really:)
-·- Attach a robot to the parallel port and it'll clean your kitchen sink
NOTE: Most of the above text is innacurate at time of writing.
Things to do
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All the following things will be added if anyone actually shows any interest
in this program :)
-·- Support of more music formats :)
-·- Fix bugs
-·- Create more bugs
-·- Up the revision number :)
Known Bugs
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-·- Most MEDmodules will not play at the correct speed.
-·- Most samples will not play at the correct speed.
-·- Workbench is opened prematurely
-·- Any files going by the name of `<VOL>:o' will be scrubbed :)
Of course, most of these problems arose from being programmed with Blitz.
The worst of em can be worked around, however...
Contact me
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For any reason, I can be reached at hotcakes@abacus.net.au
History
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02·01·98 First public release. First release actually :)