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ConEd Revisions
10/20/90 Version 2.2 release
MAJOR CHANGES - Most are behind the scenes programming
changes, that provide me with a more flexible update path
for future enhancements. Please, keep those letters coming.
Over 80% of the enhancements to date are user requested.
I rewrote the entire engine to the program. ConEd now
allows for up to 200 configurations!
The configuration file has changed format, therefore before
running the new version of ConEd, please delete the old
'CONED.CFG' file. I realize this is an inconvenience, but
at most, you will only have ten descriptions to type over.
Because of the added configurations, I had to change the
the user interface. The user now has available Page UP,
Page DOWN, UP Arrow, DOWN Arrow, HOME and END keys to
maneuver thru all the selections available.
F5, which used to be for Boot Drive identification, Editor
selection, and configuration description input, is now used
only for Boot Drive ID, Editor selection, and ConEd path
information.
<ALT>A - Allows a user to ADD a configuration (up to 200 of
them).
<ALT>C - Copy a configuration. This allows you to copy the
highlighted configuration to the boot drives root directory
WITHOUT rebooting at this time. This allows you plan ahead
for an upcoming system reboot.
<ALT>D - Deletes the highlighted configuration AND the
associated AUTOEXEC.xxx and CONFIG.xxx files.
<ALT>E - Edit the highlighted configuration description.
Registration Feature - There now exists the ability to input
your name into the 'REGISTERED TO:' area on the main menu.
Since there has been a VERY GOOD response to ConEd, I feel
those users who have registered ConEd should have their own
personalized copy. This feature is only available to users
who recieve instructions after registration. Registration
now includes phone support. All previously registered users
will recieve information thru the mail.
Delay Feature - Enhanced again to provide a window which
displays the 'countdown' in seconds until the system starts.
09/15/90 Version 2.1a release
I must appologize for such a quick release, but a bug was
discovered, and I wanted this out as soon as possible.
Bug Fix - fixed problem that would not allow for 10th
configuration to be used.
Memory Model - Enhanced code so that a smaller memory model
could be used.
09/01/90 Version 2.1 release
Compiler Change - I have upgraded to Microsoft C 6.0, and
have recompiled and optimized the program, thereby reducing
the size of the executable. Additionally, less memory is
required to run ConEd.
Source Code Revision - Optimized source code to perform
loops more efficiently.
Delay - modified the delay function to be completely user
defined. The previous release had a mandatory 20 second
delay when this function was invoked. Now, a user may
select the amount of seconds to be delayed.
04/23/90 Version 2.0 release.
Source Code Revision - Modified the source code to
eliminate temporary files created by ConEd.
Function Keys - Changed the function key assignment to
reflect what many users suggested would be an easier,
more 'universal' association. The 'F1' key is now the
HELP key; 'F2' is Review DOS screen; 'F3' is edit
AUTOEXEC.xxx; 'F4' is edit CONFIG.xxx; 'F5' is for the
ConEd configuration menu; 'F6' is the ConEd information
window; 'F7' reboots your computer; and, 'F8' will allow
you to exit ConEd.
Delay - added the '-d' option to the command line allowing
for a twenty (20) second delay of invoking the current
configuration. With this addition, a user can invoke
ConEd in this manner: 'coned -d', this would start the
current configuration 20 seconds after the program loads
and allow for such things as a BBS, which may of had its
power interrupted and then restored, to automatically
restart the BBS without human intervention.
File Creation - When in the configuration menu, and a user
creates a new configuration, two files are created for
ConEd. The first is "AUTOEXEC.xxx" , and the second
is "CONFIG.xxx", where xxx is the extension you assigned
to a particular configuration description. The AUTOEXEC
contains the following:
echo off
cd\coned
coned
cd\
prompt $p$g
The CONFIG file contains:
files = 20
buffers = 20
File Check - when selecting the current configuration,
ConEd compares the file length of the current AUTOEXEC.BAT
and CONFIG.SYS files with the AUTOEXEC.xxx and CONFIG.xxx
files to ensure they are the same file. If your AUTOEXEC
or CONFIG files have been modified, ConEd will present a
menu that will allow you to continue to exit, copy the
AUTOEXEC.xxx and/or CONFIG.xxx file to the boot directory,
or copy the boot directory AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS
to the ConEd directory with an extension that matches the
current configurations extension.
04/12/90 Version 1.1 release.
Review Screen - If you were using a Mono monitor,
the Review Screen function F6 did not work properly.
After exiting from the Configuration Menu F3, and a
Review Screen was called, the screen which showed up
was NOT the DOS screen, but the Configuraton Menu
screen instead.
ESC Key - Pressing the ESC key no longer allows a user
to exit the program. To exit, a user must press either
the return or enter key, selecting the highlighted
configuration, or; by depressing F7 to exit ConEd.
Mouse Support - Mouse support has been added for the
convenience of those users who wish to use a mouse.
Video Support - CGA, MONO, and BIOS video support are now
included with the -c (CGA), -m (MONO), & -b (BIOS)
parameters on the command line.
04/08/90 Initial release of CONfiguration EDitor Version 1.0