From 067d7d4aa3fcf68da7fad02d2978306cb9acaeb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Koelle Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:48:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] fix dosmenu data src --- src/data/dosmenu.txt | 513 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 513 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/data/dosmenu.txt diff --git a/src/data/dosmenu.txt b/src/data/dosmenu.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9decfe4 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/data/dosmenu.txt @@ -0,0 +1,513 @@ + + + + ┌──────╖ ┌──────╖ ┌─────╖ ┌───────╖ ┌─────╖ ┌───╖ ┌─╖ ┌─╖ ┌─╖ (TM) + ╘╕ ╔═╕ ║ │ ╔══╕ ║ │ ╔═══╝ │ ╔╕ ╔╕ ║ │ ╔═══╝ │ ╙╖ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ + │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ │ ╙───╖ │ ║│ ║│ ║ │ ╙─╖ │ ╠╕ ╙╖│ ║ │ ║ │ ║ + │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ ╘═══╕ ║ │ ║╘═╝│ ║ │ ╔═╝ │ ║╘╕ ╙┤ ║ │ ║ │ ║ + ┌┘ ╙─┘ ║ │ ╙──┘ ║ ┌───┘ ║ │ ║ │ ║ │ ╙───╖ │ ║ ╘╕ ║ │ ╙─┘ ║ + ╘══════╝ ╘══════╝ ╘═════╝ ╘═╝ ╘═╝ ╘═════╝ ╘═╝ ╘═══╝ ╘═════╝ + 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: + + V0.001ß * First Beta non-public release + + V0.002ß + Auto-Continue after 5 Seconds + + V0.010ß + Little help + + View Command with [RETURN] + + MOD-Player + + Configfile + + Saveable-Preset (registered version only) + + PCXview + + V0.015ß + Different AutoLoads for all Presets + + V0.020ß + DEFAULTS inserted in the Configfile + - Some bugs killed in Configfile + + V0.025ß + Delete a Preset + + SkyLINE-Bench(TM) Readline-Function improved + + V0.030ß + Random MODplay and PCXview + + V0.051ß + 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 + + + + +[End of Document] + + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + + ── ──────────────────────────────────────────────── ── + │ │ + ██┐ ████┐██████┐ ██┐ ███████┐ + │ ┌┬──┐ ┬┬ ┌─ ┬ ┬┬ ██│ └██┌┘██┌─██│ ██│ ██┌────┘ │ + │ └┴─┬┐ │├─┴┐ └──┤│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ █████┐ │ + │ └──┴┘ ┴┴ ┴ └──┴┘ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██┌──┘ │ + ██████┐ ████┐██│ ██████│ ███████┐ + │ └─────┘ └───┘└─┘ └─────┘ └──────┘ │ + ── ──────────────────────────────────────────────── ── + │ This File passed through the SkyLINE ShareWare-Service │ + ── ───────────────────────────────── ── ── ──── ── + │ To contact us write to: Stefan Kölle │ │ + Laugingerstr.10 ANSI by + │ 86154 Augsburg │ Stefan of │ + Germany SkyLINE '94 + │ Voice Hotline at: +49-821-2182986 │ │ + ── ───────────────────────────────── ── ── ──── ──