sophist@brainiac.raidernet.com (sophist) (12/21/90)
Every month or so, it seems, I add another useful device driver to my
config.sys file, either to test out new shareware optimization programs
or to permanently reconfigure my PC.
Many of these device drivers have status screens which report what
options have been selected and other information about my DOS kernel
environment. In addition, my 386sx, on boot-up, reports the condition
of its CMOS ("Sea-Moss" ;-).
Unfortunately, few, if any of these status reports allow even the
fastest reader adequate time to peruse the plethora of useful
information which they provide.
What I am seeking, then, is some "more"-like utility which will allow me
to PAUSE the execution of the config.sys file in order to examine the
information provided by these programs. Is any such config.sys utility
available? Free- or share-ware would be best, but I'd appreciate
information on banditware (commercialware) as well.
Please! I do not want to resort to buying a Polaroid camera and
photographing the screen, but I will do so if I must. Surely, in this
age of computer technology, there must be a better way.
Regards,
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Phillip A. McReynolds, sophist@brainiac.raidernet.com
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I think it would be easy to write an "empty" device driver that had an initialization section that printed a message and waited for input before leaving and freeing up the the space. You could load a copy of this after each real device call in CONFIG.SYS to get the needed pause. Clarence Wilkerson
ccfac@nt.sait.edu.au (01/11/91)
In article <B45iu1w163w@brainiac.raidernet.com>, sophist@brainiac.raidernet.com (sophist) writes: > Unfortunately, few, if any of these status reports allow even the > fastest reader adequate time to peruse the plethora of useful > information which they provide. > > What I am seeking, then, is some "more"-like utility which will allow me > to PAUSE the execution of the config.sys file in order to examine the > information provided by these programs. Is any such config.sys utility > available? Free- or share-ware would be best, but I'd appreciate > information on banditware (commercialware) as well. > > Please! I do not want to resort to buying a Polaroid camera and > photographing the screen, but I will do so if I must. Surely, in this > age of computer technology, there must be a better way. > If you have a enhanced keyboard with a pause key, you should be able to hit the PAUSE key and the screen will freeze until you press the ENTER key There is a shareware package call boot127.exe (great program) which includes a utility call Pause.SYS which pauses the startup whenever the statement DEVICE=PAUSE.SYS is executed, and resumes when a key is pressed. You'll love boot127.exe. You should be able to pick up an older version call boot11.arc in SIMTEL20 under the directory sysutl Cheers Francis Chan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CCFAC@SAIT.EDU.AU Francis Chan University of South Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Keith Petersen) (01/11/91)
sophist@brainiac.raidernet.com (sophist) writes: > Unfortunately, few, if any of these status reports allow even the > fastest reader adequate time to peruse the plethora of useful > information which they provide. > > What I am seeking, then, is some "more"-like utility which will allow me > to PAUSE the execution of the config.sys file in order to examine the > information provided by these programs. Is any such config.sys utility > available? Free- or share-ware would be best, but I'd appreciate > information on banditware (commercialware) as well. WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL [26.2.0.74] Directory PD1:<MSDOS.SYSUTL> Filename Type Length Date Description ============================================== HITAKEY.ZIP B 2614 901231 Pauses in CONFIG.SYS to catch error messages This file is also available from Detroit Download Central. Keith -- Keith Petersen Co-SysOp, Detroit Download Central 313-885-3956 (212/V22bis/HST/V32/V42bis) Internet: w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu, w8sdz@eddie.mit.edu, w8sdz@brl.mil Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND