PCPLUS.BAT ·
BAT ·
4.5 KB ·
1989-11-02 ·
from PCPlus_Issue-40_Jan-1990_FluxEngine-360Kb
echo off
cd intro
SHOWCSF TITLE
SHOWCSF JAN1
:menu
cd ..\intro
SHOWCSF JAN2
if errorlevel 194 goto menu
if errorlevel 193 goto f7
if errorlevel 192 goto f6
if errorlevel 191 goto f5
if errorlevel 190 goto f4
if errorlevel 189 goto f3
if errorlevel 188 goto f2
if errorlevel 187 goto f1
if errorlevel 28 goto menu
:f1
CD ..\NIMBUS
cls
echo If you are running DiSC on a machine with an AT-style keyboard, remember
echo to use the cursor keys ON THE NUMERIC PAD to control the program.
echo Once you start running the tests, you must continue to the end before
echo you can return to the SuperDisk menu. If you don't want to run DiSC at
echo this time, press [Ctrl][C] and answer [Y] to the prompt. Return to the
echo root directory by typing CD \ and rerun the SuperDisk by typing PCPLUS.
echo.
pause
PERFORM1
goto menu
:f2
CD ..\ATLAST
cls
echo To transfer and decompress the AtLast files to a floppy disk, make sure
echo the SuperDisk is in drive A: and a freshly formatted floppy is in drive B:.
echo If you haven't one to hand, leave this program now by pressing [Ctrl][C]
echo and answering [Y] to the prompt, and prepare one.
echo On a single floppy machine, DOS should prompt you to swap the disk for
echo A: (the SuperDisk) with the disk for B: (the AtLast master) during the
echo decompression process. If you're prompted to 'insert disk with batch file',
echo insert the SuperDisk before pressing any key.
echo.
echo Press [Ctrl]C and answer [Y] to the prompt, if you DO NOT want to start
echo the transfer process.
echo.
echo Press [Return] to start the transfer.
pause > nul
ATLAST B:
echo.
echo Assuming no errors have been reported during the decompression process,
echo the necessary PC AtLast files have now been transferred to the disk in
echo drive B:.
echo.
echo To run the AtLast programs, return to the DOS prompt and put the disk
echo you've just created into drive A:. Type AL. Select the QUIT option from
echo the menu to leave it again.
echo The AL.DOC file contains a complete tutorial on using AtLast. Type
echo COPY AL.DOC LPT1: to print this file. It's worth working through the
echo tutorial to learn how to use the program.
echo.
pause
goto menu
:f3
CD ..\ATLAST
cls
echo A new sub-directory, ATLAST, will be created on drive C: and the AtLast
echo files will be copied there.
echo.
echo If you do NOT want to transfer and decompress the files now, press
echo [Ctrl][C] and answer [Y] to the prompt to return to DOS.
echo.
echo Press [Return] to start the transfer.
pause > nul
C:
CD \
MD ATLAST
A:
ATLAST C:\ATLAST
echo.
echo Assuming no errors have been reported during the decompression process,
echo the necessary AtLast files have now been transferred to the C:\ATLAST
echo sub-directory.
echo.
echo To run the AtLast program, return to the DOS prompt and move to the
echo ATLAST directory of drive C:. Type AL. Select the QUIT option from the
echo menu to leave it again.
echo The AL.DOC file contains a complete tutorial on using AtLast. Type
echo COPY AL.DOC LPT1: to print this file. It's worth working through the
echo tutorial to learn how to use the program.
echo.
pause
goto menu
:f4
CD ..\GAMES
cls
echo To leave Jacaranda Jim and return to the SuperDisk menu, type QUIT at any
echo stage in the game.
echo.
pause
JIM
goto menu
:f5
CD ..\UTILS
cls
TD
pause
goto menu
:f6
CD ..\SHORTIES
cls
echo You're in the SHORTIES sub-directory.
echo.
echo This contains a number of smaller utilities, further details of which are
echo in the SuperDisk section of PC PLUS. Some may have documentation in .DOC
echo files, which you can read using the MS-DOS TYPE command.
echo.
echo Here's the directory listing...
DIR
echo.
pause
cls
echo Here are brief details of what they do - see PCPLUS for more:
echo.
echo DECIDE! - Takes the stress out of executive decision making. The program
echo installs as a pop-up utility, which can be called by pressing
echo [Ctrl][?]. You must concentrate hard on the decision in hand
echo before calling the program.
echo.
echo WC - No, not a lavatory simulator (maybe next month), but a fast and
echo accurate word counter. Type WC filename and that file will
echo have its words counted, simple as that.
echo.
echo To see DECIDE! and WC in action,
pause
echo.
DECIDE!
echo.
echo To see WC count the words in its own documentation file,
pause
echo.
WC WC.DOC
echo.
pause
goto menu
:F7
cd \
cls