HDWAIT2.TOS is a program that delays your computer coming
on-line as your hard drive spins up during a power up.  Using
multi-outlet powerstrips, you can turn on your entire hard drive
equipped ST with only one switch.
      HDWAIT2.TOS differs from other programs that use timed
delays in that it actually waits til the hard drive is ready. 
For example, if the drive takes only five seconds to spin up,
then the computer is told to come on-line in five seconds. 
Likewise, for longer times.
      I prefer this program over any that I have used or seen,
including my very own DUCK31.PRG.  This program is so much better
than what I wrote.  Note: it writes the instruction code into the boot
area of the floppy and may confuse virus detection programs.
      This is an excellent program.  Seriously, throw away all
the other programs, including my Duck31.PRG (sniff!).
      Intro docs follow:
 
 
HDWAIT2.TOS - An adaption of the HDWAIT that works on MEGA STE & TT
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 You remember the old HDWAIT for standard ST made by some VERY smart
 programmer (which I have forgotten the name of) ?  The program that
 installed a bootsector that checked if the HD in your system was
 ready, and halted the boot until it was, making it possible to turn
 on you ST and your SH205 or MEGAFILE at the same time.
 
 Well, actually this program works on MEGA STE and TT too, but when
 the boot countinues (after the HD has booted itself) the TT-TOS
 wait for 90 seconds or for a keypress before countinuing booting.
 
 HDWAIT2.TOS installs exacly the same bootsector as HDWAIT.TOS, but
 it also skips the system timer 100 sec ahead and this fools the
 TT-TOS into thinking that the 90 seconds has elapsed and the boot
 will countinue as soon as the HD is ready.  It may not work on all
 types of HD's, but it sure works on the standard Segate ST157N.
 
 BTW:  HDWAIT2 will also work on older ST's with SH205 or MEGAFILE
 
 Enjoy - And again, 1000 thanks to the maker of the original HDWAIT
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 Original HDW Wait notes:
 
 
 Explanation:
 
   If You have a disk with this boot sector in drive A, You may switch
   Your ATARI on while the hard disk is spinning up. The boot sector
   programm will wait until the hard disk is ready and then return
   so the startup will proceed with hard disk.
 
   Try it. Some hard disks (there are even different SH204's) dont spin
   up when bothered by 'test unit ready'.
 
   j.k.
 
   Jelske Kloppenburg, kloppen@gmdzi.gmd.de, (++49 2241) 14-2433 
   German National Research Center for Computer Science (GMD)