NeoRam v.1.0c ----------------------------------------- The NeoDeskż Volume Labeler for RAM disks ----------------------------------------- ˝ Carl J. Hafner ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ! NOTE: The author of this program is NOT in any way associated with Gribnif Software (makers of the ULTIMATE desktop, NeoDeskż !). Gribnif Software is NOT associated in any way with the author of this program or the program itself. Any comments, questions, etc...concerning this program should NOT be directed to Gribnif Software. This program is ONLY for use with NeoDeskż. If you DON'T have NeoDeskż, you should phone them RIGHT AWAY ! NeoDeskż is, without question, the ULTIMATE upgrade for the Atari ST/STe/TT & Falcon series of computers. It not only blows away the standard GEM desktop, it completely SHREDS the new TOS 2.06 desktop into a kabillion pieces ! If you don't have the latest version of NeoDeskż you're only punishing yourself !!! DISCLAIMER ---------- The author cannot be responsible for ANY damage to your equipment, other software or hardware products or physical or mental well being caused by the use, misuse, abuse or inability to use this program. The author also makes NO guarantee as to the compatibility of this program with other software or hardware products. You the user, by using this program, are stating that you completely understand AND agree with these terms and agree to accept FULL responsibility for ANY and ALL events arising from the implementation of this program. If you do NOT understand AND agree, DO NOT use this program ! FIRST ----- This program WILL NOT work with a desk accessory RAM disk (shame on you for even using one !-). Desk Accessory RAM disks (because of limitations in TOS) can be _VERY_ unreliable ! THE PURPOSE ----------- NeoDeskż volume labels, as you know, are stored in tiny files named NEODESK.DAT. If you are using a RAM disk, then obviously you can't save the NeoDeskż volume label assigned to that RAM disk after you shut off your system (unless, of course, you have battery backup or similar). This program allows you to save the name of the volume label and then install it at bootup (after your RAM disk has been installed, naturally). Of course, this is just bells and whistles, but so what, right ? HOW TO ------ o Make sure your RAM disk is installed in memory. NeoRam will NOT allow you to select non-existent drives. o Place NEORAMxx.PRG in your AUTO folder (anywhere AFTER your RAM disk). The NeoDeskż "reorder" option is ideal for this purpose ! Next, run the program. o When the panel appears, select the drive letter of the RAM disk. o Enter your NeoDeskż Volume Label on the editing line. o Select either the COLD button (to have NeoRam ONLY install the volume label on cold boots) or the WARM button (to have NeoRam install the volume label on ALL (re)boots). o Click on the SAVE button to save your settings right into NEORAMxx.PRG. o Click on the INSTALL button to install the new volume label immediately. If you select install and you have not entered a volume label, NeoRam will erase any NEODESK.DAT file found on the selected drive (the same way NeoDeskż does). o That's about it ! Click in the box in the upper left hand corner of the panel to exit. o Now when you (re)boot, NeoRam will create a NEODESK.DAT file (containing your volume label) on the RAM disk of your choice ! OTHER STUFF ----------- o DO NOT squish, pack or squeeze NEORAMxx.PRG or it will NOT be able to save it's settings into itself ! It WILL, in all likelihood, destroy itself ! o If you run NeoRam at bootup and DON'T have a RAM disk installed, you'll merely get an error message on the screen and life will go on. o If you have MORE than one RAM disk installed you can create multiple copies of NEORAMxx.PRG, each with their own settings. o The installation process should go fairly quickly since NeoRam reads the volume label from within itself and then copies it into memory. If you are creating a volume label on a "physical" disk drive the installation will be slightly slower. o NeoRam does NOT make ANY weird system calls and ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT install itself in memory in ANY way. It runs and then goes away. o You can bypass NeoRam by holding down either the [CONTROL], [ALTERNATE] or [LEFT SHIFT] keys BEFORE NeoRam runs. A message will appear on the screen when NeoRam has been bypassed. o You can force a NeoRam volume label write by holding down the [RIGHT SHIFT] key before NeoRam runs (from the AUTO folder at bootup). The message >> MANUAL OVERRIDE << will appear on the screen. o NeoRam will abort after the FIRST error. o NeoRam WILL NOT create an empty volume label at bootup. It will just abort installation. I decided to do this instead of erasing it (the way NeoDeskż does) since it's highly unlikely that there's a volume label to be erased ! DISTRIBUTION ------------ NeoRam is Freeware...NOT public domain. You are free to use it without obligation, but it STILL remains the property of the author. You are free to copy and distribute NeoRam as long as the files... NEORAMxx.PRG - The program. NEORAMxx.TXT - This text file. OTHERTTL.LZH - Current versions, registration info... are included, are NOT modified in ANY way and NO FEE of ANY type is incurred upon the recipient for the files _themselves_. VERSION HISTORY --------------- 1.0c - Marks the freeware release of NeoRam. 1.0b - Switches [right shift] key to manual override. 1.0a - Adds [right shift] key to bypass watch. 1.0 - Original version. That's it folx !