AUTO PREF.INFO
FILE INFORMATION
FILENAME(S): AUTO PREF.INFO
FILE TYPE(S): SEQ
FILE SIZE: 1.9K
FIRST SEEN: 2025-10-19 22:48:37
APPEARS ON: 2 disk(s)
FILE HASH
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FOUND ON DISKS (2 DISKS)
| DISK TITLE | FILENAME | FILE TYPE | COLLECTION | TRACK | SECTOR | ACTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOS FORUM | AUTO PREF.INFO | SEQ | Radd Maxx | 29 | 16 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| Q LINK PRGS | AUTO PREF.INFO | SEQ | Radd Maxx | 22 | 0 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
FILE CONTENT & ANALYSIS
00000000: C6 C9 CC C5 3A 20 C1 D5 D4 CF 20 D0 D2 C5 C6 C5 |....: .... .....| 00000010: D2 C5 CE C3 C5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |..... | 00000020: 20 28 D2 36 29 20 20 C6 D2 CF CD 3A 20 C3 4F 53 | (.6) ....: .OS| 00000030: 4D 41 43 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 31 2F 30 31 2F 38 |MAC 01/01/8| 00000040: 37 20 20 20 D3 23 3A 20 35 38 34 38 36 20 20 20 |7 .#: 58486 | 00000050: 20 20 20 20 20 20 0D D3 D5 C2 CA C5 C3 D4 3A 20 | ........: | 00000060: C1 55 54 4F 20 D0 52 45 46 45 52 45 4E 43 45 20 |.UTO .REFERENCE | 00000070: CD 41 4E 41 47 45 52 0D 0D D4 D9 D0 C5 3A 20 20 |.ANAGER......: | 00000080: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 53 45 51 0D C2 CC CF C3 | SEQ.....| 00000090: CB D3 3A 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 32 0D C4 CF D7 |..: 2....| 000000A0: CE CC CF C1 C4 D3 3A 20 20 20 20 20 38 30 39 0D |......: 809.| 000000B0: C5 D3 D4 2E 20 C4 2F CC 20 D4 C9 CD C5 3A 20 33 |.... ./. ....: 3| 000000C0: 30 30 3A 20 30 30 3A 32 37 20 31 32 30 30 3A 20 |00: 00:27 1200: | 000000D0: 30 30 3A 30 38 0D 20 D4 48 49 53 20 50 52 4F 47 |00:08. .HIS PROG| 000000E0: 52 41 4D 20 41 55 54 4F 4D 41 54 49 43 41 4C 4C |RAM AUTOMATICALL| 000000F0: 59 20 42 52 49 4E 47 53 20 55 50 0D 54 48 45 20 |Y BRINGS UP.THE | 00000100: 50 52 45 46 45 52 45 4E 43 45 20 4D 41 4E 41 47 |PREFERENCE MANAG| 00000110: 45 52 20 57 48 45 4E 20 C7 C5 CF D3 20 49 53 0D |ER WHEN .... IS.| 00000120: 46 49 52 53 54 20 42 4F 4F 54 45 44 20 55 50 20 |FIRST BOOTED UP | 00000130: 53 4F 20 54 48 41 54 20 59 4F 55 20 44 4F 4E 27 |SO THAT YOU DON'| 00000140: 54 20 48 41 56 45 0D 54 4F 20 57 4F 52 52 59 20 |T HAVE.TO WORRY | 00000150: 41 42 4F 55 54 20 52 45 4D 45 4D 42 45 52 49 4E |ABOUT REMEMBERIN| 00000160: 47 20 54 4F 20 53 45 54 20 54 48 45 0D 44 41 54 |G TO SET THE.DAT| 00000170: 45 20 26 20 54 49 4D 45 2E 20 C9 54 20 41 4C 53 |E & TIME. .T ALS| 00000180: 4F 20 43 48 41 4E 47 45 53 20 54 48 45 0D 44 45 |O CHANGES THE.DE| 00000190: 46 41 55 4C 54 20 44 41 54 45 20 54 4F 20 30 31 |FAULT DATE TO 01| 000001A0: 2F 30 31 2F 38 37 2E 0D 20 C1 46 54 45 52 20 44 |/01/87.. .FTER D| 000001B0: 4F 57 4E 4C 4F 41 44 49 4E 47 20 49 54 2C 20 55 |OWNLOADING IT, U| 000001C0: 53 45 20 C3 CF CE D6 C5 D2 D4 20 54 4F 0D 43 4F |SE ....... TO.CO| 000001D0: 4E 56 45 52 54 20 49 54 20 54 4F 20 C7 C5 CF D3 |NVERT IT TO ....| 000001E0: 20 46 4F 52 4D 41 54 2E 20 C4 CF 20 CE CF D4 20 | FORMAT. .. ... | 000001F0: 41 4C 54 45 52 0D 49 54 20 49 4E 20 41 4E 59 20 |ALTER.IT IN ANY | 00000200: 57 41 59 2E 20 C9 54 20 4D 55 53 54 20 48 41 56 |WAY. .T MUST HAV| 00000210: 45 20 54 48 45 20 4E 41 4D 45 0D 27 41 55 54 4F |E THE NAME.'AUTO| 00000220: 20 50 52 45 46 45 52 45 4E 43 45 27 20 49 4E 20 | PREFERENCE' IN | 00000230: 4C 4F 57 45 52 20 43 41 53 45 0D 4C 45 54 54 45 |LOWER CASE.LETTE| 00000240: 52 53 2E 20 C9 54 20 53 48 4F 55 4C 44 20 41 4C |RS. .T SHOULD AL| 00000250: 53 4F 20 53 48 4F 57 20 55 50 20 41 53 20 41 4E |SO SHOW UP AS AN| 00000260: 0D 49 4E 50 55 54 20 44 52 49 56 45 52 20 49 4E |.INPUT DRIVER IN| 00000270: 20 D6 CC C9 D2 20 46 4F 52 4D 41 54 2E 0D 20 D4 | .... FORMAT.. .| 00000280: 4F 20 4D 41 4B 45 20 49 54 20 4F 50 45 52 41 54 |O MAKE IT OPERAT| 00000290: 49 4F 4E 41 4C 2C 20 54 48 45 52 45 20 41 52 45 |IONAL, THERE ARE| 000002A0: 20 41 0D 46 45 57 20 52 55 4C 45 53 20 54 48 41 | A.FEW RULES THA| 000002B0: 54 20 4E 45 45 44 20 54 4F 20 42 45 20 46 4F 4C |T NEED TO BE FOL| 000002C0: 4C 4F 57 45 44 3A 0D 20 31 29 20 C9 4E 53 54 41 |LOWED:. 1) .NSTA| 000002D0: 4C 4C 20 49 54 20 4F 4E 4C 59 20 4F 4E 20 59 4F |LL IT ONLY ON YO| 000002E0: 55 52 20 C2 CF CF D4 20 44 49 53 4B 2E 0D 20 32 |UR .... DISK.. 2| 000002F0: 29 20 D0 55 54 20 49 54 20 49 4E 20 46 52 4F 4E |) .UT IT IN FRON| 00000300: 54 20 4F 46 20 54 48 45 20 46 49 52 53 54 20 C9 |T OF THE FIRST .| 00000310: 4E 50 55 54 0D C4 52 49 56 45 52 20 4F 4E 20 54 |NPUT..RIVER ON T| 00000320: 48 45 20 44 49 53 4B 2E 0D 20 33 29 20 C2 45 20 |HE DISK.. 3) .E | 00000330: 53 55 52 45 20 54 4F 20 48 41 56 45 20 54 48 45 |SURE TO HAVE THE| 00000340: 20 50 52 45 46 45 52 45 4E 43 45 20 4D 47 52 0D | PREFERENCE MGR.| 00000350: 4F 4E 20 54 48 45 20 42 4F 4F 54 20 44 49 53 4B |ON THE BOOT DISK| 00000360: 2E 0D 20 34 29 20 D4 48 45 20 42 4F 4F 54 20 44 |.. 4) .HE BOOT D| 00000370: 49 53 4B 20 4D 55 53 54 20 48 41 56 45 20 41 54 |ISK MUST HAVE AT| 00000380: 20 4C 45 41 53 54 0D 31 30 CB 20 42 59 54 45 53 | LEAST.10. BYTES| 00000390: 20 46 52 45 45 2E 0D 20 35 29 20 C4 CF 20 CE CF | FREE.. 5) .. ..| 000003A0: D4 20 53 45 4C 45 43 54 20 54 48 49 53 20 46 49 |. SELECT THIS FI| 000003B0: 4C 45 20 57 48 45 4E 20 55 53 49 4E 47 0D D3 45 |LE WHEN USING..E| 000003C0: 4C 45 43 54 20 C9 4E 50 55 54 20 46 52 4F 4D 20 |LECT .NPUT FROM | 000003D0: 44 45 53 4B D4 4F 50 2E 0D 0D 20 D3 49 4E 43 45 |DESK.OP... .INCE| 000003E0: 20 55 53 49 4E 47 20 54 48 49 53 20 50 52 4F 47 | USING THIS PROG| 000003F0: 52 41 4D 20 52 45 51 55 49 52 45 53 20 54 48 41 |RAM REQUIRES THA| 00000400: 54 0D 54 48 45 20 42 4F 4F 54 20 44 49 53 4B 20 |T.THE BOOT DISK | 00000410: 42 45 20 41 4C 54 45 52 45 44 2C 20 49 54 20 49 |BE ALTERED, IT I| 00000420: 53 0D 53 55 47 47 45 53 54 45 44 20 54 48 41 54 |S.SUGGESTED THAT| 00000430: 20 41 20 42 4F 4F 54 41 42 4C 45 20 42 41 43 4B | A BOOTABLE BACK| 00000440: 55 50 20 42 4F 4F 54 0D 44 49 53 4B 20 42 45 20 |UP BOOT.DISK BE | 00000450: 43 52 45 41 54 45 44 2C 20 55 53 49 4E 47 20 41 |CREATED, USING A| 00000460: 20 42 41 43 4B 55 50 20 50 52 4F 47 52 41 4D 0D | BACKUP PROGRAM.| 00000470: 28 50 52 45 46 45 52 41 42 4C 59 20 54 48 45 20 |(PREFERABLY THE | 00000480: 4F 4E 45 20 4F 4E 20 CD 59 53 54 49 43 20 CA 49 |ONE ON .YSTIC .I| 00000490: 4D 27 53 0D D3 48 41 52 45 57 41 52 45 20 44 49 |M'S..HAREWARE DI| 000004A0: 53 4B 29 2E 20 C2 45 57 41 52 45 20 54 48 41 54 |SK). .EWARE THAT| 000004B0: 20 44 45 53 4B D4 4F 50 0D D6 31 2E 33 20 48 41 | DESK.OP..1.3 HA| 000004C0: 53 20 41 20 48 41 42 49 54 20 4F 46 20 44 45 4C |S A HABIT OF DEL| 000004D0: 45 54 49 4E 47 20 54 48 45 20 42 4F 4F 54 0D 46 |ETING THE BOOT.F| 000004E0: 49 4C 45 53 20 49 46 20 46 49 4C 45 53 20 41 52 |ILES IF FILES AR| 000004F0: 45 20 53 48 55 46 46 4C 45 44 20 41 52 4F 55 4E |E SHUFFLED AROUN| 00000500: 44 20 54 4F 4F 0D 4D 55 43 48 20 4F 4E 20 54 48 |D TOO.MUCH ON TH| 00000510: 45 20 42 4F 4F 54 20 44 49 53 4B 2E 0D 0D 20 20 |E BOOT DISK... | 00000520: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 C8 CF D7 20 C9 D4 20 D7 | ... .. .| 00000530: CF D2 CB D3 0D 20 CE 4F 52 4D 41 4C 4C 59 2C 20 |..... .ORMALLY, | 00000540: 57 48 45 4E 20 44 45 53 4B D4 4F 50 20 46 49 52 |WHEN DESK.OP FIR| 00000550: 53 54 20 43 4F 4D 45 53 20 55 50 2C 0D 49 54 20 |ST COMES UP,.IT | 00000560: 4C 4F 41 44 53 20 54 48 45 20 49 4E 50 55 54 20 |LOADS THE INPUT | 00000570: 44 52 49 56 45 52 20 41 4E 44 20 44 4F 45 53 20 |DRIVER AND DOES | 00000580: 41 0D CA D3 D2 20 24 C6 C5 38 30 20 54 4F 20 49 |A.... $..80 TO I| 00000590: 4E 49 54 49 41 4C 49 5A 45 20 54 48 45 20 49 4E |NITIALIZE THE IN| 000005A0: 50 55 54 0D 44 52 49 56 45 52 2E 20 D3 49 4E 43 |PUT.DRIVER. .INC| 000005B0: 45 20 41 55 54 4F 20 50 52 45 46 45 52 45 4E 43 |E AUTO PREFERENC| 000005C0: 45 20 49 53 20 54 48 45 0D 46 49 52 53 54 20 49 |E IS THE.FIRST I| 000005D0: 4E 50 55 54 20 44 52 49 56 45 52 20 4F 4E 20 54 |NPUT DRIVER ON T| 000005E0: 48 45 20 44 49 53 4B 2C 20 49 54 27 53 0D 46 49 |HE DISK, IT'S.FI| 000005F0: 52 53 54 20 43 48 41 49 4E 20 47 45 54 53 20 4C |RST CHAIN GETS L| 00000600: 4F 41 44 45 44 20 49 4E 53 54 45 41 44 20 4F 46 |OADED INSTEAD OF| 00000610: 20 54 48 45 0D 4E 4F 52 4D 41 4C 20 49 4E 50 55 | THE.NORMAL INPU| 00000620: 54 20 44 52 49 56 45 52 20 49 4E 54 4F 20 24 C6 |T DRIVER INTO $.| 00000630: C5 38 30 20 41 4E 44 20 54 48 45 0D CA D3 D2 20 |.80 AND THE.... | 00000640: 24 C6 C5 38 30 20 41 43 54 49 56 41 54 45 53 20 |$..80 ACTIVATES | 00000650: 41 55 54 4F 20 50 52 45 46 2E 20 D4 48 45 0D 46 |AUTO PREF. .HE.F| 00000660: 49 52 53 54 20 48 41 4C 46 20 4C 4F 41 44 53 20 |IRST HALF LOADS | 00000670: 54 48 45 20 53 45 43 4F 4E 44 20 43 48 41 49 4E |THE SECOND CHAIN| 00000680: 20 49 4E 54 4F 0D 24 36 30 30 30 20 28 42 41 43 | INTO.$6000 (BAC| 00000690: 4B 47 52 4F 55 4E 44 20 53 43 52 45 45 4E 29 20 |KGROUND SCREEN) | 000006A0: 42 45 48 49 4E 44 20 54 48 45 0D 46 49 52 53 54 |BEHIND THE.FIRST| 000006B0: 20 4D 45 4E 55 20 4F 4E 20 54 4F 50 20 4F 46 20 | MENU ON TOP OF | 000006C0: 54 48 45 20 53 43 52 45 45 4E 2E 20 D4 48 45 0D |THE SCREEN. .HE.| 000006D0: 43 4F 44 45 20 41 54 20 24 36 30 30 30 20 4C 4F |CODE AT $6000 LO| 000006E0: 41 44 53 20 54 48 45 20 52 45 47 55 4C 41 52 20 |ADS THE REGULAR | 000006F0: 49 4E 50 55 54 0D 44 52 49 56 45 52 20 41 4E 44 |INPUT.DRIVER AND| 00000700: 20 49 4E 49 54 49 41 4C 49 5A 45 53 20 49 54 2E | INITIALIZES IT.| 00000710: 20 49 54 20 54 48 45 4E 0D 41 4C 54 45 52 53 20 | IT THEN.ALTERS | 00000720: 54 48 45 20 44 41 54 45 20 41 4E 44 20 4C 4F 41 |THE DATE AND LOA| 00000730: 44 53 20 54 48 45 0D 50 52 45 46 45 52 45 4E 43 |DS THE.PREFERENC| 00000740: 45 20 4D 41 4E 41 47 45 52 2E 0D 0D 20 3C 3C 20 |E MANAGER... << | 00000750: 20 20 D0 D2 C5 D3 D3 20 C6 37 20 C6 CF D2 20 C4 | ..... .7 ... .| 00000760: CF D7 CE CC CF C1 C4 20 CD C5 CE D5 20 20 20 20 |....... .... | 00000770: 3E 3E 20 |>> |
FILE: AUTO PREFERENCE (R6) F
ROM: COSMAC 01/01/87 S#: 58486
.SUBJECT: AUTO PREFERENCE MANAGER.
.TYPE: SEQ.BLOCKS: 2.DOW
NLOADS: 809.EST. D/L TIME: 300: 00:2
7 1200: 00:08. THIS PROGRAM AUTOMATICALL
Y BRINGS UP.THE PREFERENCE MANAGER WHEN
GEOS IS.FIRST BOOTED UP SO THAT YOU DON'
T HAVE.TO WORRY ABOUT REMEMBERING TO SET
THE.DATE & TIME. IT ALSO CHANGES THE.DE
FAULT DATE TO 01/01/87.. AFTER DOWNLOADI
NG IT, USE CONVERT TO.CONVERT IT TO GEOS
FORMAT. DO NOT ALTER.IT IN ANY WAY. IT
MUST HAVE THE NAME.'AUTO PREFERENCE' IN
LOWER CASE.LETTERS. IT SHOULD ALSO SHOW
UP AS AN.INPUT DRIVER IN VLIR FORMAT.. T
O MAKE IT OPERATIONAL, THERE ARE A.FEW R
ULES THAT NEED TO BE FOLLOWED:. 1) INSTA
LL IT ONLY ON YOUR BOOT DISK.. 2) PUT IT
IN FRONT OF THE FIRST INPUT.DRIVER ON T
HE DISK.. 3) BE SURE TO HAVE THE PREFERE
NCE MGR.ON THE BOOT DISK.. 4) THE BOOT D
ISK MUST HAVE AT LEAST.10K BYTES FREE..
5) DO NOT SELECT THIS FILE WHEN USING.SE
LECT INPUT FROM DESKTOP... SINCE USING T
HIS PROGRAM REQUIRES THAT.THE BOOT DISK
BE ALTERED, IT IS.SUGGESTED THAT A BOOTA
BLE BACKUP BOOT.DISK BE CREATED, USING A
BACKUP PROGRAM.(PREFERABLY THE ONE ON M
YSTIC JIM'S.SHAREWARE DISK). BEWARE THAT
DESKTOP.V1.3 HAS A HABIT OF DELETING TH
E BOOT.FILES IF FILES ARE SHUFFLED AROUN
D TOO.MUCH ON THE BOOT DISK...
HOW IT WORKS. NORMALLY, WHEN DESKTOP FIR
ST COMES UP,.IT LOADS THE INPUT DRIVER A
ND DOES A.JSR $FE80 TO INITIALIZE THE IN
PUT.DRIVER. SINCE AUTO PREFERENCE IS THE
.FIRST INPUT DRIVER ON THE DISK, IT'S.FI
RST CHAIN GETS LOADED INSTEAD OF THE.NOR
MAL INPUT DRIVER INTO $FE80 AND THE.JSR
$FE80 ACTIVATES AUTO PREF. THE.FIRST HAL
F LOADS THE SECOND CHAIN INTO.$6000 (BAC
KGROUND SCREEN) BEHIND THE.FIRST MENU ON
TOP OF THE SCREEN. THE.CODE AT $6000 LO
ADS THE REGULAR INPUT.DRIVER AND INITIAL
IZES IT. IT THEN.ALTERS THE DATE AND LOA
DS THE.PREFERENCE MANAGER... << PRESS
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