A Very "BASIC" Program Launcher
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 4:05 am
If you want a very "bare bones" startup menu of quick programs, you can use the following BASLOAD program.
Save it to STARTMENU.PRG or even use it as your AUTOBOOT.X16
Then you can have the AUTOBOOT.X16 load the STARTMENU.PRG or just copy it over to the AUTOBOOT.X16 itself.
Another feature in this version is that it will "auto-pick" a menu option after a counter down is expired. Let fate decide what activity you get LOADed up into
And if the selection frustrates you, just CTRL+ALT+DEL and the count-down will randomly pick something else.
You'll need to modify the "LOAD.xxx" labels in the BASLOAD code to suite your particular file configuration - it's not so much "code" but "CMDR-DOS commands". So just consider this file as a template for ideas on how to setup a menu like this, and the example should be pretty straightforward to follow.
Save it to STARTMENU.PRG or even use it as your AUTOBOOT.X16
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BASLOAD "STARTMENU.BASL.TXT"
SAVE "@:STARTMENU.PRG"
Another feature in this version is that it will "auto-pick" a menu option after a counter down is expired. Let fate decide what activity you get LOADed up into
And if the selection frustrates you, just CTRL+ALT+DEL and the count-down will randomly pick something else.You'll need to modify the "LOAD.xxx" labels in the BASLOAD code to suite your particular file configuration - it's not so much "code" but "CMDR-DOS commands". So just consider this file as a template for ideas on how to setup a menu like this, and the example should be pretty straightforward to follow.