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From: protcoop@bnr-public.uucp (Co-op Student)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Some questions ...
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Date: 6 Jul 89 11:38:56 GMT
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Does ARP's include a 'RUN' program?  I thought they just supplied ARUN
and RUNBACK.  Anyway, here is my experience with them.  It appears to
me that there is a difference between RUN and ARUN.  In the standard 
1.3 startup-sequence there is a line like this:
RUN EXECUTE S:STARTUPII
which executes the 'STARTUPII' script, waits for it to signal that it
is done, then continues.  I replaced RUN with ARUN and the system 
hung there on boot-up.  I waited about 30 seconds and hit ^C which 
caused the system to continue on as normal.  Anyone know why?  I sure
don't.  Obviously though, there is a difference.  I am not sure if my
RUN was C='s or ARP's.  If there is an ARPs RUN then that is what it
was since I answered 'yes' to all of the installation questions.
	RUNBACK is a bit different than these.  Try this, open two shells
on the screen.  In one type 'RUN SYS:prefs/preferences' (or use ARUN).
In the other type 'RUNBACK SYS:prefs/preferences'.  Now type ENDCLI
in each window.  The RUNBACK CLI will close but the RUN (ARUN) one
will not.  That is the difference, RUNBACK detaches the program 
entirely from the CLI, but RUN (ARUN) does not, so you cannot close
the CLI until the program stops.
	Oh, I have a question too ... I have the ARP installation program
and I am looking for more than this.  I believe there is more is there
not?  More documentation and what not, especially for programmers.  
Where can I send to to get the ARP release disk?
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