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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Autoexec/Config batch changer (?)
Keywords: help finding
Message-ID: <1991Jan4.152751.16630@uwasa.fi>
Date: 4 Jan 91 15:27:51 GMT
References: <1991Jan3.173437.8108@tc.fluke.COM>
Organization: University of Vaasa
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In article <1991Jan3.173437.8108@tc.fluke.COM> joshua@fluke.tc.fluke.com (John) writes:
>
>I have heard of a utility that allows selection of various configurations
>of a system via different AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS. It will select the
>correct files and reboot for you automatically depending on choices.
>Does anyone know of such a creature? Do you know where to get it?
:

Several netters have already given useful information on this.  Let
me add one thought, which only applies to autoexec.bat, but not
config.sys.  You can direct your choices in the autoexec.bat by
using a batch enhancer which allows branching.  It is most often
called ASK, and there are practically a countless number of them
available (mine in included in /pc/ts/tsbat23.arc).  Coupled with
e.g. a suitable ramdisk facility (such that is not in config.sys)
you can choose the size of ramdisk at boot time.  And many other
similar applications could be found. 

Note, however, that the config.sys configuration is the more
relevant in this question, and the information I put forward here is
only marginal. 

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