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From: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: GO.BAT and RESTART.BAT
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Date: 16 Feb 91 19:12:17 GMT
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In a previous article, kenh@techbook.com (Ken Haynes) says:

>In article <1991Feb8.005302.24572@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell) writes:
>>This all is leading up to a question on my part.  Does anyone know
>>of an attractive looking menu system for a novell network that
>>
>>   1)  Doesn't fill the drive with random little batch files,
>>   2)  Doesn't waste 14k of memory like novell does, or 31k like saber,
>>   3)  Is easy to operate & maintain                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      
>>   4)  And of course, inexpensive.


>Check out the SABRE menu program.  It's not inexpensive, but it offers
>features that I think you are looking for.

My critique of saber menu system is as follows:

It wastes 31k of application memory.
I makes little batch files, although not as many as novell menu, and cleans
   them up somewhat better.
It isn't inexpensive.
Writing the menu script is not as easy as novell.  The commands are not
   as intuitive and the text script needs to be compiled into a code for the
   menu program to read.
But on the positive side, it offers some security features not found in
   novell menu for those who worry about such things.
Also, it offers a help feature for befuddled users, and can greet the
users with an opening message screen.


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Douglas Bell             Mathematics Student                      Cleveland,
dab6@po.cwru.edu         Case Western Reserve University          Ohio  USA