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From: jmg@cernvax.UUCP (jmg)
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Subject: Re: GEMBOOT hints
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Date: Sat, 9-May-87 05:54:37 EDT
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Posted: Sat May  9 05:54:37 1987
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In article <8705070045.AA05028@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Konrad Hahn writes:
>If you are having other *.PRG files beside GEMBOOT in your \AUTO folder
>you should be aware that before GEMBOOT has logged the hard disk any file
>access might cause faulty cached folders. It is better to invoke these
>*.PRGs via the boot batch feature and have them outside the \AUTO folder.
>Sure, the hard disk driver is an exception.

Having been running happily with GEMBOOT as the last of my auto
programs to be executed I have also become dependent on a utility in
the auto folder which allows me to choose which auto programs and
accessories I want to run (doing the usual trick of renaming them *.pr1,
*.ac1 etc.). This executes in the auto folder after the auto programs
that I always want (settime etc.), but before those I might not want
(nite, spool etc.). I have found from bitter experience that if I have
too many auto programs and accessories funny things happen.
I do not ecactly see how I could have the same facility with the boot
batch feature. Therefore, unless it is likely to cause real problems
(is it?) I prefer to leave it at the end of the auto folder.