Batboard

Ok, I'm gonna have trouble explaining this, but here goes:

I have a crapload of RSS on my laptop now, and I hate, hate, hate, hate typing DOS command prompts.

CD MRSS

CD GM300

CD M400

Yeh, I know I might be lazy, but all that crap is getting old..lol

I remember when I used our radio shop's programming computer they had a program (DOS Based) that you could scroll through a list of radios and select yours and it would load the corresponding RSS.

Ok, I hope this is not against board rules, but is there anywhere I can find such a program??

- Nick

HI:

There is a Menu Program ( and others ) that
can do that auto-matically for you.

Here is what mine looks like:



All you have to do is list and click !

The program is called Easy Menu, and it was marketed
one time by Softkey products

You'd have to do some looking, but there is a way in dos to create menu's much like you see if you hit F8 during startup.

It's possible, i just don't remember how. Had to do the same thing for my dad way back when.

-Alex

HI Alex:

The way you can do that is by writing
a " batch file " and you must have a " Bin "
directory.

Then, in the Config.sys, anyhting in the Bin Directory
can be accessed immediately.

Sorta like

C:\Dir command becomes ====>

C:\d

Ok, I'm not too farmiliar with dos stuff, so how do I need to go about making me a simple list such as Monty's to list maybe 40-50 RSS programs?

There's a GREAT FREE program out there, and is what I use for EXACTLY the same thing you are inquiring about.

It's called Point & Shoot . small footprint, 100% configurable, color or b/w (for those old laptops) and Really Cool!

While google-ing it for you, I ran across a bunch more, via a list...

http://home.pmt.org/~drose/aw-dos-15.html

If you can't find a download link for it, lemme know, I'll send it to 'ya.

MM, write a batch file simmular to what you have to type in to load the paticular RSS..
( at the DOS prompt )

copy con maxtrac.bat <
cd\mrss\maxtrac <
maxtrac <
Cd\ <
F6

< = Enter key

This will write a batch file for starting the Maxtrac RSS located in the RSS\Maxtrac directory, and then returns to the root directory.

Make a batch file for each program you want to run.
For example, at the DOS prompt, type in:
COPY CON MAXTRAC.BAT <return>
CD MAXTRAC<return>
MAXTRAC<return>
CD\
type MENU.TXT <F6>
What the above does is copy from the console (COPY CON)
and make a file named MAXTRAC.BAT (which is a list of instructions, done one after another)
change to directory called MAXTRAC
runs the program MAXTRAC (or another program like SPECTRA.EXE)
after that program is over, change directory up to the root (CD\)
then TYPE (display) a file named MENU.TXT.
The F6 is "dos keyboard" for save from the COPY CON.
So you can make an infinite number of BATCH files with names, subdirectories, program run names, etc that you need. Just change the names, paths, etc. in the example above.
The MENU.TXT you can use or leave out. If you are going to use (add) it, use the COPY CON or a text editor to make a .txt file with "reminders" as to what bat file runs what program.
Some people make the MENU.TXT file as simple text and spaces for ex:
COPY CON MENU.TXT<return>
<return>
1 Maxtracs<return>
2 GM 300, m-10s, M-102<return>
3 Spectra<return>
4 M-400<return>
5 m-500 hacked for ham<return>
F6
This would make a MENU.TXT (just like a readme.txt) that you can TYPE (display).
This "menu" assumes you make a BATCH file of 1.BAT (runs the Maxtrac)
2.bat runs Gm300, 3.bat runs Spectra, and so on.
If you want the "menu" to appear at boot up, make the last line of your autoexec.bat TYPE MENU.TXT.
Later versions of DOS have a "line editor" called EDIT that makes building a pile of these BATCH files rather easy.
Much easier than CD\SPECTRA\LAB\VERSIONXX
SPECTRA etc.... ad nauseum.
There are a couple other tips, but this is a long enuf post....

motorolamonster911 wrote:Ok, I'm gonna have trouble explaining this, but here goes:

I have a crapload of RSS on my laptop now, and I hate, hate, hate, hate typing DOS command prompts.

CD MRSS

CD GM300

CD M400

Yeh, I know I might be lazy, but all that crap is getting old..lol

I remember when I used our radio shop's programming computer they had a program (DOS Based) that you could scroll through a list of radios and select yours and it would load the corresponding RSS.

Ok, I hope this is not against board rules, but is there anywhere I can find such a program??

- Nick

C:\dos\run

run dos run;-)

Here's a couple of links to free dos menu programs:

http://www.laughandlift.com/programs/
http://www.cs.vu.nl/~rcblanke/access/access.html

Steve

I use Easy Menu...it's very easy to set up, takes up little memory and is very small.

-Mike

I use a program called Direct Access ver. 5.1.10. Nice little color menu program that lists all my RSS including other Dos programs, can be password protected too. Also does other Dos commands by clicking on menu items, neat little program. I can't find my disc right now, you may be able to Google search for it, but if I find it, I'll let you know.

John

I use Point and Shoot also,great little program and you can use m for motorola,k for kenwood,etc when you select moto,you get your list of moto radios.......easy to set up and use!
mod

Direct Access is the best. I've had it here forever. Sadly, the copy I have now on my laptop is corrupt and I can't get it to do everything. But it was the best back in the day.

Batch files are ok too. If you want, I'll get some off the laptop and send them. I still remember how to do that, but not at this hour of the day!

Good luck.

Yes Man, Direct Access IS the Original Best Program.
It runs on 4.77 Mhz 8088 Original IBM XT's. Just like WordPerfect 5.1. Use Dos 3.3 on 8088/8086 PeeCees

Those old programs are hard to beat for functionality.

Much RSS runs on the 8088's as well. I'd like to get another one Labeled Armonk New York, early 1981 Model Year. Those were the Best. With the Pink Motherboards and the Cassette Port on the rear, and NO Hard drives since 5 1/4 HD's hadn't been invented yet.

I had a Tempest Certified one of those, and I got rid of it about 10 Years ago. I wish I would have Kept that Damn Thing!!!I Really Really Do. Oh Well, It's nobodys fault but my own, since I threw it out becaude I thought it was too big and slow, and that was a mistake.

IF it's Dos version 5.0 or higher you can use dosshell, add this as the last command into the autoexec.bat and it will startup at boot time. It was the dos equal to the windows program manager and file manager. Can setup the menu with groups and such as well as navigating files visually instead of all the dos commands. Just a sugestion. This is included in all versions after 5.0 of MS-DOS and IBM's PC-DOS if I remember right.

Actually, the program I'm talking about is a way to instruct DOS to display it's own menu structure for selecting what you want.

I really wish I remember how to do it. I know how to write batch files (Too bad it's not as easy as shell scripting in unix...), but there was something you could put in autoexec/config sys that would create a menu for you.

firemedic -

The first thing I did when I got dosshell is rename the file to doshell.

-Alex

Would't be XTREE would it? Sounds like it. Just a wondering.

KD

No....

It was something built in to DOS - only like v5 or 6.

It took me almost 2 hours to find what I was looking for on google last I needed to set it up.

But there is a built in mechanism in DOS for it.

-Alex

Hi:

Well, this is for the Batforum memebers, and I have
used this for years to help me save time when
programming radios

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been taken over by Regisoft ! and they want
to clip you for a 10.00 access fee to download
all of there programs

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Here is the Link where you can order if you wish.

You can get it here:

http://winm8.com/easysoftware/easysoftware.htm

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Monty

Alex I know what oyu are referring to. I still have some books on my shelf about it. Here is a website I just found about it....
http://www.xeye.org/1995-2000/DOSconfig.html

KG6EAQ wrote:Alex I know what oyu are referring to. I still have some books on my shelf about it. Here is a website I just found about it....
http://www.xeye.org/1995-2000/DOSconfig.html

Yes! I think that's it.

-Alex

Well that link is kinda cool. I never knew about menuitem.

For the record, I do exactly like Will Suggests. I also think it is the easiest way. You don't get a menu, but you don't need one either. PETNRDX had expanded on the same principal, and added a menu to it which is neat. I might do that. I'll make the numbers AND the keywords work. This board if full of good ideas!

It's been a couple of decades since I used any point and shoot/ Direct Access looking programs, But I do remember them. XTREEGOLD Was another good one If I remember correctly.

Yeah, I was sold on XTREE and XTREE GOLD,
pretty much like Windows explorer.
J.B. AD6WX

Ah Xtree... memories memories... I loved that little gem. About a year ago I found an updated version that worked with Windows..

I have DOS 6.22 on a second HDD in my machine. It has DOSSHELL in it and it works great. I tried Xtree but I liked the shell better. You can still DL it from Micro$oft if I recall correctly. It's on a DOS 6.22 upgrade file. I also loaded a DOS mouse driver. The ini file was edited to automatically load the mouse and DOSSHELL on boot up. Now I have a GUI interface that looks like windows exporer. I can point and click using the mouse. No more DOS commands!!
Peter.