The autorun.inf only works on Windows systems though, surely? I don't mind adding an autorun.info which would boot iit into a DOS or Windows text viewer to show the readme.txt, that should be simple enough, I could even use the free Word viewer to boot the readme.doc file.
Ideally needs to be made bootable for Amiga, Mac, Windows, ST and Linux systems though, as there are emulators for all of them. -- Dilwyn Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL2004 > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Duncan > Neithercut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > >Autorun CDs on a PC are possible. > >When a CD is inserted into the CD drive when windows is running > >Windows looks for a file on the CD called Autorun.inf > >This is a text file. Info about this can be found on the web. > >Basically all that the file needs to contain is the statement : > > > > open=Program.Exe : to execute a program like QPC2 > >or > > open=document.html : but this assumes that there is an appropriate > >browser available in windows and that a Windows program start.exe is > >available. This is apparently not available in Windows NT & 2000. > > > >There is on the web an alternative freeware program called "avvia". It can > >be used as a substitute for start.exe. > >It seems to work OK. I use it to make autorunning CDs with powerpoint > >presentations sometimes needed for my job, but after reading this thread I > >have just made - 2minute job an autorunning CD that boots up QPC2 with a > >small QXL.win file on the CD as well. The CD contains : > > > >Autorun.inf > >QPC2 > >avvia > >Register.key > >QXL.win > >SMSQ/E > > > >So if thats the sort of thing you are looking for its probably feasable. > >Dilwyn could make an auto running PC CD rom that boots one of the freeware > >QL emulators which launches a QL text viewer with his readme file & a > >browser to give instant access to the software in for example his excellent > >PD CDROM. > > > >I can supply the zip file containing avvia if anyone wants to try it. > > Magic Duncan ! > > There is always someone who can give the answer in this community :-) > > I hope Dilwyn can take this forward when he has the time. > > It would be a real way to get some 'old' users back, and introduce some > new ones too. > > >Duncan > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > >Dilwyn Jones > >Sent: 10 August 2003 23:57 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL2004 > > > >>The QL Emulators CD that Dilwyn and Darren produced, for example, was > >a > >>great idea. Once the GUI's area available it would be good to do this > >>again ... and more. > >Thanks. I hadn't really thought of using Launchpad or QDT in this > >context, but who knows? > > > >>Have CD that would 'auto magically' produce and set up a QL > >environment > >>on a MAC or PC, etc. It will have to be easy and 'done on a plate' > >to > >>get new users involved. They won't have the time to catch up on all > >the > >>things that those of still involved may know about. > >This is one of the shortcomings of the present CD, I didn't know > >enough about the 'other computers' to do auto-setups etc, which is why > >it's only a home brew-DIY tinkerers setup and readme.txt's etc. Anyone > >who'd like to do this is welcome to have a copy to provide such a > >setup, but please make it flexible enough to allow for whatever might > >happen, for example, the latest CD (v1.24) now has QL2K and the > >Windows version of uQLx, just added "as is" with additions to the > >readme files. > > -- > Malcolm Cadman >
