Oh, nice one on the HD interface. I hope it uses RDB partition format instead of custom, that way you can plug it into a PC and work with it using WinUAE (for easy file transfer for example).
The way I did my selectable startup sequences was by pure AmigaDOS script commands.
What I like about the "press key on boot up" method is that the command works without needing to open a Workbench screen with an AmigaDOS window in it. This, even though it sounds ridiculous, saves a bunch of memory, which is crucial in more limited systems. Also it's fast, opening up a screen takes time and then you have to type or whatever... If you put this really early on, it's very fast to boot.
This is the keypressed util:
http://aminet.net/package/util/batch/KeyPressed
It even includes some examples. Basically yu have to invoke it and analyze its output with a "warn" command, then act accordingly with a bunch of ifs and elses.
You can make "subroutines" in scripts using the commands "lab" and "skip". "lab" defines a subroutine name and "skip" goes to the subroutine you want.
Then again, all this is valid on Kickstart 2.0+, I don't know about 1.3. I think these commands are available but on disk instead of resident in ROM.
If you make an "F-key" type utility like Ilkke recommends, you could do it with keypress, adding a little bootblock screen that reminds you of what to press! it would be hella fast.
Last edited by akira^8GB (Mar 1, 2012 11:07 am)
