SYSTEM MANAGER

System Manager (SYSMGR) is the application program interface (API) used by the internal applications. It lets the 95LX do task-switching. SYSMGR applications make calls to the SYSMGR kernel, which in turn perform specific tasks on behalf of the application.

In the absence of a CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT file, SYSMGR is launched automatically. If you create a CONFIG.SYS file, then you need to put the $SYSMGR command in AUTOEXEC.BAT to launch SYSMGR. Note that this is NOT an external command; it's an internal command on the 95LX.

SYSMGR.EXE, by Mark Scardina, is an alternate way of getting SYSMGR running from AUTOEXEC.BAT. Mark has just uploaded a new version of SYSMGR.ZIP (ON DISK ICON), a System-Manager replacement he created. This program is for those who have problems keeping their hotkeys functioning. This new version eliminates the need to load an extra copy of COMMAND.COM, saving 1700 bytes of memory. It consumes zero memory once System Manager is launched, saving another 900 bytes. It also provides startup access to DOS, eliminating the need to put a PAUSE command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

There's no trick to using CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.

Ted Dickens (HP Forums Sysop)

CompuServe ID: [76701,272]

Mark Scardina

CompuServe ID: [76711,732]