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#QUESTION

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#97143From: Kangas, Mr. IzoDec 7, 1987 12:09 PM
Can you inform me whether the "makeboth" PD combo Kick&Bench disk prgm works as one might assume without complications, or possibly FF "KickBench" (requires developer 'disked'?); Or is the KickWork from Amigo Business the only way? Izo
#97165From: RICHARD WAGUESPACKDec 7, 1987 2:20 PM
Izo I have been using Kickbench. It has performed much to my satisfaction. With the latest version of kickbench you just: (1) make a copy of Kick Start. (2) run Kickbench (3) copy necessary Workbench files to the disk. (4) copy the Kick program to your C directory. You then have a Kickbench disk. Every time you are ready to turn off your computer run the "Kick" program to make the disk into a Kickstart disk. There are several other options in the Docs. I have ordered Kickworks, so as to not have to re arm the Kickbench disk every time as Kickworks is supposed to allow you to do. I will let you know if Kickworks does it's job soon as I recieve it. Richard
#97309From: Douglas MartinDec 8, 1987 7:51 AM
I use KickBench as well. It doesn't require Disked. I "rearm" my KickBench disk (i.e. turn it back into KickStart) in my startup-sequence. Even after you "rearm" it you can still treat it as a DOS disk provided you avoid certain commands and don't take it out of the drive and put it back in. It works quite well for me.
#97343From: Richard Rae/SYSOPDec 8, 1987 4:31 PM
KickBench works, but there is a catch: you have to "re-arm" the disk as a KICK disk before rebooting. Not a problem or impossible, depending on how you use your system. In addition to KickWork, might I also suggest KwikStart, a little board from Michigan Software which, I believe, has a few advantages of its own. Rick
#97563From: Richard Rae/SYSOPDec 9, 1987 8:34 PM
KickBench works, but there is a catch: you have to "re-arm" the disk as a KICK disk before rebooting. Not a problem or impossible, depending on how you use your system. In addition to KickWork, might I also suggest KwikStart, a little board from Michigan Software which, I believe, has a few advantages of its own. Rick