                         Delay Boot version 1.1
        Copyright (c) 1994 by John Villalovos of Seriously Sound
                     All rights reserved worldwide
                  563 S.W. Adams, Corvallis, OR  97333
                             (503) 753-7883

***** Warning *****
        This software is designed to reboot your computer.  This program causes
        your computer to reboot as if someone pressed the reset button.  If
        this is done at the wrong time it may cause damage to your computers
        file system.  Make sure that you consider this before using this
        program.
***** Warning *****


This version of Delay Boot is NOT public domain or free software, but is being
distributed as "shareware" for EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY.

Seriously Sound grants a limited license to individuals to use this shareware
software for a 30-day evaluation period on a private, non-commercial basis, for
the express purpose of determining whether Delay Boot is suitable for their
needs.  At the end of this 30-day evaluation period, the individual must either
purchase a license from Seriously Sound for continued use of the program, or
discontinue using Delay Boot.

Many hours of work have gone into the development of Delay Boot.  In addition,
we provide support, via email or mail.

You may try Delay Boot for 30 days, you are under no obligation to pay to use
it during that time.  However, if you continue to use it after that 30-day
evaluation period, you must purchase a license to do so. THANKS!

The Delay Boot software is owned by John L. Villalovos of Seriously Sound.
protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions.

For LICENSE, WARRANTY, U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS, EXPORT LAW
ASSURANCES, and GOVERNING LAW AND GENERAL PROVISIONS information, see the
printed documentation accompanying this software.

Please review the contents of this file before using Delay Boot.  It contains
helpful information on the operation of Delay Boot and how to get assistance
when you need it.

This program is shareware.  The author retains all rights to this program but
allows the free use of this program by individuals, businesses and government
organizations with the exception that this program may NOT be uploaded or be
made available on Compuserve Information Service.


This version of the program and previous versions are freeware.  In the future
I may decide to have the program become shareware.

Program:        DLYBOOT.EXE

Purpose:        To reboot the computer after a specified time.

Use of DLYBOOT.EXE:

                The program is fairly easy to operate.  At the DOS prompt
                (or in a batch file) type:

                        DLYBOOT [/U],[/D],[/F] [hh:mm:ss]

                /U : Uninstall TSR if loaded.
                /D : Reboot after amount of time has passed.
                /F : Reboot at fixed time.

                hh = Hours  = 0 - 23
                mm = Minute = 0 - 59
                ss = Second = 0 - 59


                *Note:  The reboot time that will be displayed is the time that
                        the program will execute a reset disk (Int 21h Sub 0Dh)
                        command.  It will then wait 5 seconds and then reboot
                        the computer.  Hopefully this will allow the disk
                        cache to flush itself.  So the exact time that the
                        computer will actually reboot is 5 seconds after the
                        time listed.  The process of rebooting starts at the
                        time displayed.


                In the following examples the current time will be 12:23:59.

                DLYBOOT /D 01:00:00
                        will cause the computer to reboot at approximately
                        13:23:59.  Actually it will reboot at 13:24:04.

                DLYBOOT /F 01:00:00
                        will cause the computer to reboot at approximately
                        01:00:00.  It will actually reboot at 01:00:05.

                DLYBOOT /U
                        will uninstall the TSR if loaded.

                Note:  You can only install the program as a TSR once.  If you
                       attempt to load it again it will be ignored.  To change
                       the reboot time you need to Unload it and then reload
                       the TSR.



                DLYBOOT.EXE is written in assembly language using the excellent
                Spontaneous Assembly library.  If interested in their product
                please call 1-800-ASSEMBLY.  Unfortunately I think they have
                gone out of business since I can't seem to contact them.  I
                don't have to mention their product and I don't get any money
                for mentioning it, but I like their program!

Revision History:

Version 1.1
8-Feb-94
        Fixed bug where when doing a Delay reboot the current time's seconds
        would be considered to be 0 when adding the current time and the
        delay time.  Made the TSR more aggresive in that it now monitors the
        software interrupts 8H (System Timer), 16H (Keyboard I/O),
        21H (Dos Services), and 28H (Dos Idle).  This should help ensure that
        it reboots when the time comes.

Version 1.0
30-Jan-94
        First release to general public.



If you have any questions, comments or suggestions on how to improve the
program please feel free to contact me.  Email is preferred.

John Villalovos
villalj@instruction.cs.orst.edu

Seriously Sound
563 S.W. Adams
Corvallis, OR  97333
(503) 753-7883
