PRODUCT  :  Borland C++                            NUMBER  :  708
  VERSION  :  2.0
       OS  :  DOS
     DATE  :  October 19, 1993                         PAGE  :  1/2

    TITLE  :  How to Warm or Cold Boot Computer




  /********************************************************************
  This code will let the user specify whether to perform a cold or
  warm boot based on the command line option (Warm boot: 'W' or
  'S'; any other character results in a cold boot).
  *********************************************************************/

  #include <stdio.h>
  #include <dos.h>
  #include <ctype.h>

  int main (int argc, char *argv[])
  {
    void (far *bootsystem) (void);

    if ((toupper (argv[1][0]) == 'W')
       || (toupper (argv[1][0]) == 'S'))
        { /* Setting this memory location to this value will result
             in memory not being checked a.k.a. Warm Boot    */

        unsigned far *warm;
        /* Make a far pointer that points to the specified memory
           location that is checked when the system is rebooted  */
        warm = MK_FP (0x0000, 0x0472);

        /* Assign constant to farpointer indicating that memory is
           not to be checked
        */
        *warm = 0x1234;
        puts ("\nWarm boot in progress...\n");
       }
    else     /* memory will be checked a.k.a. Cold Boot */
      puts ("\nCold boot in progress...\n");

      /* Assign far function pointer to the required far pointer
         for reboot */
    bootsystem = MK_FP (0xFFFF, 0x0000);

    /* Invoke the reboot process */
    (*bootsystem) ();

    return (0);
  }














  PRODUCT  :  Borland C++                            NUMBER  :  708
  VERSION  :  2.0
       OS  :  DOS
     DATE  :  October 19, 1993                         PAGE  :  2/2

    TITLE  :  How to Warm or Cold Boot Computer




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