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- FATSPEED.PRG 1.9
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- Copyright 1988 by Ulrich Kuebler
- All rights reserved
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- WHAT IT DOES
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- - Speeds up the search for free clusters in file write operations
- ( only for drives with 16 bit FAT )
-
- - Dfree works faster
-
- - Fixes the GEMDOS bug, which bombs at redirection of Cconout, Cauxout
- and Cprnout.
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- - replaces the sector buffer copy routines by faster ones
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- ENVIRONMENT
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- This program works with the rom versions dated 85/11/20, 86/2/6 and
- 87/4/22 (Mega). It is tested with different harddisk configurations
- and harddisk drivers.
-
- ! This is NOT a working-in-any-case patch to GEMDOS !
- ! FATSPEED may get in conflict with other programs in the AUTO folder
- ! or accessories, which may cause unpredictable things to happen.
- ! Some applications or games may refuse to work with FATSPEED installed.
- ! If you want to use the program, you do it at your own risk.
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- INSTALLATION
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- To install the program, simply put it into the AUTO-folder of
- your boot drive or start it from a shell. Starting from desktop
- is not recommended since error messages disappear when the desktop
- returns.
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- Since this is very rom dependent code, I have included some
- checkpoints to verify address validity. If one of these checks fails,
- the message 'Installation failed' appears with an error code,
- and no modification is done to any vector or TOS data.
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- It is not possible to install the program twice, you will get an
- error if you try to.
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- At installation time, FATSPEED tries to find out all needed addresses
- by looking at your TOS version date and some information in rom.
- If the TOS date is unknown, a warning message will appear and FATSPEED
- will attempt to continue installation.
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- If you want to use the program, PLEASE do a hard disk backup before.
- Don't flame me if you end up with a damaged hard disk or floppy (!),
- the use is at your own risk ! I dont't know about interfering with
- other resident utilities, it works for my configuration.
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- To avoid problems when calculating rom addresses you should install
- FATSPEED in the AUTO folder in the order below :
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- 1. SETINIT.PRG ( if you use it )
- 2. AHDI.PRG ( or your favorite hard disk driver )
- 3. FOLDRxxx.PRG ( you *should* use it :-)
- 4. FATSPEED.PRG
- 5. your other utilities
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- If you get a 'Installation failed' error or run into problems when
- working with FATSPEED installed, you should try it again WITHOUT
- any other auto programs or accessories loaded ( except those listed
- above ). If the problem remains and you are still interested in using
- this program, drop me a mail with the full error message included
- or a detailed description of the problems you have. You may also look
- at the source and try to fix it. The source is available upon request.
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- There is no original Atari rom code included in this program,
- the needed code is copied from your roms. It needs about 30k ram space.
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- IMPORTANT !
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- I am not responsible for anything which happens when you use this
- program. There may still be bugs in it, and if something is
- damaged by its use, you are on your own.
-
- In order to minimize the risk to screw up files on the hard disk,
- every free cluster found by my program will be checked up in the
- old way, and if it differs, a dot ( . ) will be printed onto the
- screen and the cluster is not used. Since now nobody claimed about
- FATSPEED printing dots.
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- Any bug reports and suggestions for improvement are most appreciated.
- Obviously, there will be no more need for FATSPEED when Atari's new
- roms are available.
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- COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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- 'FATSPEED.PRG' and this document are copyrighted by the author.
- All rights reserved. Permission is granted for noncommercial copy
- and usage provided that both 'FATSPEED.PRG' and this 'README'
- remain together and unchanged.
-
- Enjoy !
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- Uli Kuebler
- University of Kaiserslautern
- West-Germany
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