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╘HIS PATCH FILE FOR ╦ERMIT2.2 WAS SUMMITTED BY ╒WE ╚ORN (THE ┴UTHOR)
FROM ╟ERMANY. ╘HE FILES IS VERY SHORT, AND THE INSTRUCTION (THAT FOLLOWS)
ON HOW TO INCORPORATE THIS PATCH INTO THE MAIN PROGRAM SEEMS TO BE
PRETTY MUCH STRAIGHT FORWARD. ╔ HAVEN'T PERSONALLY TESTED OUT THIS
PATCH BECAUSE ╔ DON'T HAVE A 2400 BAUD MODEM. ┴S POINTED OUT BY
╒WE ╚ORN, THE PATCH IS IN ITS INITIAL STAGE, SO IF YOU FIND ANY BUGS
OR COMMENTS TRY CONTACTING THE AUTHOR.
╙INCERELY,
╙COTT ╦. ╙TEPHEN
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╔ PLAN TO SEND YOU A "SPEED-PATCH" FOR ╦ERMIT2.2 IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
╘HIS BECAUSE ╔ HAVE HAD PROBLEMS RUNNING ╦ERMIT ON SPEEDS ABOVE 1200
┬AUD. ╔ INCORPORATED THE ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE ROUTINES REPLACING THE
OLD ╥╙232 ROUTINES ╔ SAW SOME MONTHS AGO ON COMP.SYS.CBM. ╔T SEEMS TO
WORK BUT ╔ FIRST WANT TO CONTACT THE AUTHORS OF ╦ERMIT.
╔ DID NOT TRY TO REACH SOMEBODY OF THE ╦ERMIT-╟URUS SO FAR. ┬UT IF YOU
USE ╦ERMIT 2.2(73) WE COULD MAKE A TEST. ╔ INCLUDE THE "SPEED-PATCH" AT
THE END. ╫HAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS THE FOLLOWING:
1. ╠OAD THE SPEED-PATCH ,8,1
2. ╙AY "NEW" FOR NOT GETTING AN "OUT OF MEMORY"
3. ╠OAD ╦ERMIT, BUT DON'T RUN IT
4. ╘HE MAGIC POKES ARE: "POKE 7580,0 : POKE 7581,146"
5. ╬OW RUN ╦ERMIT
6. ╔F IT STARTS NORMALLY WE PROBABLY HAVE ALREADY WON
7. ╘EST 2400 ┬AUD
╔F ALL GOES RIGHT YOU CAN QUIT AND SAVE THE KERMIT UNDER A NEW NAME.
╘HEN YOU CAN WRITE A LITTLE BASIC-LOADER WHICH FIRST LOADS THE SPEED-PATCH
AND THEN THE MODIFIED ╦ERMIT.
╨LEASE LET ME HEAR ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH THAT PATCH. ┴ POSSIBLE
PROBLEM IS THAT AFTER QUITTING FROM ╦ERMIT THE ╬═╔ ╓EKTOR POINTS STILL
TO THE FAST ╥╙232 ╬═╔. ╘HIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IF YOU LOAD SOME OTHER
PROGRAM AFTERWARDS WHICH DEPENDS ON THE "RIGHT" ╬═╔ VECTOR (E.G.
WTERMITE). ┴ SOLUTION IS HITTING RUN/STOP-RESTORE AFTER LEAVING
╦ERMIT. ╔ HAVEN'T FOUND THE QUIT-ROUTINE IN ╦ERMIT WHERE ╔ OTHERWISE
COULD APPEND SOME CODE FOR RESTORING THE ORIGINAL ╬═╔ VECTOR.
*GREETINGS*
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╒WE ╚ORN /_ /▄ /_ /▄ /_ /▄ ╓OICE: +49-2241-14-2218
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