-------------------------------------¢¢ DOCUMENTATION FOR HAPPYXL¢ VERSION/1C:¢ * by Tim Patrick - the Happy Hacker *¢ -------------------------------------¢¢ (Editors Note: For those of you who¢ have this DOS, I can recommend ¢ it. To all others, please get it!)¢ ******¢ Yup, here it is, the official¢ version of HappyXL from the Hacker ¢ himself!¢¢ After a few weeks of discussing¢ it with HAPPY (and a few months of¢ some serious procrastination) I have¢ per- mission to give this away!¢ (Thank you Richard Adams of HAPPY¢ Computers!)¢¢ SO WHAT IS HAPPYXL?:¢ --------------------¢ HappyXL is a software patch for¢ the ATARI XL/XE Operating System¢ (O/S) that allows high-speed¢ Serial I/O data transfers between¢ your computer and the HAPPY¢ enhanced disk drives! ¢ HappyXL makes a non-permanent change ¢ to the SIO code in your computers O/S¢ that is compatible with most DOS and ¢ DOS-based programs! WHAT DOES IT WORK¢ WITH?:¢ ------------------------ ¢ I have used HappyXL with these¢ DOS's: ATARI DOS 2.0S ATARI DOS 2.5¢ (see my 2.5+ in DL-3!); ATARI DOS 3.0¢ (big deal!); Q-DOS 4.0 (ATARI DOS¢ 4.0); OSS DOSXL 2.30 (should work w'¢ OS/A+); SMART-DOS 8.2D; TOP-DOS¢ 1.5a/+ (better than theirs!) MYDOS¢ 3.08A/4.2C.¢¢ With DOSXL name it DOSXL.SYS...¢ With DOS 2.5 name it RAMDISK.COM...¢ Append RAMDISK.COM to HappyXL, or¢ better yet, download DOS25P.SCR from ¢ SIG*ATARI DL-3 and UNSCRUNCH it! It's¢ an improved version of 2.5 with lots¢ of extras for XL/XE owners! (It's BIG¢ though, D/L it when not busy!) ¢¢ With other DOS's make sure HappyXL is¢ the FIRST autorun on the disk! Other¢ files may be appended to HappyXL, and¢ should run normally (I use it with ¢ DISKIO 4.3!).¢¢ GENERAL INFORMATION:¢ --------------------¢ HappyXL uses NO AVAILABLE MEMORY! ¢ You will have about 1K more memory at¢ LOMEM with HappyXL than with a HAPPY¢ type DOS (WARP-DOSXL, TOP-DOS with¢ HAPPY module, or HAPPY WARP-DOS 2.0)! ¢ Use HappyXL instead of TOP-DOS's¢ module, it has no bugs (less bugs?).¢¢ Also, HappyXL does NOT affect the ¢ FORMAT or WRITE-DOS commands (unlike ¢ HAPPY's WARP-DOS)!¢¢ COPYRIGHT NOTICE:¢ -----------------¢ HappyXL, it's utilities and related¢ software, including DOS 2.5+ and it's¢ enhancements, are Copyright (C) 1986¢ and 1987, Tim Patrick! Subject to ¢ the following:¢ These programs may be freely¢ used, copied, and distributed, as¢ long as the Copyright notices,¢ credits, and/or titles are intact!¢¢ The documentation MUST accompany all¢ related software!¢ These programs may NOT be sold with-¢ out my written permission!¢¢ Contact Tim Patrick at the address¢ below! And, the High-Speed I/O driver¢ is (C) 1986 HAPPY Computers Inc., it¢ is used by permission, and is only¢ for use by registered owners of the¢ HAPPY 810 or 1050 disk drive¢ enhancements! ¢ FOR MORE INFORMATION:¢ ---------------------¢ If you really like HappyXL, I am not¢ offended by monetary donations<hehe>! ¢ I have a disk FULL of documentation¢ about HappyXL and how it works! There¢ is also info on special features like¢ how to turn HappyXL on and off, using¢ HappyXL to load custom character sets¢ and how to get HIGH-SPEED DISK BOOTS! ¢¢ This disk will contain utilities¢ to enhance HappyXL and DOS 2.5+, and¢ it will also have the NEW version of¢ the ULTRA-TRANSLATOR (2.0) that is¢ the most compatible translator¢ available! ¢¢ Most of the utilities on this disk¢ will come with SOURCE-CODE! If you¢ are learning assembler, you might¢ find some useful stuff here!¢¢ THE INFORMATION DISK:¢ ---------------------¢ So how do you get this disk? You¢ mean you haven't guessed? Send a¢ monetary donation of $10 (or more!)¢ to: TIM PATRICK¢ 544-C WAILEPO ST.¢ KAILUA, HI 96734 ¢¢ If you would like DOS 2.5+ also,¢ let me know and I'll throw it in!¢ NOTE: DOS 2.5+ is available for¢ downloading on CompuServe's SIG*ATARI¢ in DL-3, DOS25P.SCR, you also need¢ UNSCRUNCH! All of the programs on¢ this disk will be public domain or¢ (C)free-ware! ¢ KEEP ON HACKIN'... TIM!¢ ***********************¢¢ * *** **** *** * * ¢ * * ** ** * ** * * * ¢ ** * ** ** * ** * ** * ¢ ***** ** ** * ***** ***** ¢ ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ¢ *** * ***** **** *** * *** * ¢¢ === end === ¢