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- Short: Boosts Kickstart speed on 68040 or 68060
- Author: simon@studio.woden.com (Simon N Goodwin)
- Uploader: simon@studio.woden.com (Simon N Goodwin)
- Version: 36.08
- Type: util/sys
- Replaces: util/sys/QuickROM*
-
- SUMMARY
-
- This free utility makes operating system code a lot faster by
- copying Kickstart - the built-in part of the Amiga's operating
- system - into fast memory. It does this dynamically and can be
- activated or deactivated at any time. It has been tested on CPU
- accelerators made by Commodore, GVP, MacroSystem and Phase Five
- and written with compatibility and reliability in mind.
-
- First Aminet Release: 3rd May 1998.
-
- Unsolicited comment from an early user:
-
- "Thanks for writing QuickROM. I'm amazed at how much better my
- 4000 with Cyberstorm Mach-II is working! Disk access is much
- faster, as well as FTP downloads. There's one site that I thought
- was just slow, but after installing QuickROM, the downloads fly.
- The only problem is that when I run QuickROM from the workbench
- instead of CLI, it gurus, while still speeding up the system.
- That doesn't really matter, though, because it works fine in
- my user startup." - Dave Wright
-
- Second Aminet Release: 21st May 1998.
-
- In response to this and other comments I've added a Workbench-
- friendly version (QuickROM_WB) which can be put into WBstartup
- or run at any time by clicking on the icon, and added installation
- instructions. - Simon N Goodwin
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS
-
- Any Amiga with Fast Memory and a 68040 or 68060 processor: LC,
- XC or MC version - as a MMU Memory Management Unit is required.
- Up-to-date SetPatch with CPU libraries, Enforcer or equivalent.
-
- Amiga include files to re-assemble the Workbench startup code.
-
-
-
- BENEFITS
-
- * Boosts speed of all Kickstart ROM routines by up to 30 times.
-
- * Allocates RAM from the top of memory to minimise fragmentation.
-
- * Allows de-allocation as well as allocation, freeing 516K memory.
-
- * Full diagnostic Exec result codes for cases when it can't work.
-
- * Avoids undocumented 68060.library hooks, for compatibility with
- all 68060 or 68040 systems with an MMU.
-
- * Designed to suit 1 Mb Kickstarts as well as Commodore 512K ones.
-
- * Works from CLI/Shell, Opus, AREXX, and now Workbench icons too.
-
- * Freely distributable, with full assembly language source code.
-
- Please see QuickROM.text and QuickROM.asm for more details.
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
-
- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
- -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
- 1452 947 34.7% 05-Feb-94 02:08:48 +kickspeed
- 376 350 6.9% 21-May-98 17:14:28 +QuickROM
- 10424 4685 55.0% 21-May-98 17:12:46 +QuickROM.asm
- 501 240 52.0% 21-May-98 18:09:42 +QuickROM.asm.info
- 8381 3958 52.7% 21-May-98 17:54:26 +QuickROM.text
- 778 681 12.4% 21-May-98 18:09:42 +QuickROM.text.info
- 504 434 13.8% 21-May-98 17:13:20 +QuickROM_WB
- 473 221 53.2% 21-May-98 18:09:42 +QuickROM_WB.info
- -------- ------- ----- --------- --------
- 22889 11516 49.6% 23-May-98 16:02:24 8 files
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