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- RAVAIL, Version 2.0. By Alex Craig
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- Format: RAVAIL [CHIP|FAST|AMIGA|RETINA|TOTAL]
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- Template: CHIP/S,FAST/S,AMIGA/S,RETINA/S,TOTAL/S
-
- Purpose: To report the amount of CHIP, FAST, and RETINA
- graphics memory available. Requires Kickstart 2.04
- or better.
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- Path: Where every you want I guess.
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- Specification:
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- RAVAIL gives a summary of the system much the same was as the standard
- AmigaDOS AVAIL command does. However, RAVAIL also provides information
- about any memory present on a Retina Graphics display card if it is
- present. Details given where possible are the amount of free memory,
- how much is currently in use, how much is installed, and the size of the
- largest free chunk not yet allocated.
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- By using one of the CHIP, FAST, AMIGA, RETINA, or TOTAL options you can
- have RAVAIL display only the number of free bytes available of that type
- of memory. This is instead of a complete summary, and can be used in
- scripts, for example to see if there is enough free memory on a Retina
- card to display a picture, or open a particular screen.
-
-
- Example 1:
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- 1> RAVAIL
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- Type Available Allocated Installed Largest
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- CHIP 1833808 259248 2093056 1823168
- FAST 10756864 6020352 16777216 10519512
- RETINA 2753280 1441024 4194304 n/a
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- AMIGA 12590672 6279600 18870272 10519512
- TOTAL 15343952 7720624 23064576 n/a
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- A complete summary of the system RAM is displayed.
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- Example 2:
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- 1> RAVAIL RETINA
- 2753280
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- The number of bytes of free Retina graphics memory is displayed.
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- About RAVAIL:
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- This little tool was written using SAS/C 6.3 on my A4000/040 with a 4 meg
- Retina card. I wrote it because I got fed up with having two separate
- memory statistic commands for two different types of memory. It may not
- provide all the functionality of the system AVAIL, but then how often do
- you really use AVAIL FLUSH?! I may however see if I can extend it to
- a list of open Retina Screens, ala RETIAAVAIL.
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- If you have any problems with this command please let me know. I can be
- reached on the InterNET via email at:
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- eezer@dcs.warwick.ac.uk
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- Or at home as:
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- Alex Craig
- 5 Chatsworth Way
- London SE27 9HR
- ENGLAND
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- Have fun and enjoy,
- Alex...
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