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- *---------------------------------> Reset <---------------------------------*
- *-----------------------> Version 2.02 on 21.9.1992 <-----------------------*
- *--------------------------> by Martin Schlodder <--------------------------*
-
- Reset is a little utility, that allows you to perform a reset by simply
- typing it.
-
- Additionally, it might be used from the Workbench after creating a project-
- type icon. It hasn't any startup code suitable for the Workbench, yet that
- shouldn't matter as the system is reseted right after the loading of the
- program. When called that way, Reset will do a hard-reset.
-
- Calling Reset from CLI (or Shell), you have several options, which you may
- abbreviate, for only the first character is recognized.
-
- 1. The questionmark '?' or an unknown option shows some shortened information
- about the program.
- 2. No option or 'simple' will perform a simple reset which behaves like
- having pressed the keys <control><left amiga><right amiga> together.
- 3. The option 'cold' removes the ExecBase and with that everything that is
- resident in the system i. e. ram disks, programs, viruses etc.
- 4. The option 'kick' removes the Kickstart from A1000's WOM. That will only
- work, if the program is run in FASTMEM, wherelse it will exit with an
- errormessage. This is because the checksum of the Kickstart must be
- cleared, to remove it. For that you have to write to the WOM, which is
- only possible after a reset. The 68000's reset command moves on the Amiga
- the ROM to the lower 512K of CHIPMEM, and so a program run there will
- continue in Kickstart and so crash.
-
- It is quite clear that this program should only be used with caution, because
- it terminates everything in your system and with the option 'cold' given,
- even removes recoverable ram disks.
-
- This program is placed in the public domain. Here I should remark, that I
- extracted the reset functions in KillKick and V1.3 reset from freely
- available sources (printed in several Amiga magazines).
-
- I warn again all users to be concious of their risk at using Reset; I am not
- responsible for loss of data, damage or other problems rustulting directly
- or indirectly from the use of this program.
-
- For questions or suggestions call me via EMail (internet):
- schlodder@mailserv.uni-tuebingen.de
-
- or write me:
- Martin Schlodder
- Uhlandstr. 18
- D-7460 Balingen
-
- This contribution consists of:
- Reset.asm the source code
- Reset.doc the english documentation
- Reset.dok the german documentation
- Reset_D the program itself with german texts
- Reset_E the program itself with english texts
-
- I recommend you to rename the chosen version of Reset to 'Reset'.
-
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- Thanks to \X/ Amiga for being the best computer ever !
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