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- A short description of Bootsie V1.80 in English:
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-
- Bootsie writes some useful and often needed code to the bootsector of
- drive A:. It allows also to put your own bootcode into the bootsector
- or to clear the bootsector.
-
- WARNING: Be careful not to overwrite existing executable bootsectors of
- original disks like games etc.!
-
-
- Boot-Delay - slidebar
-
- You can shorten the built-in boot-delay of the TOS 2.06/3.06
- to the specific time (secondwise) your harddrive needs. If
- you use an older TOS-version, a similar delay code to that
- one of TOS 2.06/3.06 will be put into the bootsector.
-
- Sound - radiobuttons
-
- You will hear the selected 'bing' in the bootphase. DOS-machines
- do this, too.
-
- Hardware - Init
-
- Cache: Switches on the instruction-cache of MC68020/30- and the
- data-cache of MC68030-processors. For Atari-TT's, PAK2/3
- or other accelerator-boards.
-
- MSTE: Switches on 16MHz an the cache of the Mega STE.
-
- Because the above is done very early in the bootphase also AUTO-prg's
- and ACC's are executed faster, otherwise it would be done by the
- desktop or the control-accessory much later, when these programs
- are already executed.
-
- Blitter: Switches on the Blitter-chip, again some slight speed-up
- in bootphase.
-
- No Bell: Suppresses the Control-G-bell, because a lot programmers
- of AUTO-prg's can't resist to put a 'bing' into their
- code. With many of such programs in the AUTO-folder it
- isn't very informative anymore but stressy for the nerves.
- Can be switched on again by the control-accessory.
- Additionally, it switches off the internal speaker of the TT.
-
- 60 Hz: Especially for european users, where 50 Hz is the standard
- setting, but who like the more flicker free 60 Hz lowres-
- color-modes.
-
- A: B: Sets the step rates of both floppy-drives in ms. For users of
- HD-modules or 40 track, DOS-compatible, 5.25"-drives.
-
- Message
-
- This message will be shown when booting. To distinguish between
- different boot-disks with different bootcode.
-
- Xtern
-
- With this option, you can put your own bootcode into the bootsector
- of a disk. All other functions are disabled then, so you have to
- include them in your code if you need them too.
- This bootcode must be position-independent, programs must
- not have data- or bss-sections. The code must be closed with an 'rts'-
- statement and may not be longer than 480 Bytes.
- See and try EXAMPLE.S(.BIN) for this.
-
- "C" (Clear)
-
- This button clears the boot-sector of drive A:. It's also good for
- killing bootsector-viruses.
-
- "R" (Read)
-
- Reads out a Bootsie-sector.
-
-
- Please notice, that TOS-versions < 1.04 will execute the bootsector only
- after cold-boots, while later versions do it after warm-boots, too.
-
- Maybe the selection of the steprates won't work with non-German-TOSes
- <= 1.02, because this can only be done with undocumented variables. I
- don't know if these adresses differ in foreign TOSes.
- I used the following
-
- TOS-Version Drive A: Drive B:
- -----------------------------------------
- 1.00 $A08 $A0C
- 1.02 $A4E $A52 (Source: Profibuch)
-
- Please tell me if there are differences to your TOS. I don't expect it
- at these low adresses.
-
-
- Please send any comments on this program to me via email:
-
- sk@lumumba.shnet.org (Stefan Krey)
-
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- This program may be copied and distributed free for non commercial purposes.
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