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- From: fmlin@terapin.com (Frank M. Lin)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: multi-tasking GNO
- References: <bazyar.711635591@teal>
- Message-ID: <fmlin.0ufq@terapin.com>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 20:46:49 PST
- Organization: BBS
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- Thanx for the info about bank 0 stuff.
-
- > Bank 0 memory is required by _any_ program on the IIgs; it's the only
- > bank where stack and direct page space can be accessed by the processor.
- > Thus, it's use is very important.
-
- > Nope, not unlimited- up to 32. If they all use 1K of stack, you might
- > be able to squeeze them in. Otherwise, a more realistic number is
- > five to ten. It's an unfortunate situation, but we're stuck by this
- > bit of short-sightedness of the 816s designer.
-
- I remember reading from ORCA manuals about the new Finder allocate 4k of
- stack... but I guess switching among 3 or 4 application is still not
- impossible, right?
-
- I still don't understand about "where stack and direct pate space can be access
- by the processor"... little more detail?!
-
- btw, does every NDA, CDev require some stack from bank 0?
-
- Thanx.
-
- frank m. lin
- internet: fmlin@terapin.com
- symmetrix...
-