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- Short: WBWait 1.5 - Blank WB during WBStartup load using DMA.
- Author: Bozo (e-mail N/A) (#amiga,#amigaswe)
- Uploader: Bozo (e-mail N/A)
- Type: util/wb
-
- *** Introduction ***
-
- Ever hated the shitty period of time when the damn WBStartup programs
- are beeing loaded? I'm sure you have. And why? Becouse you can see the
- whole shit on the screen. It's totally awful. Well, here is a solution.
- I probably should tell you that the present version was coded faster
- than this damn doc was written. (Good or bad?)
-
- I might release a version that checks for completion of the WBStartup
- so you don't have to bother with the delay value. Not very probable
- though, mainly becuse I plan to write a similar program with nuke/fade
- features. I don't understand why such a program has been made or
- attempted, couse it will blow you mind off. (and mine too)
-
- I apologize for the irony, but please understand that this doc was
- written 04:30 at night in a desperate need of food.
-
- *** Installation ***
-
- WBWait HAS to be put in your startup-sequence just BEFORE the LoadWB
- command. The execution line for WBWait MUST look like this:
-
- RUN >NIL: WBWAIT D seconds >NIL:
-
- That's it. Just replace 'seconds' with your preferred value. You should
- test your way to a good value. Try measuring the time it takes for
- disk-activity to stop.
-
- *** Requirements ***
-
- WBWait will PROBABLY run under anything over WB2.0 but I'm not giving
- any guarantees, since it only has been tested on AGA/WB3.0. BTW, check
- out the great sentence before this one. :) (hint: running under over?)
-
- *** WARNING ***
-
- Since version 1.5 WBWait has been transformed from a kludgy OS-friendly
- program to a nasty, evil and gruesome piece of code. Basicly, this means
- that it uses a cool hardware feature of the amiga, to be more exact the
- DMA. If you do not know what the DMA is and/or why I use it, you should
- probably delete this program before your amiga blows up.
-