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- From: jow@hcast.uucp (Juergen Weinelt)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
- Subject: Re: What is "enforcer" and "low memory"?
- Message-ID: <jow.010p@hcast.uucp>
- Date: 14 Aug 92 02:04:03 GMT
- References: <14250@mindlink.bc.ca>
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- In article <14250@mindlink.bc.ca> Edward_Swatschek@mindlink.bc.ca (Edward Swatschek) writes:
- > Enforcer is a program that monitors the computers memory and checks to make
- >sure other programs are not using memory that has not been reserved for that
- >program's use. It needs a MMU to work.
-
- Yup. You should also add that enforcer is a tool for software *developers*,
- software *users* will normally not need it.
-
- > I'm not familiar enough with what using low memory does, but that it is best
- >avoided.
-
- This is one special mistake that enforcer can discover. The operating system
- (aka Kickstart) stores certain vital pieces of information in that area, and
- programs that destroy that information will usually cause very bad crashes.
-
- > Edjs _
- > ------ _ // CI$ : 76427,662
- > Edward_Swatschek@mindlink.bc.ca \X/ GEnie: E.SWATSCHEK
-
- -- Juergen
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- o _ Juergen Weinelt, Germany
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