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- Watch_MEMC Version 1.00 (27 May 1995)
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-
- On the old (pre-RISC OS 3) machines, a good way to get increased speed was
- to call the SWI "OS_UpdateMEMC" with certain parameters. Unfortunately, with
- the onset of RISC OS 3 > 3.5, this call not only doesn't work, but sometimes
- hangs the machine! "What can be done about this?" I hear you scream. Well
- panic no more, because here comes Watch_MEMC.
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- How it works
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- Watch_MEMC installs itself in the module area, and listens out for that
- "OS_UpdateMEMC" call. When one goes off, the module breaks into the program
- and checks if the registers contain the right values (R0=&F0, R1=&F0). If
- so, then control is returned to the program, but the SWI is never called...
-
- How to use it
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-
- Simply double-click on the Watch_MEMC module. If all goes well a little
- message should appear. Then run the peice of afflicted software, and all
- your troubles should be over!
- You can easily install the module automatically when running the program,
- or starting up your machine, by inserting the following line in your
- !Boot/!Run/whatever..
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- RMEnsure Watch_MEMC 1.00 RMLoad <Obey$Dir>.WatchMEMC
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- The Watch_MEMC module should be in the same directory as the obey file.
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- Credits
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-
- Well, some to me :
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- Nige Jones
- 21 St. Georges Drive,
- Deganwy
- Conwy
- Gwynedd
- LL31 9PP
- Email : mccx4npj@fs2.ee.umist.ac.uk (term-time, if I pass!)
- or care of Ben at blf3@aber.ac.uk, subject line 'To Nige'.
-
- *PLUG* Visit my Web page at 'http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hynesm/niges.html'
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- Mail me if you want the source.
-
- Most of the credit should go to Arc Angels (I think), who wrote the
- skeleton SWI-Patcher. (Naughty)
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- Seeeeeeeeya later...
-
- Nige.