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Introduction:
The main purpose of this program is to allow usage of RAD: device with a
version 2.x of the operating system. Without running it some words in RAD:
image get damaged on restart. It can perform few additional tasks, which may
be utilized also under 1.3/1.2
In general, you may use Memlink with following versions of Kickstart:
1.2 (exec 33.192)
1.3 (exec 34.002)
2.0 (exec 37.132)
Other exec versions are NOT supported!
Copyright & Disclaimer:
I've been given this program from the author, Petr Cisar (Prague, CZ), via his
friend, Pavel Troller (Prague, CZ) with a permission to spread it. However,
this program is provided "as is". There is no promise of future versions, nor
bug fixes. The entire risk as to the use of this program is assumed by the
user.
Futhermore, I do not guarantee accuracy of information provided in this brief doc
at all.
Suggested use:
Memlink without parameters performs necessary patches of the system to allow
usage of RAD:. This is accompanied by an automatic restart of the system.
However, Memlink is intelligent enough to see whether the system has been already
patched, and it won't perform the restart in this case. So it is the best to
run Memlink as the first command of your startup-sequence. Patching the system
will be indicated with a red screen.
Memlink might also activate the rest of the memory (to full 2MB) on some internal A500
memory expansions, but this is NOT GUARANTEED! This memory is called RESIDUAL
MEMORY and requires special hardware design of the expansion.
Usage with parameters:
Memlink I only reports current configuration:
Example:
Memlink v2.4, 02-Oct-92 (C) SinSoft & PCsoft
System configuration:
- Kickstart version 2.0 (37.175, exec 37.132)
- 0.5 MB of CHIP memory
- 1.75 MB of FAST memory
- NO RESIDUAL memory
- NO Patch installed.
Memlink S tries to pretend the original A500 memory configuration, i.e. 0.5 MB
Chip plus 0 MB Fast. This might be useful for some old, a little dirty
programmed software, mainly under 1.3.
If the memory, killed by 'S' option of Memlink, was occupied by some resident
module, unpredictable consequences may arise(!)
Memlink R performs cold restart. The same may be achieved by "double reset",
a little known (possibly not intended) feature of the OS 2.x. If you want to
perform "double reset", after reseting once, wait for the first color change
and press Ctrl-A-A once more.
Calling from Workbench:
When using an icon to call Memlink, you may input a parameter as a Tool type
using Information item from Workbench menu. Additional icons may be of 'Project' type
with a path to Memlink as a default tool, with a different parameter included.
Possible error messages:
Invalid parameter!
self explanatory
No residual memory or no more than 0.5M Chip RAM found - patch not needed.
self explanatory
Patch for 1M Chip RAM successfully installed.
Fixed only the test for max. 0.5M Chip under 1.3. This action is not
followed by restart.
No fast memory found - patch not needed.
There has been no Fast RAM found under 2.0. No fixes are therefore
needed.
Already installed and in operation...
self explanatory
No enough memory !
Not enough memory to install fixes.
Incorrect version exec.library (37.135)!
Unsupported version of exec.library found.
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Wish you happy RAD-ing under otherwise wonderful (well, sort of) 2.x.
This info written by Marek Janous
xmjs@vse.cs