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- MJSoft's Kicker and Utilites
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- HISTORY
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- Version 1.1ß (14-12-92)
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- - Initial version modified to handle new IFF KICK format of header files.
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- - MakeKick, MakeKickDisk and SumKick utilities added
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- - WorkBench start added
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- - Relative patches supported
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- - Absolute kickstarts work now
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- - GUI repaired
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- - Kickstart checksum is tested before any operation is attempted
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- - Memory freeing after errors corrected
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- - AUTOSUM, PATCH1 and PATCH2 features implemented
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- - ROM loading supported (for kicking of 1.X)
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- - AUTO and ROM switches added
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- - Allocated 8 bytes before tags (defence against MemList chunks)
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- - KickMemList cleared ; problems with ALF controllers fixed
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- - Re-kicking works now
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- Version 1.2ß (17-01-93)
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- - MakeKick supports new SKick formats of PAT & RTB files
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- - MakeKick finds the C0-RAM patches automatically (AUTO mode only)
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- - Kickstart directory defaults to DEVS:Kickstarts
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- - No more illegal FreeMems during error recovery with KS in disconnected
- C0-RAM
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- - System stack allocation problem in 2.0 in CHIP RAM solved (MakeKick creates
- special patches for this automatically)
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- - Startup tags rewritten completely
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- - Expansion devices supported
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- Version 1.3 (17-05-93)
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- - MakeKick: Searching for C0-RAM patches fixed
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- - MakeKick: Analysis of Encrypted and SuperKickstart formats + KICKTO option
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- - Corrected processing of KICKDIR option
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- - Better error checking of absolute Kickstarts
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- - NOTAGS option added - user-selectable killing of old resident modules
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- - ADR option: memory validity checked
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- - FORCED switch added
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- - Removed some bugs in error handling
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- - Removed unused second ResidentTag (MKick.hook)
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- - Selective filtering of resident modules
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- - Post-RESET alerts are displayed properly now
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- - Kicking of 1.X no longer supported
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- - Salvage of C0-RAM implemented
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- - Restoring of V39+ alert timing value implemented
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- - DEBUG switch added
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- - Enhanced strategy of resident tag allocation
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- - Another bug in DATAMOVE modes fixed
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- - Included version string ($VER)
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- - The DEBUG option survives reset caused by re-kicking
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- - Attributes of expansion memory corrected (RAD V39 works)
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- - New processing of MemTags -> RAD V39 survives reset
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- - Black background restored after resident tag in RAM KS
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- - MakeKickDisk: MKick is now loaded from C:. The Startup-sequence on KS disk
- contains KICKDIR parameter -> GUI mode works when LMB is held during reboot.
- DEVS/System-Configuration added to the KS disk. MakeKickDisk 1.1.
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- - ADR option: SKick-style addresses (higher word only) supported
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- - SwitchScript utility added
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- Version 1.4ß (07-08-93)
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- - Major code cleanup made...
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- - Now compatible with SinSoft's KickStat utility
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- - Restored ability to kick 1.X Kickstarts (I need it for my GVP A530)
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- - Expansion board processing in 1.X fixed
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- - Parsing of WB arguments repaired (it didn't work since V1.2)
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- - CPU caches are flushed before doing reset
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- - CACHE switch added
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- - ROM KS can be selected as permanent (AUTO option assumes it's in RAM)
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- - Special handling of C0-RAM when 1.3 kicked by DATAMOVE routine
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- - ADR option now correctly survives reset while removing KS in RAM
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- - Waiting for all disks to be validated on start
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- - Better scanning of memory zones
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- - Disconnecting of C0-RAM on machines with EXP-RAM repaired
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- - Analysis of currently running KS optimized a bit
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- - WAIT option forces waiting before re-kick to ROM and disconnecting of C0-RAM
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- - Fixed bug causing random crashes when kicking back to 1.3
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- - CoolCapture cleared before kicking
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- - Kicking to $200000 works now
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- - Improved checking of addresses of absolute Kickstarts
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- - Help screen remade
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- - Multiple memory options possible from the command line
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- - Kicking can be aborted by CTRL-C
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- - GUI updated to handle new system of memory options
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- - Memory tested before kicking to it is attempted
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- - No more stealing of CHIP RAM when failed
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- - Now checks if there's some resident information created by another version
- of MKick
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- - ADDMEM option implemented
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- - NAC switch added
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- - Removed some bugs causing improper operation with RAM in 32-bit address
- space
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- - SwitchScript completely rewritten
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- Version 1.5 (06-11-93)
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- - If DEBUG set & LMB hold during 2nd phase: startup-sequence of V36+ disabled
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- - Kicking of 1.3 to $200000 fixed
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- - Some messages shortened to fit in the GUI window
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- - Added EXP/NAC memory has KICK attribute set (only in V39+)
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- - MKick crashed when called from kickstart kicked by different version
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- Version 1.6 (11-04-94)
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- - LMB hold during phase #1 -> all resident modules removed
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- - Automatic creation of Kickstart memlist entry if no other entry contains
- the image
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- - Support for some 3.1 Kickstarts added (see README.3.1)
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- - RTB files removed from the archive, because I've never heard of anyone
- trying to fix the Kickstart headers
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- Version 1.7 (29-01-95)
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- - Waiting for disk validation displays special window (WB screen opened
- in 2.0+)
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- - KickInfo, KickStat and Kick2RTB utilities added
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- - Added README.BUGREPORTS to inform everyone who wants to send me a bug
- report about what it's recommended to include in it
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- - Documentation system reorganized (README created etc.)
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- - Added Kickstart header files for Kick40063.A600 and Kick40070.A3000.
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