Please note that you can also advise your ST users to boot the ST in DOS1
mode. That will also free the 32kB of RAM used by DOS2 itself.
True, but I'd have to rewrite all the file functions for DOS1 and wouldn't
be able to support subdirectories anymore :(
I hate DOS1 file functions...
] Please note that you can also advise your ST users to boot the ST in DOS1
] mode. That will also free the 32kB of RAM used by DOS2 itself.
]
] True, but I'd have to rewrite all the file functions for DOS1 and wouldn't
] be able to support subdirectories anymore :(
] I hate DOS1 file
Alex Wulms wrote:
The utility romturbo.com switches to R800 ROM mode and makes the 64kB RAM
available to the normal pool of free RAM.
Brilliant ^_^
But I can mail you ramturbo.com and romturbo.com if you want to
investigate them. It is ofcourse nice to have this functionality
integrated in
] Alex Wulms:
] The utility is indeed something wonderfull. Though, freeing the memory
] only works when you have disabled the dos2 ramdisk and when you have not
] loaded memman.
]
] So is this util called 'romturbo.com' and 'ramturbo.com'? Else I'm afraid I
] don't know which util was
] Alex Wulms wrote:
] ] My idea is to:
] ] 1. switch to R800 ROM mode
] ] 2. copy the DOS2 system area to the upper 2 segments
] ] 3. execute some stuff, using the 'freed' 64kB.
] ] 4. copy the DOS2 system area back to the original position
] ] 5. switch to R800 DRAM mode
] ] Ofcourse the
Alex Wulms:
The utility is indeed something wonderfull. Though, freeing the memory
only works when you have disabled the dos2 ramdisk and when you have not
loaded memman.
So is this util called 'romturbo.com' and 'ramturbo.com'? Else I'm afraid I
don't know which util was discussed. :/
] So
] My idea is to:
] 1. switch to R800 ROM mode
] 2. copy the DOS2 system area to the upper 2 segments
] 3. execute some stuff, using the 'freed' 64kB.
] 4. copy the DOS2 system area back to the original position
] 5. switch to R800 DRAM mode
] Ofcourse the interrupts are switched off during steps
Alex Wulms wrote:
] My idea is to:
] 1. switch to R800 ROM mode
] 2. copy the DOS2 system area to the upper 2 segments
] 3. execute some stuff, using the 'freed' 64kB.
] 4. copy the DOS2 system area back to the original position
] 5. switch to R800 DRAM mode
] Ofcourse the interrupts are switched
Hi all,
I'm really trying to get some extra memory for turboR ST users, because
they can't use GEM v0.7 at all. The problem is the 64kB which is used for
R800 DRAM mode located above the DOS2 system area.
My idea is to:
1. switch to R800 ROM mode
2. copy the DOS2 system area to the upper 2
