mwjones@lion.waterloo.edu (Morgan Jones) (06/24/88)
In article <57366@sun.uucp> cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes: >whereas the various Atari disk accellerators rely on specific things being >in specific places in the ROM and initial RAM image, and thus break when >the O/S or ROMs get revved etc. Yeah, but Atari ROMS don't get changed!! >--Chuck McManis -- Morgan Jones mwjones@lily.waterloo.edu
sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) (06/26/88)
In article <7512@watdragon.waterloo.edu> mwjones@lion.waterloo.edu (Morgan Jones) writes: >In article <57366@sun.uucp> cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes: >>whereas the various Atari disk accellerators rely on specific things being >>in specific places in the ROM and initial RAM image, and thus break when >>the O/S or ROMs get revved etc. > >Yeah, but Atari ROMS don't get changed!! > Are you trying to say that this is a benefit or drawback Morgan? >>--Chuck McManis > >-- >Morgan Jones mwjones@lily.waterloo.edu -- Dan "Sneakers" Schein -= Sneakers Computing =- 2455 McKinley Ave West Lawn PA 19609 {ihnp4|allegra|burdvax|rutgers}!cbmvax!heimat!sneakers Call BERKS AMIGA BBS - 24 Hrs - 3/12/2400 Baud - 40Meg - 215/678-7691 Those who worked the hardest are the last to surrender. (Gary Ward)
rstiles@pnet02.cts.com (Rick Stiles) (06/27/88)
In article <57366@sun.uucp> cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes: >In article <12508@pnet.uucp> mwjones@lily.waterloo.edu (Morgan Jones) writes: >>whereas the various Atari disk accellerators rely on specific things being >>in specific places in the ROM and initial RAM image, and thus break when >>the O/S or ROMs get revved etc. >Yeah, but Atari ROMS don't get changed!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ They just did. The Mega ST line breaks 50% of the ST programs. Could you say ROM rev? I knew you could. (I did not see any :-) so I presume you really meant it.) ============================================================================= "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." Mr. Spock Star Trek The OLD Generation. So please, give us MORE COLORS!! ============================================================================= UUCP: {ihnp4!scgvaxd!cadovax rutgers!marque}!gryphon!pnet02!rstiles INET: rstiles@pnet02.cts.com
mwjones@lion.waterloo.edu (Morgan Jones) (06/27/88)
In article <1060.AA1060@heimat> sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) writes: >>Yeah, but Atari ROMS don't get changed!! > Are you trying to say that this is a benefit or drawback Morgan? Depends on your point of view. If you own an Atari, it's bad - if you own an Amiga, it's good :-). If you're asking if I like the fact that the Amiga's kernel keeps changing, I don't think that they change fast enough!!! > Dan "Sneakers" Schein -= Sneakers Computing =- -- Morgan Jones mwjones@lily.waterloo.edu