ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) (10/23/87)
In article <8VTJ2Ly00WAEsbo0PH@andrew.cmu.edu> mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) writes: >I've seen instances of using vd0: where I have >rebooted under a different Workbench, run some programs, rebooted back >under my original Workbench and found vd0: STILL there!!! > I do this all the time. If I understand Perry's code design, AllocMem() allocates from the bottom of memory up, while VD0's allocator grabs memory from the top down. Assuming your RAM contents survives RESET, you can play around in another Workbench for hours. And as long as the AllocMem() calls don't bump into VD0: area, it'll recover great. I use VD0: all the time. And yes, I paid for it. I sent in $700 for it, and got a 2M RAM board absolutely free! Amazing. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ Leo L. Schwab -- The Guy in The Cape ihnp4!ptsfa -\ \_ -_ Recumbent Bikes: dual ---> !{well,unicom}!ewhac O----^o The Only Way To Fly. hplabs / (pronounced "AE-wack") "Although there are technical differences between the quality of images created on the Amiga and on our system, we feel that viewers could be misled to believe otherwise, even with your disclaimers to the contrary." -- Ralph J. Guggenheim, Pixar