powers@engles.enet.dec.com (Bill Powers) (01/12/90)
In article <1944@atari.UUCP>, apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes: > > Atari Corp., January 10, 1990 > > There is a rare bug in Rainbow TOS (1.4) and STe TOS (1.6) involving > the way GEMDOS handles its internal memory. You probably have never > seen this bug, and if you use this patch program, you never will. Allan, I use an editor on my ST which used to handle files larger than available memory. It used to work on tos 1.0, the other day I was editing something that was larger than available memory with tos 1.4 and my system hung, and printed a three line message at the top of the screen telling me about memory problems, and I should use foldrxxx.prg. Is this message possibly coming out TOS? I kind of get the impression it is. If so, is this the bug you are fixing with your patch, and if so, is it really necessary to still use foldrxxx.prg even with tos 1.4? thanks Bill Powers ---- Digital Equipment Corp. - Advanced Service Delivery Systems - Stow MA The opinions expressed above are my own, not my employers, so there. TELEPHONE - (508) 496 - 8725 E-MAIL - powers@harpo.enet.dec.com - ...!decwrl!harpo!powers
saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs) (01/12/90)
I'd just like to compliment both Allan Pratt and Atari for announcing AND
EXPLAINING what was wrong on this one and promptly supplying the fix (and
explaining what the fix did). Many many attaboys!
Steve J.