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From: knf@druxo.UUCP (FricklasK)
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Subject: Re: Re: AmigaDOS not im ROM
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Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 16:44:17 EDT
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However, the DOS does take up 130K of memory, quite a bit of a 256K machine.
I assume most people would like a 512K configuration anyway, but even so
it would be nice to have that 130K freed up by putting it in ROM.  An article
in this month's Personal Computing magazine said that the OS will, eventually,
be put in ROM, but Commidore/Amiga has not yet said whether or not current 
buyers will be able to upgrade.  There are several implications to this, the
most interesting of which will be: I HATE it when write protection schemes
*%$#! with the DOS, but if the DOS is in memory they (the companies who
are more interested in protecting their pocketbooks than providing better
software) will mess around in it, and also, hacks will be able to mess around
in DOS, to provide extensions/bugfixes/modifications to the HI. 
   I also noted that the trump card is essentially an entire PC clone in a 
$500 box. Does anyone know 1)whether this will use shared memory. 2) whether
you will be able to run MS-DOS in an AmigaDos window. 3) When it will be 
available? 4) will files be transferable from AmigaDos to MSDOS?
   Two more question:  You've got 6.44 Megabytes of memory to fill with what-
ever you want, making a damn big ramdisk, and I'm sure I'll be able to find
lots of ways to lock the machine.  Is there a hardware reset (warm boot) that
leave memory alone (or at least ramdisk memory)?
   And does anyone know if the graphics memory is shared or at least exapandable
so that in CAD type applications we can create an ENORMOUS (I'm talking 4+MB)
windows to scroll and pan and zoom around in?

   '`'``
   Ken
   '`'`'`
PS reply via mail or net. I think this is general interest type stuff, though.