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From: wagner@utcs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: How to cheat at MINDWALKER (actually, how to zap files)
Message-ID: <1987Jan3.113611.24525@utcs.uucp>
Date: Sat, 3-Jan-87 11:36:11 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan  3 11:36:11 1987
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Reply-To: wagner@utcs.UUCP (Michael Wagner)
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services, general purpose UNIX
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Keywords: cheat, MindWalker, win
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In article <1197@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel) writes:
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>You can also reassign T: to ram:t  (after doing makedir of ram:t).
>Under V1.1 this had occasional problems.  Under V1.2 it works fine.
>(He said, crossing his fingers.  I use it, occasionally, anyway)

Ummm...are you sure this works for EXECUTE?  The string I zapped was
:T/Commandsomethingorother, not T:.  But, of course, there could be 
code to use T: if it was defined.  I don't remember running across this
feature in the enhancer manuals.  All I can find is reference to EDIT,
which will produce a T: if it doesn't exist (god knows how they do that...
I assume they mean :T!).

>To speed up scripts still further, you can also reassign
>the s: directory there (after making the ram:s directory, and
>moving whatever scripts you need there)

True enough, but copying files you plan to keep and modify back and forth
from RAM disk is a pain.  The temporary file fix is operationally very 
simple, and it really is where such a file belongs.  If the system crashes,
I won't miss that temporary file. In fact, I only want it for a few seconds
at most - good use for a ram disk.

While we're talking about the Enhancer documents (well, I did mention
them up above, there), I found the updates to the RKM very sparse on
good information.  All that was in there were hints, and then, suggestions
to go consult some machine readable documentation I never got.   How come?
Can we get some of this stuff here?  I'd like to know about romtags in ram.
Also CopyMem().  I'd also like to know about fine-tuning my disk drive
step rate.  The parameters mentioned aren't in my 1.1 LC header files
(not surprisingly, I suppose).  How do we go about getting 1.2 header files?

Michael