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From: peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: 32-bit LUCAS memory board
Message-ID: <3035@sugar.uu.net>
Date: 30 Nov 88 12:41:00 GMT
References: <3414@utastro.UUCP> <5349@cbmvax.UUCP>
Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston, TX
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In article <5349@cbmvax.UUCP>, daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes:
> in article <3414@utastro.UUCP>, sjk@utastro.UUCP (Scot Kleinman) says:
> > The only problem with not making the memory autoconfig would be when using
> > it (or wanting to use it) with disks that need to be booted...

> The ONLY kind of programs that create this kind of situation are poorly
> programmed video games [...] you're probably better off not doing
> the configuration.

I'll second this. I have 4 Meg of non-autoconfig memory in my machine and
I'm glad of it. If I want to run some PC-ware junk that requires a boot, I
can boot it without losing RAD: and VD0:.

It's debatable whether "poorly programmed" or "callously designed" is a
better description for games like this, by the way.
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		    Peter da Silva  `-_-'  peter@sugar.uu.net
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