Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!nikhefh!t68
From: t68@nikhefh.UUCP (Jos Vermaseren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: FOLDERXXXXX
Message-ID: <410@nikhefh.UUCP>
Date: 8 Dec 87 10:44:50 GMT
References: <637@aucs.UUCP>
Organization: Nikhef-H, Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
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Summary: FOLDRXXX may not do the job either.

In article <637@aucs.UUCP>, 870646c@aucs.UUCP (barry comer) writes:
> After I posted my message about the GEMBOOT prg. not working properly, I
> received a message stating that GEMBOOT will not work properly with the new ROMS,well he also stated that there is a prg. call something like "FOLDRXXX.TOS",
> will this prg. work with the new ROMS? If it will do the trick could someone
> that has it please sent it to me in a reply msg. PLEASE do not send it via
> the binaries section I will never get it. 
> Thanx in advance
> Barry

FOLDRXXX starts up with a little table of ROM versions and corresponding
to each version an address. At that address it inserts a list of memory
pieces to be used. If you use new ROM's these addresses have been changed
so you cannot use FOLDRXXX unless you figure out the new address you need
and substitute the necessary information into the binary of FOLDRXXX ( or
a disassembly ). On the other hand: the new version of the ROMs for the
Mega has a much larger OSpool from which these memory blocks are taken.
It used to be 6000 bytes, but the new size is 16000 bytes. I don't know
whether this makes FOLDRXXX superfluous. Maybe Allan Pratt can comment
on that.

Jos Vermaseren
T68@nikhefh.uucp