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- ***************************************************
- * Check *
- * Copyright (C) 1992/93 Tekno-Logik International *
- ***************************************************
-
- STOP PRESS!! This is an AmigaDOS 3 compatible program
-
-
- Check is a helpful little utility which was written primarily for the
- use of hard drive users who also have a ROM sharer with Kickstart 2.xx and
- 1.3. When I first purchased my ROM sharer and 2.04 chip, i was unaware of
- the problems that would be involved. The first problem was that half of the
- 1.3 commands I had in the C: directory, kept crashing under 2.04. So, after
- giving myself a 1meg partition for the 2.04 files, I then had the problem
- of trying to get the system to boot under the correct partition. Hence
- Check.
-
- Check should be placed in the C: directory of you normal boot
- partition . Check returns a WARN code if it detects the Kickstart version
- that you specify. Therefore, it can be used in script files, and of course
- in your startup-sequence.
-
- An entry for Kickstart 2.04 should look like this:-
-
- Check 37
- IF WARN
- Your 2.xx boot sequence goes here
- ELSE
- Your 1.3 boot sequence goes here
- ENDIF
-
- That's all there is to it!!
-
- Usage:-
- Check <Kickstart version number>
-
- Do not enter the revision number. 34.5 should be 34
-
- The way to check what your kickstart version numbers are:-
- a) Use the "Version" program
- b) For Kickstart 2.0 machines and above, check the ROM numbers
- on the "Insert Disk" screen
-
- NOTE:-
- Check has been tested on the following machines, and has passed
-
- A500 (1.3), A500+ (2.04), A600 (2.05), A1200 (3.0).
-
- As long as Commodore keep the copy of Kickstart in the same memory location,
- with the Version and revision numbers in the same place as well, check should
- work for every future machine.
-
-
- Check is shareware. If you like this program please show your appreciation.
- The shareware fee is just:-
-
- ************ ************
- * 50 Pence * * $2.00 *
- * (U.K.) * * (U.S) *
- ************ ************
- Europe Rest of World
-
-
- Send your shareware contributions to:-
-
- Tekno-Logik International (Europe)
- 127 Walton Green
- Croydon
- Surrey
- CR0 0TZ - Cheques/P.O.s/Money orders payable to C. Brown
-
- or
-
- Tekno-Logik International (USA)
- 106 16th Street
- Newport, KY 41071
- USA - Cheques/Money Orders payable to A. Vogel
-
- PLEASE STATE THE PROGRAM NAME WHEN SENDING YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
- ALL COMMENTS RELATING TO THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE SENT TO THE UK ADDRESS.
-
- The doc file must ALWAYS accompany the executable.
- The code must not be modified or tampered with in ANY way.
-
- Apart from that, it can be copied, passed on, placed on a BBS etc.. without
- any worries.
-
-
- COMMERCIAL USERS:-
- ------------------
-
- This program is available for commercial use. For a registration fee of just
- 5 pounds UK sterling, it can be used for any commercial application.
- Credit MUST be given to the author in the applications documentation.
- UPGRADES for commercial users will cost 1 pound UK sterling.
-
- Multi-user registrations are available at the following rates:-
- 5 pounds UK sterling for the first copy
- 2 pounds UK sterling for every copy thereafter
-
- Write to:-
-
- Chris Brown
- Tekno-Logik International,
- 127 Walton Green
- CROYDON
- Surrey
- England
- CR0 0TZ
-
-
- HISTORY
- -------
-
- (Check37)
- V1.00 (8 August 1992)
- Written using SAS C V5.10. Does it's job OK.
- File Size = 1560
- CRC = $51C907DA
-
- (Check37)
- V2.00 (11 August 1992)
- Re-written using Devpac 2. My first machine code program!!!
- Still works OK. Re-wrote it with Devpac for the challenge.
- Piece of cake. I'll have to convert more of my programs!
- File Size = 184 <-- Bloody big difference huh?
- CRC = $B133E28D
-
- (Check)
- V3.00 (1 January 1993)
- Re-written again! Since the release of the new Amiga 1200, I
- had to be able to check for Kickstart 3. Therefore, I decided
- that it was time for the user to enter the version number since
- there are likely to be more Kickstarts to come.
- File Size = 188
- CRC = $8AC12A24
-
- (Check)
- V4.00 (11 January 1993)
- Potential bug fix. V3.00 worked fine on current machines, but part
- of the routine was not guaranteed to work with higher kickstart
- numbers. 95% of check has been re-written. Works fine now.
- File Size = 168 <-- Smaller than V3.00, and works better!!!
- CRC = $C3B7C0B2
-