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- QUIcK power UP routines
-
- Programs and documentation copyright 1983 by Herb Shear.
-
- QUIKUP.COM is a short assembly language routine which meets the following
- objectives:
-
- 1. Permit utilization a RAM in excess of the 544KB limit imposed by
- the system board switches.
-
- 2. Permit fast power ups by allowing the system board switches to be
- set to a low value.
-
- 3. Be compatible with AUTOEXEC.BAT for no hands booting.
-
- 4. No untested or potential parity error bytes.
-
- To enjoy its features, employ the following steps:
-
- 1. Copy QUIKUP.COM to your DOS SYSTEM (boot) disk.
-
- 2. Make QUIKUP the first entry in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- 3. Set the system board switches for a total memory of 64KB. You
- may later have to increase this in order to run a certain class
- of software that deserves no further mention.
-
- 4. Power up.
-
-
- QUIKUPQD.COM is basically identical, with a slight modification so that it
- will work in cooperation with Quadram's QM.EXE, QDXT.EXE and QMXT.EXE RAM
- Drive programs (which just happen to be on this very same SVCS Club Disk
- No. 43). [EDITOR'S NOTE: Not so on this SFpcUG Disk #106, however.] Note
- that these three ramdrives do not check for a Quadram board (mighty nice of
- them). Further note that the `XT' only implies DOS 2.0's 9 sector tracks,
- and should not be construed as a restriction to XT hardware.
-
- In the second step above make QUIKUPQD the first AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- entry followed by the desired ramdrive. QUICKUPQD and Q* n/A will
- work together to resolve the endless reboot dilemma.