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- Short: copy KICKSTART-ROM to a file V1.11
- Uploader: stoecker@rcs1.urz.tu-dresden.de (Dirk Stoecker)
- Author: stoecker@rcs1.urz.tu-dresden.de (Dirk Stoecker)
- Type: util/misc
-
- There are many legitimate reasons for wishing to make a file copy of a ROM
- image. I don't condone using this program for any illegal uses however. You
- should be aware of the laws in your region with regard to fair use of
- software, including software contained in ROMS.
-
- GrabKick can be started from WorkBench or from Shell. It will generate a
- SKick-like Kickstart-file named kick..... in the actual drawer.
- The points contain the version and revision number. With OS V37 the file
- is named kick37175 or like this. (This works only if version is less than
- 100 and revision less than 1000, but I think it's a long time from now 40
- to 100).
- If you enter in CLI something as argument, this will be taken as a filename
- instead of the internal name. On WB-start you will get an asl-requester
- asking you for a filename.
-
-
- Why use GrabKick and no other ROM grabber?
- - it's short (only 476 bytes (Assembler!), less than one disk block)
- - it works on all OS-Version from V33 on!
- - it only produces complete files (deletion of partial file at to less
- disk-space)
- - startable from CLI and WB!
- - uses asl.library requesters for file-selection (only OS2.0 and up)
- (suggested by Ralf Gruner)
- - calculates size of ROM (works with 256K, 512K, ...)
- - it's Public Domain (including sources)
- - It's better than all (most ?) other equal utils.
-
- Report suggestions and bugs to:
- email address (see above) or with snail-mail to
- Dirk Stoecker
- Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 10
- 01877 Bischofswerda
- GERMANY
-