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- From: knarf@nasim.sta.sub.org (Frank Bartels)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Winx
- Message-ID: <H.ea.UbXtJG0FSks@nasim.sta.sub.org>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 21:54:56 GMT
- References: <!_z1s#h@rpi.edu>
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- Organization: Knarf's UUCP-Center, Munich, West-Germany
- Lines: 47
- X-News: HERMES MMAIL 1.04 Rev. Sep 5 1992
-
- bossoj@aix.rpi.edu (Joseph Charles Bossolini) writes:
-
- > I just downloaded a copy of Winx in hopes of using it to patch
- >my TOS 1.4 to be able to use more than 8 windows. Unfortuanately,
- >I don't understand German, and I cannot make heads or tails of the
- >instructions!! My question is: What do I have to do to patch
- >my TOS 1.4 (they are ROMS)? Do I have to create a new file with
- >Winx and then burnthem into a new set of Eproms?
-
- >Any help would be greatly appreciated!
-
- To take full advantage of WINX, you do *not* need to burn new EPROMs! It
- just saves booting time and memory!
-
- Simply put WINX.PRG in your AUTO folder and the WINX.CPX in your CPX
- folder and reboot. Call the CPX in order to make your settings, then
- click the 'Sichern'-button. There is no 'OK' Button because changes will be
- made after your next reboot. (Abbruch=Cancel)
-
- I read the manual a long time ago, so I don't know if there will be
- problems with non-German ROM Versions. If you are *really* interested in
- WINX, I could send you the patched 1.4 ROM file produced by WINX. For me
- it would be no problem using an English OS, but maybe it would be a
- problem for you using a German one?!
-
- I use WINX with TOS 2.06 in my MEGA ST. I have to copy the GEM into RAM
- first (using GEMRAM from the WINX author). After that WINX can patch the
- GEM.
-
- But: You will never get more than 7 windows on your desktop! Only
- applications or alternative desktops (e.g. Gemini) can make usage of the
- more windows! Gemini has some problems with WINX, if you scroll a
- window, that is not active and laying particulary under another one. :-(
-
- But there will be a new (MiNT supporting) version of Gemini, soon. Let's
- hope this small bug will be fixed!
-
- >Joe (bossoj@rpi.edu)
-
- Knarf
-
- P.S.: Is my English readable? Do you think I can begin to translate some
- German Manuals into English?
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