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- AB40.TOS
- --------
-
- This program generates a floppy disk bootsector which cures all sorts of
- problems usually encountered when the Afterburner attempts to boot from
- harddisk - and before it gets as far as running the MC68040 ToolKit
- driver from the auto folder. If you DON'T know what the MC68040 ToolKit
- is, then you should make an effort to locate it. Your Afterburner needs
- software support to function properly!
-
- All Afterburner users (and any other 68040 based Atari users) are
- strongly encouraged to join the falcon040 mailing list for online 3rd
- party support. Lots of Afterburner users can be found here, and it is
- the place where such problems are resolved. Software such as the MC68040
- ToolKit and this bootsector patch are frequently uploaded to the mailing
- list, making it the internet focal point for all Atari/68040 activity.
-
- Using the patch is simple:
-
- 1) Format a new floppy disk and label it 'Afterburner boot disk'.
- 2) Copy the AB40BOOT.TOS file to the newly formatted disk.
- 3) Ensuring the disk is not write-protected, run AB40BOOT.TOS and
- follow on-screen instructions.
-
- Your boot disk is now ready to use. Simply write-protect your disk,
- place it in the floppy drive and reboot the machine. Your problems
- with HDDriver should disappear, along with several other known booting
- problems associated with TOS running a 68040. If the bootsector detects
- either itself, or another 68040 driver's presence in RAM, it will abort
- installation to prevent clashes. This makes it perfectly compatible with
- the MC68040 ToolKit auto-folder driver when it has been installed as
- a reset-resident ROM image.
-
-
- The falcon040 mailing list can be 'joined' by sending an email to the
- following address:
-
- <falcon040-request@rand.thn.htu.se>
-
- ...with 'subscribe' as the subject line.
-
- All subsequent mail traffic from users of the mailing list will be
- forwarded automatically to your own address.
-
- Your replies and any other contributions you wish to make to the mailing
- list should be sent to:
-
- <falcon040@rand.thn.htu.se>
-
- ..which is the actualy mailing list address, and which will forward your
- messages to all other members of the list.
-
-
-
- * The bootsector creator was produced by Petr Stehlik.
-
- * The bootsector code itself was produced by Doug Little.
-
-
- Have fun!