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- VMEM PREFERENCES
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- The VMem preferences program is added to your system in the "Prefs"
- drawer of your boot disk. From this program, all features of the VMem package
- can be controlled by simply selecting the gadgets.
-
- When you run VMem,you will see a window with gadgets for the
- following options:
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- NOTES :
- * Many of these options are for advanced users,and could
- (and should) be ignored by novices.
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- * Help is available in the VMem Prefs program by pressing
- the Help key, or clicking the right mouse button while
- the mouse pointer is over a gadget.
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- Fast: This option allows you to set the FAST memory
- emulation mode. Clicking the gadget (or Holding the
- right Amiga-Key and pressing F) will toggle between
- the following :
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- FAST: Sets VMem to cause all attempts to
- allocate FAST memory to use FAST
- memory . (This is the normal mode)
-
- CHIP: Sets VMem to cause all attempts to
- allocate FAST memory to use CHIP
- memory instead.
-
- PUBLIC: Sets VMem to cause all attempts to
- allocate FAST memory to use PUBLIC
- memory instead. (This is probably
- the best option for an Amiga without
- FAST memory installed.)
-
- Chip: This option allows you to set the CHIP memory
- emulation mode. Clicking the gadget (or Holding the
- right Amiga-Key and pressing C) will toggle between
- the following :
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- FAST: Sets VMem to cause all attempts to
- allocate CHIP memory to use FAST
- memory . (This is a very dangerous
- option - don't use unless you know
- what you're doing !)
-
- CHIP: Sets VMem to cause all attempts to
- allocate CHIP memory to use CHIP
- memory. (This is the normal mode -
- You should probably leave it alone.)
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- PUBLIC: Sets VMem to cause all attempts to
- allocate CHIP memory to use PUBLIC
- memory instead. (This is a very
- dangerous option - don't use unless
- you know what you're doing!)
-
- Public: This option allows you to set the PUBLIC memory
- emulation mode. Clicking the gadget (or Holding the
- right Amiga-Key and pressing P) will toggle between
- the following :
-
- FAST: Sets VMem to cause all attempts to
- allocate PUBLIC memory to use FAST
- memory. (This is a dangerous option-
- don't use it unless you know what
- you're doing.)
-
- CHIP: Sets VMem to cause all attempts to
- allocate PUBLIC memory to use CHIP
- memory instead. (You probably
- shouldn't use this!)
-
- PUBLIC: Sets VMem to cause all attempts to
- allocate PUBLIC memory to use PUBLIC
- memory. (This is the normal mode,and
- should probably be left alone.)
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- Clear: This gadget allows you to disable programs' requests
- for CLEAR memory. (You should probably keep this
- option at "CLEAR" ).
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- Reverse: This is option allows you to disable programs'
- requests for REVERSE memory. (You should probably
- keep this option at "REVERSE").
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- Force: This option allows you to force programs to allocate
- CLEAR or REVERSE memory even if they didn't ask for
- it. (You should probably leave this at "No Force".)
- (Programmers may find the "Clear" option handy for
- debugging, but remember to leave it off to test your
- program properly).
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- LowMemLimit: This option allows you to set the minimum amount of
- (real) memory to keep free. This should probably be
- kept at about 50000 to allow the Amiga to display
- messages,etc.
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- Select: This gadget will bring up a "Drawer Requester" with
- which you can select the drawer where you want VMem
- to store it's temporary files. The more this drawer
- can hold,the more Virtual Memory you will have.
-
- Save: Sets and Saves your current preferences, and quits.
-
- Use: Just Sets (doesn't save) current preferences, and
- quits.
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- Cancel: Resets preferences to previous settings, and quits.
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