Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!attctc!jolnet!swan From: swan@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US (Joel Swan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: WB 1.3.2 Message-ID: <1519@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US> Date: 10 Sep 89 02:28:44 GMT References: <14203@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> <7825@cbmvax.UUCP> <6068@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM> <1512@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US> <1398@inria.inria.fr> Reply-To: swan@jolnet.UUCP (Joel Swan) Organization: Media Specialties Ltd. Lines: 156 In article <1398@inria.inria.fr> rouaix@inria.inria.fr (Francois Rouaix) writes: :About WB 1.3.2 : :Up to this message, I've seen almost only a polemic on the distribution :of this new version. :My question is : what has changed/what is new in 1.3.2 ? :Is there anything noticeable, or are there only bug fixes ? [stuff cut for size] :*- Francois Rouaix // We are all prisoners here, * :*- rouaix@inria.inria.fr \X/ of our own device * :*- SYSOP of Sgt. Flam's Lonely Amigas Club. (33) (1) 39-55-84-59 (Videotex) * :Disclaimer: Opinions expressed are my own, not those of my employer. Well, I'm not form CATS, but I hope this helps. I see that this portion of the WB1.3.2.doc is posted all over PLINK to help people get an idea of what WB1.3.2 update is. I can't belive CBM would consider this info a no-no. I think it can only help. This is only a small portion of the README doc. ;All of the following software, is ;Copyright 1989 Commodore-Amiga, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [notice the software is Copyright, not the README doc.] ;The release contains new versions of the following programs: ; ;SetPatch, LoadWB, Eval, SetClock, Mount, DiskDoctor, ;Format, Diskcopy, FastMemFirst, NoFastMem, SetMap, ;CMD, ClockPtr, Pipe-Handler, Speak-Handler, FastFileSystem, ;Aux-Handler, version.library, info.library, serial.device, ;printer.device ;--------------------- ; ;This is what was changed in each of the programs: ; ;C ;- ;SetPatch ; a) Alert code fixed to work with 1 meg chip ram machines. ; b) TrackDisk GetUnit patch added. ; c) DOS Execute() patched that uses RUN from the resident list . ; d) UserState patch for 68010. ; ;LoadWB ; a) LoadWB now closes icon.library. ; ;Eval ; a) () added; also parses strings in a more relaxed manner. ; ;DiskDoctor ; a) incorrect error message (out of memory) changed. ; b) uses BufMemType so works with large hard drives. ; ;FF : NOTE - NOT AVAILABLE FOR ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ; a) incorrect use of font flags fixed. ; ;SetClock ; a) reset option now skips clock validity check. ; ;Mount ; a) BAUD and CONTROL mountlist keywords added for multiserial use. ; b) full option added to startup to create handler ; entries with full environment support. ; ;System ;------ ;Format ; a) works with large hard drives (uses bufmemtype). ; b) inhibit logic fixed. ; c) secondary results are properly set. ; d) better error messages. ; e) only opens icon.library if it needs icon.library. ; f) NOFFS keyword removed (was not useful) ; ;Diskcopy ; a) uses fast memory in a single drive copy if chip ram is unavailable. ; b) single disk copy on a 1 meg chip ram machine works. ; c) verify by default; noverify option added. ; d) Only opens icon library if it needs icon library. ; e) If diskcopy fails, the failure cylinder is left showing. ; on the screen. ; f) secondary results are properly set. ; g) better error messages. ; h) MULTI keyword allows multiple copies of single disk ; ;FastMemFirst ; a) tests for chip memory properly (it worked fine before; ; however, it was incorrect). ; ;NoFastMem ; a) changed to also specific divert calls on fast memory to public ; memory. ; ;SetMap ; a) kludge added to make sure that, under V34Kickstart and below, ; a keymap never spans a 64K boundry. ; ;L ;- ;Pipe-Handler ; a) names are now case-indifferent. ; ;Speak-Handler ; a) no longer loses 10K when unknown packet received. ; b) OPTs are now case indifferent. ; ;FastFileSystem ; a) File system no longer fails if the boot block of a disk contains ; a zero in the first longword. ; ; b) Whenever a file not in the root was altered, the datestamp of the ; root block would be altered. This has been fixed, the last modified ; date is now altered instead. ; ; c) Due to a calculation error when writing out the bitmap the disk ; would always validate on restart if it was >308Meg. This has ; been fixed. New limit is REALLY 2.5 Gig. Tested to 600Mb. ; ;Aux-Handler ; a) Sets the flags to 0 on open of the serial.device. ; ;Utilities ;--------- ; ;CMD ; a) works with device names that have odd number of characters ; b) QUERY functino added so works with printer drivers that ; query the printer. ; ;ClockPtr ; a) switched over to the European version with the 24 hour option. ; ;Libs ;---- ; ; info.library ; a) no longer improperly combine tooltypes ; ;version.library ; a) version number changed. ; ;devs ;---- ;serial.device ; a) no longer crashes on mismatched baud rate. ; b) Refuses to open unavailable units. ; c) Lower overhead. ; ;printer.device ; a) support for multipass printers fixed. Hope this helps. -- - Joel E. 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