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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Expressload Question
Message-ID: <43352@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 26 Jul 90 07:36:37 GMT
References: <1790@mountn.dec.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <1790@mountn.dec.com> shatara@islnds.enet.dec.com (Chris Shatara) writes:
>I find that when I boot my IIgs, if I hold the OPTION & OA keys down, when 
>the thermometer get to the "L" in the "Welcome to the IIgs" message, the
>ExpressLoad message appears.  What exactly does this do.  The system 
>doesn;t appear to be booting any faster, though I haven't really timed it 
>to see if there is a difference.

It doesn't matter whether you get the ExpressLoad message or not...if you
have the file *:System:ExpressLoad on your boot disk and have more than
512K of RAM in your system, ExpressLoad is already being used.

If you change the auxiliary type of ExpressLoad to $5254, you'll always
get the message when it's loaded.  If you change the auxiliary type of
START.GS.OS to $5254, I believe you get the text screen with version
numbers automatically, without having to hit a key at the beginning of
the boot.
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