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From: shatara@islnds.enet.dec.com (Chris Shatara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Test Drive II & GSOS
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Date: 11 Nov 90 11:44:06 GMT
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In article <gbCFNnO00VpM50ElYx@andrew.cmu.edu>, cs4w+@andrew.cmu.edu (Charles William Swiger) writes...
> 
>Since I have a master disk, I (not so) simply removed the checks for the
>operating system code and for the RAM disk...leaving the sync/nibble
>count in (it wasn't worth the effort to find the code.)  So now I can
>copy the disk into the RAM disk, then run the program from the GS/OS
>5.0.2 system disk, leaving the original disk in drive one.  The program
>loads the data of the RAM disk but does the sync/nibble count routines
>on the master disk....for a HUGE speed improvement.  It takes as long to
>boot the disk as it did before, but once you're playing, the wait
>between sections is about 5 seconds...much better!!
> 
>-- Charles William Swiger
>    cs4w+@andrew.cmu.edu


Can you send out the instructions for what you did.  I'm particulary 
interested in bypassing the RAMDISK check.  This has been a royal pain for 
me.

Thanks...Chris

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