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From: jdg@elmgate.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Testing GEMBOOT.PRG
Message-ID: <617@elmgate.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 18-Apr-87 14:29:55 EST
Article-I.D.: elmgate.617
Posted: Sat Apr 18 14:29:55 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 19-Apr-87 03:30:21 EST
References: <8704162303.AA17594@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: jdg@aurora.UUCP (Jeff Gortatowsky)
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Organization: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY
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Summary: More results on using GEMBOOT

In article <8704162303.AA17594@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> XBR4D76H@DDATHD21.BITNET writes:
>If not try GEMBOOT.
>But please don't write comments on a program you haven't tested nor even
>read its description entirely.
>
>  Konrad A. Hahn
>  Dept. of Computer Science @ Techn. University Darmstadt, W.-Germany
>  BITNET: XBR4D76H@DDATHD21

I tried a little experiment today.  I've had GEMBOOT installed without
any problems now for about 2-3 weeks.  However because of fear, my hard
disk never had more than 21 directories on it, so I never really got a
chance to give GEMBOOT a workout.  Today I decided that I really wanted
to change my partitioning scheme from 15-15-6-5 to 10-10-10-10.  So I
backed up my disk again (now I have two sets), and went to my "never
used before" 15meg D: partition and started copying in directories.
Every ten directories or so (some nested, some I just created with
'new folder') I stop and did a "show info".  Then I'd copy a file or two,
and repeat.  After 95 folders and 573 files I got tired of this.  That
is enough testing for me to feel comfortable with GEMBOOT.  It never
crashed, did not trash my D: partition even after repeatedly "cd'ing"
around, creating directories, etc...  The only regret I have is that I
didn't find out 'about' how far can I go.  I stopped because it was
getting intolerably long to copy files to the hard disk (GEMDOS
AGAIN!!).  That's one of the reason's I decided to go with the smaller
10meg partitioning scheme.

My setup is: 520ST with 'home grown' 512K expansion, 1 - SSDD drive,
			 1 - DSDD drive, Monochrome monitor
			 Adaptec ACB-4000 + BMS DMA<->SCSI Adaptor (Thanks Chris!!)
			 BMS INSTALL.PRG (HD Driver) (sorry, don't know the rev level)
			 Micropolis 1304 HD (41.3 meg formatted, 33ms ave access)
			 At the time partitioning was (C: 15,D: 15, E: 6, F: 5)
			 Programs run from auto folder (in order):
				BMS install.prg  (HD driver)
				GEMBOOT.PRG
				BMS setclk.prg   (Clock on BMS board)
             Accessories loaded:
				NEWDESK.ACC  (Fixed control panel etc.)
				PRINT-IT!    (v0.94 QMI beta product written by my brother)

Sorry for the length and detail but when explaining a test you should
try and be complete.
For the moment all I can say is THANK YOU VERY MUCH KONRAD!
          (and where was Atari?)

-- 
Jeff Gortatowsky       {seismo,allegra}!rochester!kodak!elmgate!jdg
Eastman Kodak Company  
These comments are mine alone and not Eastman Kodak's. How's that for a
simple and complete disclaimer?