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From: kim@amdahl.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Kickstart patch to fix the bug in the Alert() function
Message-ID: <17516@amdahl.amdahl.com>
Date: Mon, 2-Nov-87 14:19:55 EST
Article-I.D.: amdahl.17516
Posted: Mon Nov  2 14:19:55 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 6-Nov-87 00:00:21 EST
References: <21552@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Organization: Amdahl Corporation,  Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Lines: 47
Keywords: bug exec.library hack Alert() A2000 $C00000 memory
Summary: where's my eprom burner ...

In article <21552@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, bryce@hoser.berkeley.edu (Bryce Nesbitt) writes:
> 
> Ran across the fix to this bug by accident today.
> 
> A long time ago I noticed that recoverable Alert()s did not seem
> to be recovering.
> 
> Recently on the net someone else mentioned the problem.  I took a
> look into it.  If there is autoconfigured memory at $C00000 then
> recoverable alerts fail.  None, and they are fine.
>
> [ ... ]
>
> If you don't have the tools to do the patch... sorry!  Or,
> better yet, allocate $7.50 and take advantage of the fantastic
> introductory bargain Transactor is offering. (-: Oops! 
> Commercialism :-)

You mean you'll be sending me a new set of proms for only $7.50 Bryce?  :-)

*This* is *just* the kind of thing that made me "apprehensive" when it was
decided that 1.2 was good enough to be burned into silicon.  My own feeling
is that it was about 2 releases too early, but then, there never is such a
thing as "the LAST bug".

I spent a very frustrating time actually trying to *use* my B2000 over
the weekend, and this bloody bug Guru'd me any number of times.  So much
HALF FAST ram ... grrrrrrr!

I will be interested to see how CBM responds to this rather serious problem.
At least I hope they respond in some fashion, as it is this kind of thing
that originally gave AmigaDOS such a "buggy" reputation!

So how about it, lets see a quick "setfunction()" outta West Chester to fix
this *before* it generates alot of bad press ...

And we thank you (CATS) for your support ...!

/kim


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