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From: page@swan.ulowell.edu (Bob Page)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Resident programs
Message-ID: <5040@swan.ulowell.edu>
Date: 22 Feb 88 18:25:13 GMT
References: <317@ardent.UUCP>
Reply-To: page@swan.ulowell.edu (Bob Page)
Organization: University of Lowell, Computer Science Dept.
Lines: 22
Keywords: RSN, neat, RESIDENT

[Rob, your Organization: line still says Dana]

rap@ardent.UUCP (Rob Peck) wrote:
Jim just released the second 'beta' version of REZ, his 'make anything
resident-able' program.  Looks pretty snazzy.

>BCPL, are pure code and don't modify their code segment while they run,
>allocating a data segment so to speak, when they run.

Note the COPY and DELETE commands, written BCPL, _DO_ have a problem
being resident-able when used with wildcards (like delete #?).  Using
a shell that checksums the segments can warn you about problems like
this.  I don't think REZ can fix these programs.

>Price?  I cannot speak for Jim, but I think I heard him say maybe PD.

I read him say PD :-) a few weeks ago.

..Bob
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Bob Page, U of Lowell CS Dept.  page@swan.ulowell.edu  ulowell!page
"I don't know such stuff.  I just do eyes."  -- from 'Blade Runner'