A short description of 'Bootsie' in English:
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Bootsie writes some useful and often needed code to the bootsector of
drive A:. It allows also to put your own bootcode into the bootsector.
WARNING: Be careful not to overwrite existing executable bootsektors of
original disks like games etc.!
Boot-Delay - slidebar
You can shorten the built-in boot-delay of the TOS 2.06/3.06
to the specific time (secondwise) your harddrive needs. If
you use an older TOS-version, a similar delay code to that
one of TOS 2.06/3.06 will be put into the bootsector.
Sound - radiobuttons
You will hear the selected 'bing' in the bootphase. DOS-machines
do this, too.
Hardware - Init
Cache: Switches on the instruction-cache of MC68020/30- and the
data-cache of MC68030-processors. For Atari-TT's, PAK2/3
or other accelerator-boards.
MSTE: Switches on 16MHz an the cache of the Mega STE.
Because the above is done very early in the bootphase also AUTO-prg's
and ACC's are executed faster, otherwise it would be done by the
desktop or the control-accessory much later, when these programs
are already executed.
Blitter: Switches on the Blitter-chip, again some slight speed-up
in bootphase.
No Bell: Suppresses the Control-G-bell, because a lot programmers
of AUTO-prg's can't resist to put a 'bing' into their
code. With many of such programs in the AUTO-folder it
isn't very informative anymore but stressy for the nerves.
Can be switched on again by the control-accessory.
60 Hz: Especially for european users, where 50 Hz is the standard
setting, but who like the more flicker free 60 Hz lowres-
color-modes.
A: B: Sets the step rates of both floppy-drives in ms. For users of
HD-modules or 40 track, DOS-compatible, 5.25"-drives.
Message
This message will be shown when booting. To distinguish between
different boot-disks with different bootcode.
Extern
With this option, you can put your own bootcode into the bootsector
of a disk. All other functions are disabled then, so you have to
include them in your code if you need them, too.
This bootcode must be position-independent, programs must
not have data- or bss-sections. The code must be closed with an 'rts'-
statement. See and try EXAMPLE.S(.PRG) for this.
Please notice, that TOS-versions < 1.04 will execute the bootsector only
after cold-boots, while later versions do it after warm-boots, too.
I'm sorry, but there are some German texts in dialog boxes. If you try
to install code which isn't useful for your machine (Cache on non 68020/30-
computers, MSTE on non Mega STE's, Blitter without having a Blitter) you
are asked if you really want to do this, maybe for a friend's machine
("Ja"="Yes") or if you don't ("Nein"="No"). Write-protected disks will
cause a German message too, but additionally you will get the error message
from the TOS. The Info-Box isn't in fact very informative. It shows my and
the programs name, my email-adress and the copyright:
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This program may be copied and distributed free for non commercial purposes.
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Maybe the selection of the steprates won't work with non-German-TOSes
<= 1.02, because this can only be done with undocumented variables. I
don't know if these adresses differ in foreign TOSes.
I used the following
TOS-Version Drive A: Drive B:
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1.00 $A08 $A0C
1.02 $A4E $A52 (Source: Profibuch)
Please tell me if there are differences to your TOS. I don't expect it
at this low adresses.
Please send any comments on this program to me via email:
sk@lumumba.sh.sub.de (Stefan Krey)