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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:18 Apr 2001 at 09:09:46
Subject:Re: c:LoadMonDrvs

Alan Buxey said,

>> >>> c:LoadMonDrvs <<
>>
>> It loads your monitor drivers, replacing the
>>
>> If EXISTS DEVS:Monitors

> which means that trying to install MorphOS using CGX will be nigh on
> impossible. leave s:startup-sequence scripts alone as much as you can
> (whats wrong with the ss if/then scripts for monitors?)

It's much clearer what LoadMonDrvs does than several ines of scripting,
probably faster too. MorphOS users can use

Version >NIL: MorphOS
if WARN
LoadMonDrvs
else
do it the scripted way for MorphOS

A MorphOS version of LoadMonDrvs would make life even easier.

I sometimes think it would be easier for MorphOS users to reduce
startup-sequence to

Version >NIL: MorphOS
If WARN
execute S:Startup-Sequence.AmigaOS
Else
execute S:Startup-Sequence.MorphOS
EndIf

Even this shouldn't really be necessary. MorphOS has its own kernel,
there's no reason why it has to use S:startup-sequence as its boot
script, a different name would help keep the two setups separate.

Neil



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