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Short: Boosts Kickstart speed on 68040 or 68060
Author: simon@studio.woden.com (Simon N Goodwin)
Uploader: simon@studio.woden.com (Simon N Goodwin)
Version: 36.07
Type: util/sys
SUMMARY
This free utility makes operating system code a lot faster by
copying Kickstart - the built-in part of the Amiga's operating
system - into fast memory. It does this dynamically and can be
activated or deactivated at any time. It has been tested on CPU
accelerators made by Commodore, GVP, MacroSystem and Phase Five
and written with compatibility and reliability in mind.
First Aminet Release: 3rd May 1998.
REQUIREMENTS
Any Amiga with Fast Memory and a 68040 or 68060 processor: LC,
XC or MC version - as a MMU Memory Management Unit is required.
Up-to-date SetPatch with CPU libraries, Enforcer or equivalent.
BENEFITS
* Boosts speed of all Kickstart ROM routines by up to 30 times.
* Allocates RAM from the top of memory to minimise fragmentation.
* Allows de-allocation as well as allocation, freeing 516K memory.
* Full diagnostic Exec result codes for cases when it can't work.
* Avoids undocumented 68060.library hooks, for compatibility with
all 68060 or 68040 systems with an MMU.
* Designed to suit 1 Mb Kickstarts as well as Commodore 512K ones.
* Freely distributable, with full assembly language source code.
Please see QuickROM.text and QuickROM.asm for more details.