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- The layout.gadget is a 68000 binary with V37 support code in it. This means
- that it will work on any machine with at least OS 2.04 on it. However,
- because Intuition V37 does not support some features the layout.gadget uses,
- it has to kludge a few things. These kludges are contained within an OS
- version check, and are fully OS legal. They will not be used on a V39
- machine. Obviously these checks can slow things down a bit.
-
- To rectify that, layout.gadget.020 is a 68030 optimised version that
- requires V39. It will refuse to work on a V37 machine. However, it WILL
- work on a 68020, regardless of being optimised for a 68030. Because it
- requires V39, it also uses Exec memory pool functions directly instead
- of the linked lib versions. This is another reason why it is faster.
-
- In short: if you have 68000 or 68010, OR if you have OS 2.04 or 2.1, you
- have to use layout.gadget. If you have 68020 or better and OS 3.0 or
- later you can, and should, use layout.gadget.020. The V37 version will
- work just like the V39 version would, but it is a tad slower.
-
- You do want all the speed you can get, don't you? :)
-