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MJSoft's Kicker and Utilites
HISTORY
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27/08/92 MKick.1: History created
27/08/92 MKick.2: Beta=1
27/08/92 MKick.3: Version 1.1
27/08/92 MKick.4: IFF KICK supported
11/09/92 MakeKick.1: Added ability to use long lines ('\' before NL)
11/09/92 MakeKick.2: Repaired bug in output buffer handling
06/10/92 MKick.5: Adresses $100-$3ff are cleared during each reset
17/10/92 MKick.6: WB Start added
17/10/92 MKick.7: Repaired re-kicking
09/12/92 MakeKick.3: Added RELPATCH
09/12/92 MKick.8: Added relative patches
11/12/92 MakeKickDisk.1: Created
11/12/92 MKick.9: Repaired absolute kickstarts
11/12/92 MKick.10: Repaired ORIGINAL gadget state in GUI
12/12/92 MakeKick.4: Added CHECKSUM
12/12/92 MakeKick.5: AUTO option made
12/12/92 MakeKick.6: Added AUTOSUM
12/12/92 MKick.11: Checksum of kickstart file implemented
12/12/92 MKick.12: Repaired floppy-disk loading
12/12/92 MKick.13: Correct memory freeing after errors
12/12/92 MKick.14: Implemented AutoCheckSum of kickstarts
13/12/92 MakeKick.7: Added PATCH2 and PATCH1
13/12/92 MKick.15: 1.x patches implemented
13/12/92 MKick.16: Repaired BCPL relocations
13/12/92 MKick.17: Improved kickstart sorting in GUI
13/12/92 MKick.18: Added routines for resident 1.x
13/12/92 MKick.19: "Loading kickstart %d.%d" message disabled when using GUI
13/12/92 MKick.20: Loading from ROM supported
13/12/92 MKick.21: Switch AUTO added
13/12/92 MKick.22: ROM switch added
13/12/92 MKick.23: Allocated 8 bytes before tags (defence against MemList
chunks)
13/12/92 MKick.24: KickMemList cleared
14/12/92 MKick.25: Solved problems with ALF
14/12/92 MKick.26: Repaired re-kick routine
17/01/93 MakeKick.8: Supported new format of PAT & RTB files
17/01/93 MakeKick.9: Implemented searching for C0-RAM patches
17/01/93 MKick.27: Kickstart directory defaults to DEVS:Kickstarts
17/01/93 MKick.28: No more illegal FreeMems when error with KS in disconnected
C0-RAM
17/01/93 MKick.29: Repaired memory allocation when 2.0 in CHIP RAM
17/01/93 MKick.30: Startup tags completely rewritten
17/01/93 MKick.31: Version 1.2
27/01/93 MakeKick.10: Repaired searching for C0-PATCH
28/01/93 MakeKick.11: Implemented analysis of Encrypted and SuperKickstart
formats
28/01/93 MakeKick.12: Implemented KICKTO option
28/01/93 MKick.32: Repaired processing of option KICKDIR
28/01/93 MKick.33: Better error checking of absolute kickstarts
01/02/93 MKick.34: User-selectable killing of old resident modules - NOTAGS
switch
01/02/93 MKick.35: Checking of ADR option (valid system RAM?)
01/02/93 MKick.36: FORCE switch
01/02/93 MKick.37: Removed bug in 'No memory for temp. buffer' error handling -
doesn't crash now
01/02/93 MKick.38: Removed unused ResidentTag #2 (MKick.hook)
01/02/93 MKick.39: Selective filtering of resident modules
15/03/93 MKick.40: Allocated resident tags are checked for interferences with
DATAMOVEd kickstart
15/03/93 MKick.41: Repaired selection of resident modules (doesn't leave
KickTags $80000000)
16/03/93 MKick.42: After-RESET alerts are now displayed properly
16/03/93 MKick.43: Kicking of 1.X no longer supported
16/03/93 MKick.44: Salvage of C0-RAM implemented
16/03/93 MKick.45: Restoring of V39 alert timing value implemented
16/03/93 MKick.46: Added DEBUG switch
16/03/93 MKick.47: Better resident tag allocation strategy
20/03/93 MKick.48: Another DATAMOVE bug fixed: overlaying buffer & kickstart
could result in crash
23/03/93 MKick.49: Included version string ($VER)
23/03/93 MKick.50: The DEBUG option survives reset caused by re-kick
24/03/93 MKick.51: Another bug in resident tag processing fixed ($80000000...)
24/03/93 MKick.52: Attributes of expansion memory corrected (RAD V39 works)
24/03/93 MKick.53: New processing of memtags -> (RAD V39 survives RESET)
25/03/93 MKick.54: Black background restored after resident tag in RAM KS
25/03/93 MKick.55: Resident tag processing slightly improved
25/03/93 MKick.56: Processing of resident tags was incorrectly skipped in some
situations
14/05/93 MakeKickDisk.2: MKick is now loaded from C:
14/05/93 MakeKickDisk.3: The startup-sequence contains KICKDIR parameter -> GUI
works
14/05/93 MakeKickDisk.4: The disk contains DEVS/System-configuration
14/05/93 MakeKickDisk.5: Version 1.1
15/05/93 MakeKick.13: Automatic detection of CHIP-RAM stack memory allocation
(not from top of mem)!
15/05/93 MKick.57: ADR option: SKick-style addresses (higher word only)
supported
17/05/93 MKick.58: Version 1.3
17/05/93 MKick.59: Beta=0
20/07/93 MKick.60: Small code cleanup
20/07/93 MKick.61: Now compatible with SinSoft's KickStat
31/07/93 MKick.62: Restored ability to kick 1.X kickstarts (I need it for my
GVP530)
31/07/93 MKick.63: Fixup of expansion board processing in V1.X
01/08/93 MKick.64: Big code cleanup
01/08/93 MKick.65: Parsing of WB arguments repaired (it didn't work since V1.2
...)
02/08/93 MKick.66: CPU caches are flushed before reset
02/08/93 MKick.67: CACHE switch added
02/08/93 MKick.68: Beta=1
02/08/93 MKick.69: ROM kickstart can be selected as permanent (AUTO option
assumes it's in RAM)
02/08/93 MKick.70: Special handling of C0-RAM when 1.3 kicked by DATAMOVE
routine
02/08/93 MKick.71: ADR option now correctly survives reset (if removing KS in
RAM)
05/08/93 MKick.72: Waiting for all disks are validated on start
05/08/93 MKick.73: Better scanning of memory
05/08/93 MKick.74: Disconnecting of C0-RAM on machines with EXP-RAM repaired
05/08/93 MKick.75: Analysis of currently running KS optimized a bit
05/08/93 MKick.76: WAIT option forces waiting before re-kick to ROM and
disconnecting of C0-RAM
05/08/93 MKick.77: Fixed bug causing random crashes of kicking back to 1.3
05/08/93 MKick.78: CoolCapture cleared before kicking
05/08/93 MKick.79: Now able to kick to $200000 (it has been crashing before)
05/08/93 MKick.80: Improved checking of memory address of absolute kickstarts
06/08/93 MKick.81: Repaired help page (the 'EXP' option was referenced as 'EXT')
06/08/93 MKick.82: New style of help screen
06/08/93 MKick.83: Many parts of code re-written or significantly changed
06/08/93 MKick.84: Multiple memory options possible
06/08/93 MKick.85: Kicking can be aborted by CTRL-C
07/08/93 MKick.86: GUI updated to handle new system of options
07/08/93 MKick.87: Tests KS memory before trying to load a kickstart
07/08/93 MKick.88: No more stealing of CHIP RAM if failed
07/08/93 MKick.89: Now checks if there is resident information created by
another version of MKick
07/08/93 MKick.90: ADDMEM option implemented: installs non-autoconfig RAM to the
system
07/08/93 MKick.91: Kickstart can be stored in non-autoconfig RAM; NAC switch
added
07/08/93 MKick.92: Removed some bugs causing improper operation with RAM in
32-bit address space
07/08/93 MKick.93: Version 1.4
07/08/93 MKick.94: DEBUG set & LMB hold during 2nd phase: startup-sequence of
V36+ disabled
08/08/93 MKick.95: Kicking of 1.3 to $200000 now works
12/08/93 MKick.96: Repaired bug in ROM KS detection causing crashes if V37+ in
ROM
12/08/93 MKick.97: Some messages shortened to fit in the GUI window
21/09/93 MKick.98: Added EXP/NAC memory has KICK attribute set (only in V39+)
21/09/93 MKick.99: MKick crashed when called from kickstart kicked by different
version
06/11/93 MKick.100: Version 1.5
06/11/93 MKick.101: Beta=0
11/04/94 MKick.102: Automatic creation of Kickstart memlist if no other memlist
contains the image
11/04/94 MKick.103: LMB hold during phase #1 -> all resident modules removed
11/04/94 MKick.104: Version 1.6