8) Enter the SSS ML Monitor. Type the following exactly:
:8492 00 00 00 00
Now press RETURN. This resets the TURBO FLAGS to reflect the
new status of the drives - no disk turbo; normal DOS active.
9) Exit the monitor ( X RETURN ) to return to the SSS
sub-system menu and select the SNAPSHOT option. Save the
program to your new boot disk. When the sub-system menu
returns, select RESUME EXECUTION.
When Desk Top reappears, there will be a slight delay as GEOS
uploads the turbo code to the drives. The RESET sequence will then
continue as if nothing happened. When the RESET is complete, use
the Desk Top to place the first file that SSS saved (the boot
file) to the top of the directory for easy loading.
* * N O T E * *
The only limitation to the method in this article is the lack of
automatic drive type detection and configuration that occurs when
booting from the GEOS SYSTEM boot disk. If you use different
combinations of drives for various applications, create a boot
disk for each of these unique combinations. For example: if the new
boot disk was created while using a 1571 as the boot drive, don't
copy the Snapshotted GEOS file(s) to a 1541 or 1581 and expect it
to boot properly from that drive. GEOS only has enough space in the
operating system code to handle 1 drive type at a time. This is
not the case if a Ram Expansion Unit (REU) is detected. Up to 3
disk drivers are automatically stored in and accessed from the REU
by the CONFIGURE utility and Desk Top. The CONFIGURE utility was
added later to allow GEOS to support new drives as they appeared.
Beginning with GEOS 2.0, it is the application's responsibility to
move the appropriate disk driver code in and out of the reserved
area.
< < < EPYX : DEATH SWORD V1/V2 > > >
If you have studied the procedures set forth in the Rad Warrior
section, you'll find Death Sword protection to be very similar. At
this time, we have found two almost identical versions of Death
Sword protection on the market. Both versions are identical to
each other except where noted as V2.
K.J. REVEALED TRILOGY PAGE [114] (C)1990 K.J.P.B.
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