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MemGrab -- The Fast Memory Grabber V1.0
Copyright © 1986 by Mitchell Jareo IV
This program is free and may be freely distributed with these
restrictions.
1. NO FEE may be charged for this program.
2. NO modifications may be made to this program.
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This ones for all of you naughty boys and girls out there who never
seem to find the time to ATOMize your programs.
This program can only help those of you out there who are among the lucky
people who have RAM expansion boards on the side expansion bus. This memory
is called FAST memory. The other type of memory, the memory inside the
computer and the 256K front expansion box, is called CHIP memory.
The biggest difference between the two types of memory is that the three
custom chips which perform graphics, animation, sound, and I/O cannot access
FAST memory. This means that any data which should be in CHIP memory is in
FAST memory it will not be usable.
If you have ever run a program and not been able to see Gadgets, Images,
or Pointers, then you have what is known as an unATOMized program. ATOM is a
program that allows a programmer to assure that all of his data which should
be in CHIP memory goes there when the final product is loaded.
Any program which uses data structures that must be in CHIP RAM, needs
to be ATOMized. But if you are only testing and don't want to bother, or if
you happened to luck upon the works of one the naughty people mentioned
above, then you need MemGrab.
This program will allow you to quickly allocate all of the FAST RAM in
your Amiga.
To use MemGrab:
From CLI -- type MemGrab <RETURN>
From Workbench -- double click on the MemGrab icon.
There are two states in which MemGrab exists.
Grabbed and Released.
When the program starts it has not yet grabbed all of the fast memory.
Before you load the naughty program, press on the gadget labeled GRAB.
This will allocate all of the FAST memory.
Now, load the naughty program.
When the naughty program has finished you may press on the gadget anytime
in the future to release the memory.
To quit MemGrab:
Just select the Close Window Gadget in the upper left corner.
Hope this program helps some of you frustated 4-meggers out there.
Long Live Amiga,
Mitchell Jareo IV
