Short: Boosts Kickstart speed on 68040 or 68060 Author: simon@studio.woden.com (Simon N Goodwin) Uploader: simon studio woden com (Simon N Goodwin) Type: util/sys Version: 36.08 Replaces: util/sys/QuickROM* Architecture: m68k-amigaos 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. Unsolicited comment from an early user: "Thanks for writing QuickROM. I'm amazed at how much better my 4000 with Cyberstorm Mach-II is working! Disk access is much faster, as well as FTP downloads. There's one site that I thought was just slow, but after installing QuickROM, the downloads fly. The only problem is that when I run QuickROM from the workbench instead of CLI, it gurus, while still speeding up the system. That doesn't really matter, though, because it works fine in my user startup." - Dave Wright Second Aminet Release: 21st May 1998. In response to this and other comments I've added a Workbench- friendly version (QuickROM_WB) which can be put into WBstartup or run at any time by clicking on the icon, and added installation instructions. - Simon N Goodwin 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. Amiga include files to re-assemble the Workbench startup code. 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. * Works from CLI/Shell, Opus, AREXX, and now Workbench icons too. * Freely distributable, with full assembly language source code. Please see QuickROM.text and QuickROM.asm for more details.