[Coco] More NOS-9 (memory and startup)

Robert Gault robert.gault at worldnet.att.net
Sun Jan 27 09:39:18 EST 2008


Diego Barizo wrote:
> I just noticed that when I change the available memory in an emulator 
> from 512 to 128 K, the startup file seems to execute only partially
> The file is this:
> * Echo welcome message
> echo * Welcome to NitrOS-9 Level 2 *
> echo *   on the Color Computer 3   *
> * Lock shell and std utils into memory
> link shell
> load utilpak1
> list sys/bootlogo
> setime </1
> date -t
> 
> When running with 128K, the list , setime and date don't get executed. 
> The same disk, with 512K, works OK.
> But if I execute the file manually, it completes OK, even with 128 K
> What could be the issue here?
> 
> Diego
> 
> 

There may not be enough free memory to load all the modules in shell and 
utilpak1. That would cause Startup to exit and Setime would not run.

You can test this by making shell a single module and removing 'load 
utilpak1' from the Startup file.



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