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1. PREFACE -:- NoDE 3 -:- : +49-432-116-480
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Yeah, finally somebody took the time to boost up our beloved trader utility!
I thought the original DMS wasn't quite what I wanted, so I decided to make
some adjustments to it.
2. Changes
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V1.12 - First Pirated release ;)
* The DMS will show ALL text files again! I know lotsa people missed thiz
feature
* Now the -2 tracks, created by my FAST DMS Checker util (when using text
disabling) will ALSO be shown!!! Yiiihhaaaa
* Replaced the SLOW CRC Calculation routine, by the one I used in FDChk,
which is a HELL OF A LOT faster!
* Replaced all nasty 'JSR xx(PC)' calls by faster 'BSR xx' calls
* Optimised the buffered read routine
* Added a delay in the routine to check the left mouse button, so now ya have
to hold down the button for 1/2 second... So if yer busy in another screen
and wanna look at the dms text, it will still be there after clicking on the
'screen to back' gadget
* Optimised the decompression routine a bit
* Fixed a visual bug: if the path+filename was longer than 26 chars, then the
border of the window was overwritten.
* Mega BøøST in the buffered read routine!!!
* Fixed a minor problem: Normally the buffered IO routines use a buffer of
approx. 32Kb, but when doing a VIEW, the buffer is set to 512 bytes because
it's better in this case (won't give a lecture WHY, but it IS)... however
the buffer wasn't set back to 32Kb after the view operation, decreasing
overall speed dramatically (e.g. with that SR_INDY4.DMS file ya need 6 secs
more with a 512 byte buffer!)
Just try this with yer DMS V1.11: use TEST on a file, then do a VIEW and
then a TEST again, and compare the time both test's took!
* Mega BøøST in the buffered save routine
Time for a little speed comparison:
Operation: TEST
+----------------------------------------------------+
| DMS Version | File: KGB2.DMS (740153) |
+------------------------+---------------------------+
|V1.11 TURBO (hahahah) | 0 mins 29 secs |
|V1.12 BøøSTeD Version | 0 mins 11 secs |
+-+------------------------+---------------------------+-+
| DMS Version | File: SR_INDY4.DMS (834391) |
+--------------------------+-----------------------------+
|V1.11 TURBO (hahahah) | 0 mins 33 secs |
|V1.12 BøøSTeD Version | 0 mins 14 secs |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
Operation: WRITE
+--------------------------------------------------------+
| DMS Version | File: SR_INDY4.DMS (834391) |
+--------------------------+-----------------------------+
|V1.11 TURBO (hahahah) | 1 mins 30 secs |
|V1.12 BøøSTeD Version | 1 mins 10 secs |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
Operation: READ
+--------------------------------------------------------+
DMS Version | Disk: FLASHBACK #1 (SIMPLE) |
+--------------------------+-----------------------------+
|V1.11 TURBO (hahahah) | 1 mins 02 secs |
|V1.12 BøøSTeD Version | 0 mins 46 secs |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
3. Note
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Also included in the archive is a file called 'CopyMemQuicker' if you put this
in your startup-sequence you'll get even more power!! This patch really makes
your _LVOCopyMem() function faster (not like many other patches out there)
I also included 'UnArp' which will only be of any use if you have OS2.0+, it
will patch the arp.library to use OS2.0+ functions, and also use the much
better ASL requester!
Note about DMSwin:
It has come to my attention that some people don't know that DMSwin has a file
requester... to activate it just click on the textstring above the string
gadgets, this will pop up the ARP requester (or the ASL one if you used the
unarp patch)
e.g. click on WRITE and then on 'Input File 1' to use the requester
4. Future?
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Well I dunno if I'm gonna make other adjustments, if ya wanna know why, then
try assembling a source file of 20.000 lines on a stock 7.14MHz amiga, and
you'll KNOW why!
Ok This is the first of many productions from World of Twist........
We send our best Wishes to all especially our old friends in THE SILENTS...
REMEMBER......Nothing can last forever..........
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Special thx..to RED DeVIL/Dual Crew for the real quick ansi's tonight....