----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Firshman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] This is the LICENCE
> > On Thu, 20 Jun 2002 at 12:38:59, Mike MacNamara wrote: > (ref: <00ab01c2184f$12b9e190$c272893e@macnamarxmjd3y>) > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >www.macnamaras.com > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jochen Merz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 11:39 AM > >Subject: Re: [ql-users] This is the LICENCE > > > >Thanks Jochen, if you load 'new' code into ram rather than 'old' > >code then lrespr an 'updated' code over it, surely that takes > >longer? One of my biggest problems with QLs, as they used > >Superhermes, was Lrespr'ing the Superhermes code in before a > >keyboard would work. Any problems with disks or programs( > >corrupted/deleted boots) caused a lock out. What a hassle to > >make a boot disk(if I could find a S/Hermes disk) to try and get > >back in, > The perfect solution to this is to put the sH code in as a 'romn' file > on RomDisq - and it is then loaded before the BOOT program. > > that is until SMSQ/E came with the Superhermes code > >already installed (thanks Roy), If I 'lost' the OS in the same > >way it would be a real drag. Surely better with 'new' code on > >eprom, where it is reasonably safe? > .... but slower. > I would go for speed any time. The time and ram involved is small. I almost agree Tony, I think RomDisq is great, BUT, I can remember phoning you to find out if I could recover my files after I had tried many times without success, but then succeeded, in crashing the Romdisq.. After reloading its 'works', it of course was blank, and again no keyboard to rectify things with. The simple answer is of course to have a backup on an ED or several HD disks, not on a HDD because you can't get back into that having lost the boot and OS and keyboard driver. I think I'll go along with the albeit slightly slower Eprom solution, but much safer, and far less stress regards Mike. > > -- > Tony Firshman > >
