› HISTORY› -------›› Changes made in 2.01› --------------------›› 1) Bugfix: in the field "OS type/› '816 oriented" nothing appeared› (instead of "no") on non-816› machines.›› 2) Percent-fields are now 4-byte› long (up to 9999% possible).› It has been changed to prevent› crashes on HyperSpeed Ataris.›› 3) SID (a sound chip from the C-64)› detection added.›› 4) Sector I/O operations were done› through the SpartaDOS LSIO› vector, when the SpartaDOS was› present. Now it can be forced› back to OS SIO.›› I heard, that the CPU speed bench-› mark crashes on some emulators. I› am far from going to fix it,› because real Ataris do not crash.› So get a real computer, before you› report a bug in the SI!››› Changes made in 2.00 (a big rewrite)› ------------------------------------›› 1) 65c816 support added: the SI› now recognizes this CPU.›› DOES ANYBODY KNOW, HOW TO DISTIN-› GUISH THE 65C802 FROM THE 65C816?› ANY INFO WILL BE WELCOME.›› 2) CPU and OS interrupt vectors info› added.›› 3) Disk and memory info added.›› 4) Benchmarks added. The MIPS.COM,› FLOPS.COM and RWTEST.COM have› been incorporated to the SI› with some changes and improve-› ments.›› 5) A bug in 'max.scanlines' test› has been fixed.›› 6) Some routines have been› optimized.›› 7) Background image has been added›› 8) VM-support has been removed for› now. It will possibly be back› in a future version.›› 9) The RAM test now can detect› the 65c816 high RAM (i.e. past› the first 64k).›› 10) Quick help added.›› 11) Any window may be closed now› with the [Esc] key.›› 12) Options added.›› 13) OS type test has been rewrit-› ten. Now should recognize the› MTI OS and ARGS-OS.›› 14) IDE Interface support added.›› 15) Fast redraw added: on '816› machines the screen elements› are drawn faster.›› 16) Unfortunately, all mentioned› changes, improvements and› additions made the SI now› require at least 48k machine› to run...›› 17) Due to this reason, the SI› is now *relocatable* to use› as much free memory as› possible. The main binary› segment (SI.PRG) is executed› by the SI.COM, which is › actually a small loader.› › The SI.PRG format description is› reachable on the WWW at:›› http://www.orient.uw.edu.pl/› conradus/atari.html›› where " " sign stands for the› tilde.›› NOTE: memory usage summaries are› based on the OS variables; since› the XL OS does not test the high› RAM nor bank-select, values shown› in the 'Memory usage' window may› differ from the reality. These› values are correct under DracOS,› a 16-bit, 816-aware operating› system.››› Changes made in 1.92 (not released)› -----------------------------------›› 1) Menu bar control has been added.›› 2) Maximum scanlines test added.›› 3) Design change.›› Changes in 1.91 (later release)› -------------------------------›› 1) The speed indicator bug, men-› tioned below as fixed in 1.91,› in fact still remained in the› object code (it has been fixed› in the source code only - I› forgot to compile it again,› sorry). Really fixed now.›› Changes in 1.91 (first release)› -------------------------------›› 1) The code has been recompiled to› higher addresses ($2600 now) for› better compatibility with some› systems. Problem reported by› Tomasz Tatar.›› 2) MEMLO and MEMTOP values are› checked before the main segment› is loaded.›› 3) Two stupid mistakes in the› Axlon-test have been fixed› (no bug reports?!?)›› 4) A bug in the speed rate indica-› tor has been fixed. Due to this› bug, the speed rate indicator› worked wrong on 65c02/65c816› machines. Reported by David› Paterson and John Harris.›› 5) POKEY test has been added to› detect stereo circuits.›› 6) One more routine has been added› to clearly determinate machine› type (400/800 or XL/XE).›› 7) Screen design has been changed› a bit.›› 8) The code has been shortened.››› Changes in 1.9› --------------›› 1) A bug, that caused garbage on› the screen, if tested computer› hadn't extended RAM, has been› fixed.›› 2) The SI didn't start neither un-› der MyDOS nor AtariDOS. Fixed.›› 3) Some other small bugs have been› fixed.›› 4) Some routines have been optimi-› zed.›› 5) Axlon-test has been added. My› computer hasn't the Axlon-RAM,› so if something goes wrong,› please report it.›› 6) Virtual Memory test. Now SI is› a VM-application (and it sounds› much better). See VM.DOC›› 7) 'XL RAM' is now called 'Linear'› (due to hope of the 65c816) and› 'XE RAM' is now called 'Exten-› ded' (due to no particular rea-› son).›