From 02a2dcac1a41872e1fec6d3b37ddd7ecae57eae4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Christian A. Weber" Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 23:00:42 +0000 Subject: Initial revision --- Documentation/README | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/README (limited to 'Documentation/README') diff --git a/Documentation/README b/Documentation/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..264a52b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/README @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +GAME EXEC - The ultimate Amiga operating system for game development +--------- + +Version 4.4, 16-Apr-92 + +© 1987-92 Christian A. Weber, Christian B. Haller, René Straub, Roman Werner + + +Features +-------- + +- Powerful debugging function, such as debug output to serial port or calling + ROMCrack, the ultimate Kickstart-based monitor/disassembler by SCA + +- Memory managment (Allocate, clear, copy Chip + Fast mem) + +- Semaphores (Disable/Enable interrupts, Own/Disown blitter in System mode) + +- Linked List management + +- Keyboard handler including support for custom keymaps + +- Output formatting (printf-style) + +- Optional CDTV functions: play audio tracks + +- Random number generator + +- Powerful interrupt-driven floppy disk routines supporting up to 4 dives + supporting PowerPacker-compressed files and loading in the background + +- BOBOL® the ultimate Bob Animation System: Bob rendering, double/triple + buffering, Animation, collision testing, clipping etc. using a powerful + control languange + + +Versions +-------- + +There are 3 versions of Game Exec: + +- Standard version: Runs completely without Amiga OS + +- System version (SysStart): runs within Amiga OS (used for development) + this version optionally supports the CDTV + +- Ram version (runs without Amiga OS, but uses a FFS ram disk instead of floppy) + + +Modification History +-------------------- + +18-May-89 CHW Recreated this file! +20-Jun-89 CHW Supports 1MB CHIP RAM +29-Jun-89 CHW Auf Genim2 umgeschrieben +22-Aug-89 CHW AddHead() added +27-Aug-89 CHW AddHead() rettet nun die Register (!^%#$@) +13-Sep-89 CHW CopyMem() rettet nun D0 (grmbl!) +06-Nov-89 CHW SetCache() added +27-Nov-89 CHW FastMem support routines added +04-Feb-90 CHW Zero-Handler & other Guru handlers added +11-Feb-90 CHW Supervisor-Stack ist jetzt im FAST-RAM +28-Mar-90 CHW ColdReboot() implementiert, ABORT springt dahin +18-Sep-90 CHW CheckMem() implementiert und so +20-Oct-90 CHW Config-File entfernt, MainPrg muss am Anfang sein +30-Dec-90 CHW Gecrunchte Files werden automatisch entcruncht +06-Jan-91 CHH BufLoadFile testet ob genug RAM vorhanden ist +11-Feb-91 CHH BufReadFile eingebaut +18-Feb-91 CHW Multitasking-fähige Version +06-May-91 CHW Diskroutine kann jetzt schreiben -- cgit v1.2.3