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Article #40105Re: Malloc on 2.5 Meg 1040stf - help needed
From: Stefan Hintz
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1990 14:46
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1990 14:46
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In article <1055@dutrun.UUCP> hans@duttnph.UUCP (Hans Buurman) writes: >I recently upgraded my 1040 stf to 2.5 Mb using a kit by Weide >(although this is not a hardware problem). I found that one of >the programs I use intensively (turbo c linker) won't make full >use of the extra memory. The reason is the following: >This linker uses gemdos call 0x48 (Malloc) at least twice for >each file read. It appears that this call can only be issued >some 300 times, after which it fails, regardless of the amount >of free memory. This problem does not occur on a Mega ST ! >Maybe it is only present in early gemdos versions ? (I bought >the 1040stf in March, 1987). (stuff deleted) -- I had this Malloc-Problem too, even with a Mega ST2 . The solution was to put a FOLDR300.PRG into the AUTO-folder. I hope this will help you. Stefan Hintz, Dortmund, WestGermany. hintz@quando.unido.UUCP (Stefan Hintz)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!unido!quando!hintz From: hintz@quando.UUCP (Stefan Hintz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Malloc on 2.5 Meg 1040stf - help needed Keywords: Malloc,Turbo C Linker,FOLDR100.PRG Message-ID: <1291@quando.UUCP> Date: 8 Jan 90 14:46:16 GMT References: <1055@dutrun.UUCP> Reply-To: hintz@quando.UUCP (Stefan Hintz) Organization: Quantum GmbH, Dortmund, W-Germany Lines: 31