Initializing memory

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From: J. Desmond
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 1990 14:32

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Can anyone tell me how to fill memory with a known bit pattern to
see the effect on programs loaded on top of it?  I fiddled with
DEBUG for a while and it looked promising but I'm afraid I might
blow away something since I've never been very agile with DEBUG's
instruction and addressing scheme.  Can a large (200K or more)
chunk of memory be initialized with one instruction, or do you
have to limp along changing 64K at a time?  Is there a SIMTEL
utility that does this or can it be done with a simple DEBUG
script?  I think I've seen it in a PC Magazine a few years back
but can't find it now.  Thanks.

-John Desmond
desmond@nosc.mil

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From: desmond@cod.NOSC.MIL (J. Desmond)
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Subject: Initializing memory
Keywords: memory debug
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Date: 24 Sep 90 14:32:29 GMT
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
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