Msg: 3080 *Conference*

08-28-92 21:12:26

From: RICK LOPES

To : JOHN INGHAM

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #3073 (WARM.BA)

John,
   
I hope I can be of help and also a friend for you as well. Basically, I'm
afraid of unexpected cold starts and I'm too lazy to regularlly save and reload
my programs and data before purposely cold starting my M102.  I'm not much of a
computer tech (more just a computer player).  I like playing with computers and
using them to get tasks done whether it's work or play.  My understanding is
that after a while of saving, deleting, cut and pasting, how the memory in the
102 is allocated can get a bit fragmented (I think).  The result is that the
more fragmented it gets, the greater the chance for an unexpected cold start.
Some in the Club therefore recommend regular planned cold starts in order to
"clean things up" in the memory banks, get rid of bits of information and
programs which had fragmented the memory.  WARM.BA cleans up the memory banks,
gets rid of the orphaned fragments hidden away in the higher memory but still
leaves the programs and data intact.  Every day or so, I run WARM.BA as a
safety precaution (without neglecting to save my data on a regular basis).
    
I primarily use URII, M102's version of sidekick, and a few favorite games and
every now and then, some of my games do funny things and the game may act funny
or re-surface in another program as the second program crashes.  If I run
WARM.BA after one of these odd games or programs, the odd program does not
reappear causing a crash.
     
I hope this helps.   It sounds like you have a lot more equipment invested in
your Model T then me, but you may find WARM.BA helpfull.
    
Keep in touch,
    +Rick+