TITLE		: Check Documents
TYPE		: PD Documents
AUTHOR		: Chris Brown
DATE		: January 1994


   
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            *                      Check                      *
            * Copyright (C) 1992/93 Tekno-Logik International *
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           STOP PRESS!! This is an AmigaDOS 3 compatible program


    Check  is a helpful little utility which was written primarily for the use
of  hard  drive  users who also have a ROM sharer with Kickstart 2.xx and 1.3.
When  I  first  purchased  my  ROM  sharer and 2.04 chip, i was unaware of the
problems  that  would be involved.  The first problem was that half of the 1.3
commands  I  had  in  the  C:  directory, kept crashing under 2.04.  So, after
giving  myself  a 1meg partition for the 2.04 files, I then had the problem of
trying to get the system to boot under the correct partition.  Hence Check.

	Check  should  be  placed  in  the  C:   directory  of you normal boot
partition  .   Check  returns  a WARN code if it detects the Kickstart version
that you specify.  Therefore, it can be used in script files, and of course in
your startup-sequence.

	An entry for Kickstart 2.04 should look like this:-

	Check 37
	IF WARN
		Your 2.xx boot sequence goes here
	ELSE
		Your 1.3 boot sequence goes here
	ENDIF

	That's all there is to it!!

Usage:-
	Check <Kickstart version number>

Do not enter the revision number.  34.5 should be 34

The way to check what your kickstart version numbers are:-
	a) Use the "Version" program
	b) For Kickstart 2.0 machines and above, check the ROM numbers
	   on the "Insert Disk" screen

NOTE:-
    Check has been tested on the following machines, and has passed

    A500 (1.3), A500+ (2.04), A600 (2.05), A1200 (3.0).

As  long  as Commodore keep the copy of Kickstart in the same memory location,
with  the Version and revision numbers in the same place as well, check should
work for every future machine.


Check  is  shareware.  If you like this program please show your appreciation.
The shareware fee is just:-

                     ************        ************ 
                     * 50 Pence *        *   $2.00  *
                     *  (U.K.)  *        *   (U.S)  *
                     ************        ************
                        Europe           Rest of World
 

Send your shareware contributions to:-

Tekno-Logik International (Europe)
127 Walton Green
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 0TZ                - Cheques/P.O.s/Money orders payable to C. Brown

or

Tekno-Logik International (USA)
106 16th Street
Newport, KY 41071
USA                    - Cheques/Money Orders payable to A. Vogel

PLEASE STATE THE PROGRAM NAME WHEN SENDING YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
ALL COMMENTS RELATING TO THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE SENT TO THE UK ADDRESS.

The doc file must ALWAYS accompany the executable.
The code must not be modified or tampered with in ANY way.

Apart  from  that, it can be copied, passed on, placed on a BBS etc..  without
any worries.


COMMERCIAL USERS:-
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This  program is available for commercial use.  For a registration fee of just
5  pounds  UK sterling, it can be used for any commercial application.  Credit
MUST  be  given to the author in the applications documentation.  UPGRADES for
commercial users will cost 1 pound UK sterling.

Multi-user registrations are available at the following rates:-
5 pounds UK sterling for the first copy
2 pounds UK sterling for every copy thereafter

Write to:-

	Chris Brown
	Tekno-Logik International,
	127 Walton Green
	CROYDON
	Surrey
	England
	CR0 0TZ


HISTORY
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(Check37)
V1.00  (8 August 1992)
       Written using SAS C V5.10. Does it's job OK. 
       File Size = 1560
       CRC = $51C907DA

(Check37)
V2.00  (11 August 1992)
       Re-written using Devpac 2. My first machine code program!!!
       Still works OK. Re-wrote it with Devpac for the challenge.
       Piece of cake. I'll have to convert more of my programs!
       File Size = 184  <-- Bloody big difference huh?
       CRC = $B133E28D

(Check)
V3.00  (1 January 1993)
       Re-written again! Since the release of the new Amiga 1200, I
       had to be able to check for Kickstart 3. Therefore, I decided
       that it was time for the user to enter the version number since
       there are likely to be more Kickstarts to come.
       File Size = 188
       CRC = $8AC12A24

(Check)
V4.00  (11 January 1993)
       Potential bug fix. V3.00 worked fine on current machines, but part
       of the routine was not guaranteed to work with higher kickstart
       numbers. 95% of check has been re-written. Works fine now.
       File Size = 168  <-- Smaller than V3.00, and works better!!!
       CRC = $C3B7C0B2