VerCheck V2.00

			Copyright (c) 1993 by Jan Hagqvist


COPYRIGHT

	Copyright (c) 1993, Jan Hagqvist, All Rights Reserved.

	This program is FREEWARE. You may freely use and distribute this
	program under the following conditions:

	1) No modifications are made into the program or this documentation
	   and all the files are spread together. However, you are allowed
	   to compress all the files into an archive for distribution.

	2) No money (other than nominal copying fees) is charged for its
	   distribution.

DISCLAIMER

	THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
	EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
	ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL,
	RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PROGRAM. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE
	USE OF THIS PROGRAM IS ASSUMED BY THE USER.


What is VerCheck?

	VerCheck is a utility for 2.04 hard drive users with 1.3 ROM
	sharer/ReloKick who need to use their hard disk in both 2.04/1.3
	modes.

	New in V2.00:

	Now you can check 68000/010/020/030/040/881/882 too.

How does it work?

	When VerCheck is run it will read the current system version
	from Execbase and compare it with the given version and returns
	WARN if the requested system version has been found. Because
	VerCheck reads the version number from Exec instead of reading
	it from a specific absolute address it also works with software
	ROM sharers such as ReloKick.

How do I use it?

	The usage of VerCheck is very simple indeed and there are two
	modes available. In the first mode the syntax is:

	VerCheck vn		, where vn is the Kickstart version number

	VerCheck reads the Exec version number and compares it with the
	given version. If the two are exactly same, WARN will be returned.

	The other mode is:

	VerCheck vn>		, where vn is the Kickstart version number

	VerCheck reads the Exec version number and compares it with the
	given version number. If Exec version is the same or greater than
	the given version, WARN will be returned. So adding a '>' in the
	end of the version number means that any version vn or greater will
	be accepted.


	To check processors the syntax is:

	VerCheck pr		, where pr is one of the following:
				  68000/68010/68020/68030/68040/68881/68882

	WARN is returned if the GIVEN processor OR BETTER is found.
	Also have a look at the example c (VerTestC) in the examples drawer.

Example

	This example is for booting the hard disk in 2.0/1.3 modes.

	VerCheck 34
	If WARN
	  Place your 1.3 startup-sequence here
	Else
	  Place your 2.0 startup-sequence here
	EndIf

	Also have a look at the examples drawer.

Notes

	Please don't enter V ahead the version number or revision number
	after it. So Kickstart version 37.175 translates to 37.


	Should any comments come to your mind, please write to:

	Jan Hagqvist
	Reinolankatu 5 A 1
	48600 KARHULA
	FINLAND


History

V1.00	(Saturday, 19 June 1993)
	The first version of this brilliant program. This one just checks
	if the Exec version is same or better than the given version. This
	version originally was about 56 bytes long, but it didn't want to be
	that tiny so I had to add some 30 bytes of stuff in it before it was
	willing to work.
	Size = 86 bytes (more or less)

V1.05	(Tuesday, 22 June 1993)
	A minor update of a mode that would only accept specific Exec version
	number and not all from the specified one to the infinity. I was also
	bughunting at least some 30 mins before I realised what was wrong
	in this command line: 'VerCheck 37+'. In the monitor it worked
	perfectly but not in DOS. Then suddenly I realized that it had to have
	something to do with the '+'-sign. So that's why it is '37>' and not
	'37+' anymore. I also spent hours to write this document.
	Size = 120 bytes

V2.00	(Monday, 28 June 1993)
	Now VerCheck includes processor checking too, just in case somebody
	would like to check the CPU/FPU stuff too.
	Size = 304 bytes