[Coco] NitrOS-9 newbie needs some help

Robert Gault robert.gault at worldnet.att.net
Wed Aug 11 23:15:26 EDT 2004


KnudsenMJ at aol.com wrote:
><snip>
> So, you guys actually figured out what was causing the dreaded BLOB?  I 
> remember some years ago when that was a big topic.  People figured out how to 
> adjust positions of modules in the bootfile to prevent it, but this is the first I 
> heard of modifying the disk read code to prevent it.
> 
> Why did the stock Tandy code "tickle" the controller at $FF40?  To keep the 
> motor running?  I can see where constantly flogging between the two controller 
> addresses could cause problems on marginal address busses.  --Mike K.
> 

We aren't the ones that solved it, Michael Shell did. They should be an 
article on RTSI. If you can't find it let me know and I'll send it.




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