[Coco] OS9Boot file size

[Bill Pierce]

Does anyone remember what the maximum is on an OS9boot file size?
I know there is a limit but cannot for the life of me, remember what it is.
I've been looking through the old OS9 manuals and books which mentionthe boot exceeding the maximum, but they never state what it is. I know you can make an OS9Boot that will actually boot, but not have enough ram left to effectively run the software, so there's no "hard coded" limit in the system files, just a "guesstiment" as to the size based on how many driver/descriptors that need their own data area.
What is really needed is a chart that shows exxactly how much memory each system module uses, the size of the DAT, the stack, and any other system memory usage as well as the minimum ram to effectively run software.
Then the math could be done based on the "total ram - modules + system + DAT + stack = ram used vs ram needed".
 

Bill Pierce
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