[Coco] Cocoflash menu size limitations?

[Rietveld Rietveld]

The limitations can be minimized by reducing the menu description. I included the RS 26-xxxx in the description.


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From: Michael Brant
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Subject: Re: [Coco] Cocoflash menu size limitations?


Reitveld thanks for that info.  I just ordered a CoCo Flash.

On Apr 28, 2017 4:01 PM, "Rietveld Rietveld" <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> I noticed that the first 2 blocks of the flash are reserved for the menu.
> Blocks 0 and 1 provide storage for 8192 bytes. The base menu is tightly
> written and weighs in at around 3072 fitting neatly in block 0; but as the
> program pak description increases so does the space needed for the menu.
> With only 100 blocks or 409600 bytes used my menu is already over 5120
> bytes only leaving 3072 bytes of description despite still having 95
> percent of the flashs memory available for storage
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