LUCID+UTIL.+RAM??
13-Nov-85 23:53:08
Sb: LUCID+UTIL.+RAM??
Fm: SAUNDERS JONES 71016,1451
To: Mike Anders, PCSG 70526,1715
MIKE, I HOPE YOU CAN CLEAR THIS UP FOR ME. I BOUGHT LUCID AND THE UTILITIES
LAST WEEK (UTIL. V 1.0). I ALSO PURCHASED 3 8K CHIPS FORM ANOTHER OUTFIT (PCSG
WAS OUT). WHEN I RUN THE 'RAM TEST' PROGRAM WITHOUT LUCID EVERYTHING IS OK.
WITH LUCID EVERYTHING IS OK (I THINK, I STILL HAVE TO FINISH CHECKING THE LAST
APPROX. 6K BYTES BUT THEY WILL PROBABLY CHECK OUT- THIS TAKES TIME). NOW THE
PROBLEM: WITH L/UTIL.BA AND L/DIF.CO INSTALLED, THE 'RAM TEST' PROGRAM DOES
STRANGE THINGS. ALSO CERTAIN BYTES FAIL (ACCORDING TO THE RAM TEST PROGRAM).
SOMETIMES THE R.T. PRO. TESTS A FEW BYTES AND THEN I GET " ?SN ERROR AT 20"
(OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT). BUT THIS IS THE SAME PROGRAM THAT HAD BEEN WORKING
ALL DAY!! ALSO THE PROGRAM IS NO LONGER THERE! IT'S ERASED. WHAT GIVES? I WANT
TO USE THE MACHINE FOR MORE THAN JUST LUCID – WILL I BE ABLE TO RUN OTHER
PROGRAMS (BASIC OF OTHERWISE) WITH CERTAIN BYTES APPARANTLY SCREWED UP? HOPE
YOU CAN HELP ME ON THIS.
THANKS, SAUNDERS.