[A83] Re: MirageOS remembering program location
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[A83] Re: MirageOS remembering program location
Actually, the 86 usually doesn't lose your data when it crashes. It has a
checksum for the RAM pages, and it only resets it if it doesn't match. So
you can have a program crash, pull a battery, and have your stuff when it
comes back. And, hopefully, nothing will be corrupted.
Also, most shells on the 86 use some unused bits in the VAT entry for a
program to determine which folder in a shell it resides in.
> Correct me anyone if I am wrong, but I think that your password, folders,
> options, blah, blah, blah are stored in the appvar "MirageOS". It's
really
> small. Put it in a group or load it onto your computer if you need a
> backup. >By the way, did TI allow the 83+ to crash like at the first sign
> ofany danger? (Because in case of a reset, everything in the archive will
be
> saved, unlike an 86, which doesn't have Flash ROM?) I'm not sure exactly
> what you mean but... Everything in your archive isn't lost at a crash
> because it's flash - different memory than RAM. If your calc crashed
> *reallybad*, you'd loose everything, and you'd probably have to re-load
the
> OS. But when it crashes normaly (i.e "RAM cleared"), your archive won't
be
> erased. The 86 only has RAM. So, yes, when the 86 crashes, you lose
> everything. Did this answer your question? --Joel
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