stardot running slow?

[1024MAK]

Maybe someone has entered SLOW mode?
Add FAST at the beginning of the code:

FAST

Mark

[danielj]

Maybe someone has entered SLOW mode?
Add FAST at the beginning of the code:
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Mark

You won't be able to read anything

[Louis.m]

Hello 0010 all,

Anyone else noticed that at the moment *. is slow again

[baz4096]

Sorry about the blip a few moments ago, was investigating the issue whilst it was ongoing. Restarted now and should be back to normal speed. For now.

[Louis.m]

Sorry about the blip a few moments ago, was investigating the issue whilst it was ongoing. Restarted now and should be back to normal speed. For now.

You're excused
Nice to know it's not forgotten

[baz4096]

OK, so after some debugging over on the Stardot Discord, we've possibly found a solution*. Fingers crossed it keeps running smoothly, but I'll be checking frequently.

*no it wasn't

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*RMFaster BASIC

[paulb]

*no it wasn't

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*RMFaster BASIC

As long as it isn't that weird MEMC-related system call that people sometimes sprinkled into their 32-bit software to squeeze out a couple of extra frames per second, reliably hanging machines like the A3000...

[NickLuvsRetro]

As long as it isn't that weird MEMC-related system call that people sometimes sprinkled into their 32-bit software to squeeze out a couple of extra frames per second, reliably hanging machines like the A3000...

What was this? (asking for a friend... )

[paulb]

As long as it isn't that weird MEMC-related system call that people sometimes sprinkled into their 32-bit software to squeeze out a couple of extra frames per second, reliably hanging machines like the A3000...

What was this? (asking for a friend... )

See "MEMC nibble mode ROM access / ROM emulation". It gets a mention in "Top reasons games stop working past RO3", although it is unclear to me now whether the hanging effect occurred due to improper use or some fundamental architectural issue. Rick Murray mentions it in some recollections as well.

Knowing the precise name of the call (OS_UpdateMEMC) yields search results in magazines of the era. For example:

"Rapid ROMs", Acorn User, May 1989.

There are plenty of results from Archive, RISC User and even New Computer Express, showing that this hack did the rounds a few times.