Re: Tested the expansion menory...

From: Spiro Trikaliotis (Trik-news_at_gmx.de)
Date: 2001-10-15 11:05:48

Hello,

"MagerValp" <MagerValp@cling.gu.se> wrote:

> >>>>> "DG" == Daniele Gratteri <daniele_gratteri@inwind.it> writes:

> DG> ...and found errors in the Low Address Bus test only. With some
> DG> memory blocks, the 5 if I remember correctly, MagerValp's program
> DG> says that there is an illegal quantity in line 120. What can be
> DG> the problem? Bad memory?

> If you get an illegal quantity error there's a bug in the program.

Not necessarily. If the memory if not ok, it might give you any symptoms it
wants... Even a illegal quantity error is possible (for example, if one bit
changes from 1 to 0 or vice versa or if some expansion chip goes on the data
line when it should not, making a bit appear flipped, too).

> Make sure you typed in the program correctly. If it still crashes,
> what does PRINT A say?

Ok, this is a good first bet, yes... ;-)

Spiro.


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