Re: [gtk-list] Re: Q's: Animation & GTK Markup Language

[raster redhat com]

On 10 Apr, Daniel Egger shouted:
->  On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, you wrote:
->  
->  >yes.. the idea weas good.. the implimentation wasn't 100% perfect... :)
->  
->   As usual :))
->  
->  >Obviously you didn't run some of the OS patches.. :) 
->  
->   Not true..... my whole system had been only a patch :))
->   
->  >the os had a patch function in the os roms to re-route the jump
->  >table for the OS function call in roms off to another address
->  
->   right so far....
->  
->  >which is effectively patching an os function call to be one of your own.. you
->  >could patch any/all funciton calls and thus completely rteplace the os
->  
->   That's not true.... You cannot replace functions beeing already in 
->   use by another library... that's why most of the execbase's calls 
->   are kinda untouchable....

but still replaceable - you have to slot anything that patches the
lowest execbase straight into the bootblock (easily done.. thats how
viruses frist appeared) - then boot as per normal.. perhaps calling
another patch program to patch anything else... but you ca pretty much
patch anythng you want.. u just have to "get in first" :)

->  
->  >(it's how you could speed up the os by moving the os into ram form rom -
->  >it's faster to run the code off fastram)
->  
->   That's the only reason I needed my MMU in the 68030 :))

hahahaha I wanted an mmu for Virtual Memory... thats all.. :( never got
one tho.. :(

->  >there were several/many os patches
->  >that did this kind of thing to change the look of the gui, add
->  >functionality,intercept stuff and filter/modify it etc. :)
->  
->   The best program so far is MCP. I really liked it. It had only
->   1 disadvantage: it had made my system more instable...

hell yeah.. i loved it. but yes.. it wasmuch mroe unstabil.. but yu
coudl blame that ton badly written patches... :)

->  >Workbench.
->  
->   Kinda joke I can't really laugh about? :))

I loved that fielmanager! it worked and worked well! still beats the
crap outof things around today in look, feel and simplicity.. :)

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