Novaterm 9.6 User's Guide


MB). The maximum size of the directory is 144 files.

RAMDrive: Uses a RAMDrive. This driver searches for a direct
access (DACC) partition in your RAMDrive with the name
"novaterm". The partition can be any number and any size; the
driver detects its size and allocates the memory in the partition for the
buffer. The maximum size of the directory is 144 files.

RAMLink: Uses a RAMLink. This driver searches for a direct
access (DACC) partition in your RAMLink with the name
"novaterm". The partition can be any number and any size; the
driver detects its size and allocates the memory in the partition for the
buffer. The maximum size of the directory is 144 files.


1.1.9 Dealing with a hardware conflict

Certain combinations of a serial device and memory expansion device
result in a hardware conflict. This means that the two specified
devices use the same addresses for access. This will cause problems
when Novaterm or another program tries to access one; the other will
be accessed at the same time.

To help avoid this situation, the configuration program notifies you
when a selection of drivers would result in a conflict. It gives you the
option of going back to choose a different driver for either the serial
device or the memory device.

Section 4.8 provides more detail about hardware conflicts

1.1.10 Selecting a real-time clock device

Novaterm provides several methods of setting the Commodore 64's
internal clock from an outside source. Select from one of the
following choices.

CMD-RTC: If you have a hard drive or floppy drive from Creative
Micro Designs, Inc., or a RAMLink with a real-time clock installed,
choose this method. This driver scans devices 8 through 30 for a
CMD drive with a clock using the T-RB disk command. Novaterm
reads the time from te first drive that does not report an error from
this command.

BBRTC-port1: If you have a BBRTC device from Performance
Peripherals, Inc. plugged into joystick port 1, choose this method.

BBRTC-port2: If you have a BBRTC device from Performance
Peripherals, Inc. plugged into joystick port 2, choose this method.

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