Re: STiNG, CAB, and Multitasking (strike

[q-funk@megacom.net (Martin-Eric Racine)]

Eric R.Smith said:
 >I will agree that the MiNT documentation should be fixed. The
 >original rule ("always put mint.prg last") was far too simplistic.
********GOLDEN RULE********
 >The actual rule is: "always put mint.prg after any program that
 >modifies TOS services which MiNT uses",
********GOLDEN RULE********
 >which generally means any GEMDOS services or device drivers.
 >Other system utilities probably should come after mint.prg.

Ahhhh!!! WHY wasn't this documented in the first place?! 
Two lines of text that explain a crucial concept better
than the whole Compendium section on GEMDOS. Excellent!

And glad to hear MiNT's creator is still in touch! ;-)

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