Re: Error $201 on 8-bit apps

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Brian Hammack writes ...
> 
> Hey folks, demonstrate that we still give support here.  :)
> 
>    Okay, here's the deal.  Recently every time I load the full System
> and try to launch ProTerm with QuickLaunch, the computer makes like
> it's going to run the program then bails to a screen that says I have
> encountered error $201 (can't allocate memory) and reboots.  But I can
> run 16-bit programs without problems.  Thought it might be just Quick-
> Launch getting flaky, but when double-clicking any 8-bit apps' icons,
> same thing happens:  under full system load I can run GSHK but not
> Shrink It 3.4.  And what more, the problems don't happen when I do a
> partial boot (with the Skip'em init after QuickLaunch, GUPP and the
> screen saver); QuickLaunch works fine.  The $201 hits when everything
> is loaded and I try to run any 8-bit program.  The 8-bit programs *do*
> work fine with a shift-boot or a Skip'em boot.  Here's the kicker:
> 
>      This only started happening in the last week and I haven't added
> anything to the System sequence in a month (all worked fine under a
> full boot prior to a week ago!).  Suggestions, ideas?  Has one of my
> memory-based doodads (CDevs, DA's, Extras) suddenly gone wonky on me?
>

     Don't know. Since 8-bit stuff seems to be affected, you could try
replacing your ProDOS and P8 files as well as BASIC.SYSTEM. Maybe one of
these has gotten messed around.

     Another try is to scrap you Desktop file(s) in ICONS/ folder(s).
You mention a screen saver. These are known problem-causers. You might
try getting it out of your startup sequence.




Rubywand