--- MiNT/readme	2018/04/24 17:55:36	1.1.1.2
+++ MiNT/readme	2018/04/24 17:56:56	1.1.1.3
@@ -1,82 +1,82 @@
-This is a BETA TEST version of MiNT 0.96.
+MiNT is Not TOS: A Multitasking Operating System Extension for the Atari ST
 
-IT IS NOT THE FINAL RELEASE OF MiNT 0.96. It still
 
-contains MANY bugs. It's very messy, and probably
 
-incompatible with tons of stuff.
+Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Eric R. Smith.
 
+Copyright 1992,1993 Atari Corporation
 
+All rights reserved.
 
-Use this only if you make regular backups of your
 
-hard drive, have no fear of mysterious crashes,
 
-and have "nerves of steel". Also, it's distributed
+THE MiNT SOURCE CODE IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, AS IS. ATARI
 
-only in source code form, so it will be useful
+CORPORATION AND ERIC R. SMITH MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
 
-to you only if you have a C compiler and know
+WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CODE, AND IN PARTICULAR
 
-(very well) how to use it. This is deliberate; this
+SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
 
-version of MiNT will not be supported by me, so I want
+MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USE THIS
 
-only users who are capable of compiling the program
+CODE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
 
-themselves to use it.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+Here is the source code for the current version of MiNT. There are
 
+lots of changes, of course, but no docs. Sorry. The "changes" file
 
-I'm sending this out in its unfinished form because
+does provide a useful list of things that have changed since previous
 
-it seems quite likely that the "final" release of
+versions of MiNT.
 
-MiNT 0.96 will take much longer than I had hoped.
 
-I'm desperately trying to finish my thesis, because
 
-in a few weeks I'm moving halfway across North America.
+Please read the notice in "copying" carefully. This code is completely
 
-So, basically, I have very little time to spend on MiNT
+unsupported; you use it at your own risk. Because it is unsupported
 
-these days. I wanted to make the new features of version
+(and undocumented) we are distributing it in source code only form.
 
-0.96 available (many people have requested copies), but
+Users who wish a binary version of MiNT should purchase MultiTOS.
 
-since I don't have time to support MiNT right now (and
+Anyone who wants to use this version of MiNT should be fully aware
 
-since this version still isn't debugged) I decided to
+of the risks involved in using unsupported software, and should
 
-make this a source-code only release. Please see the
+also be comfortable enough with C and the process of compiling that
 
-file "copying" (which is different from the standard MiNT
+they can fix bugs themselves. Please respect the conditions in "copying"
 
-copying conditions) and respect my wishes not to have
+(in particular please do not redistribute binary versions of this
 
-binary versions of this unfinished code distributed.
+program). Source code to future versions of MiNT will not be made
 
+available if these conditions are violated.
 
 
-(Bug reports for this version will be gratefully accepted,
 
-but due to time constraints I may be very slow in replying
+This version of MiNT is compiled to use memory protection by
 
-to your reports; please do not be offended by this, I wish I
+default. If you want to use the version of the AES from the ROM,
 
-did have more time!)
+you'll have to (a) turn off the -DMULTITOS flag in the makefile,
 
+and (b) after compiling rename "mint.prg" to "mintnp.prg". If
 
+MiNT notices that it is called "mintnp.prg", it will come up
 
-Thank you,
+with memory protection disabled (this is necessary because the ROM
 
-Eric Smith
+AES violates memory protection in several ways). You can also
 
+disable memory protection by setting the "no_mem_prot" variable
+
+in memprot.c and recompiling.
 
 
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