Release and Best Test Notes for REVOLVER Version 1.0

                                09/23/88


TIME:

The ST has a software clock and a hardware clock.  The hardware
clock is not changed during switching or rolling in programs but
the software clock will lose accuracy during switching and when
rolling in programs.  If you prefer to have the clock reflect 
accurate time you should add REVTIME.PRG to your AUTO folder.  
This program will cause all accesses to the ST's clock to be
made from the hardware.

CALLING UP REVOLVER:

	Normally REVOLVER can easily be called up using the ALT-LEFT SHIFT
key combination and switching to the next partition can be quickly
accomplished by pressing the CONTROL-ALT-LEFT SHIFT combination.
Some programs will not respond to these combinations unless you depress
another key (such as the space bar) while waiting for REVOLVER to
acknowledge (the screen flash).  Some example programs that demonstrate
this are DCOPY, DBMAN and GULAM.

PROBLEM PROGRAM TYPES:

Most programs that do not successfully work with REVOLVER are those 
that place the keyboard into Joystick Monitor and/or Fire Button Monitor
mode.  This includes many games.  You can often successfully rollout 
then rollin such games from their title screen or menu screens.  Rolling
them out from the action screen will cause them to be fully restored 
when rolled back in except that the Joystick Fire Button will not work. 

Programs that must boot directly from the master disk will not allow
REVOLVER to load (since REVOLVER is not on the master disk).  This 
category is also usually games.  

Programs that make major changes to the architecture of the operating
system (such as PCDITTO and MAGIC SAC) will remove REVOLVER and all
of its Partitions and should be run without REVOLVER loaded (Hold down
the ALT-LEFT SHIFT while booting to boot without REVOLVER).  


THE REVOLVER DISK CONTAINS:

REVINST.PRG       REVOLVER Installation Program
REVINST.RSC       Resource for REVINST.PRG

REVLOAD.PRG       REVOLVER Loader
REVOVLER.SYS      REVOLVER System File

REVTIME.PRG       REVOLVER's Clock Access manager 
                  (put in AUTO folder if you want synchronized clock).

RELEASE.TXT       This file.