HW2Patch 2.20 for TI-89 and TI-92 Plus Hardware 2 - AMS 2.01/2.03-2.05
Copyright (c) 2000. All rights reserved.
Available on www.ticalc.org and www.ti-fr.org

Although I made some programs which modify the FlashROM, I am absolutely
against this kind of program because a bug may be fatal.

At the beginning, I though I won't distribute HW2Patch ou MaxMem as
on-calc patches, but they are handier that TIB Receiver and they are
available on the Internet.

As I released TIB Receiver, I didn't research a method for
desactivating the FlashROM protection : you will have to modify the tib
with the PC patch and send it with TIB Receiver. Moreover, I won't make
any program modifying AMS anymore.

I) Introduction

This program suppresses the 8/24 kb (it depends on AMS) hardware
limitation : in clear, no more black bar !

This limitation is present on HW2 2.0x.

II) Installing HW2Patch

* PC patch (AMS 2.01/2.03/2.04/2.05) :

Launch HW2Patch.exe and choose a tib (ou 89u/9xu).
Then use TIB Receiver to send it.
You can cancel the modifications by launching HW2Patch.exe again.

* On-calc patch (sauf AMS 2.05) :

Launch HW2Patch. This offers you to patch the ROM definitively :
- if you accept, the ROM will be modified, then you won't need HW2Patch
  even after a reset.
  You can restore your ROM by reinstalling AMS.
- if you refuse, you will have to launch HW2Patch after each reset, or
  after the uninstallation of certain kernels.

The 8/24 kb software limitation is still there.
If you install a kernel, you'll be able to run any assembly program.

NOTES: - WARNING ! Using this program isn't without danger. Be sure your
         calculator is stable.
       - Use this program at you own risk and I cannot be held
         responsible for any damage done to your calculator.

III) History

08/15/2000 : HW2Patch 2.20
- A bugfix : the calc froze when there were too many applications.
  (I though I corrected HW2Patch 2.10 but I only corrected MaxMem)
- PC version supporting AMS 2.05 added.

06/14/2000 : HW2Patch 2.10
- Now works on AMS 2.01 and 2.04.

04/02/2000 : HW2Patch 2.00
- A bug has been fixed.
- You can patch your calculator definitively.
(thanks to Olivier Lesteven)

02/27/2000 : HW2Patch 1.00
- Only for AMS 2.03.

IV) How to contact me

You can e-mail me at: <Julien.Muchembled@netcourrier.com>

Please report any and all bugs you find while using the kernel, and
please don't forget to give me a precise description of what you did and
what happened. However, I have a lot of work so I won't answer if the
problem mentionned is already solved or known, or if I decide to do a
global message in the doc of a future version.