JCrow@his-phoenix-multics.arpa (Jerry Crow) (02/10/86)
Nice program, FATCAT. I pulled the version 2.3 LBR file and began working with it. I installed it on a Morrow system with no problems at all. On a Kaypro, however, I encountered a problem related to the exit selection on the main menu. After pondering it for awhile and playing with it, I surmised that what is happening is that the <ESC> used to select the exit is being echoed to the screen (as are all the other menu options when they are selected), and, since <ESC> leads off many of the Kaypro attribute sequences, the next several characters which are sent through the CONOUT routine are gobbled by the ROM code. So, I went into the installation program and thought "OK, I'll specify a dummy sequence for program exit (terminal reset) to pad the <ESC>." Sigh. No such luck. The Turbo install program won't buy a terminal reset sequence which begins with a printing character -- or so it seems. Not a terrible problem by any measure, but rather annoying. A printing character, perhaps, for the exit selection in version 2.4? Great program.