UNCSPL@UNC.BITNET ("Scott P Leslie") (04/02/89)
Atari, Could someone there comment on whether the TOS 1.4 hangs for 30 seconds when ATL-HELP is inadvertantly pressed and the printer is not ready? By the way, what is the address of the vector for screen dump routines? -- Thanks for the concern, Scott P. Leslie (UNCSPL@UNC)
walkerb@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Brian Walker) (04/02/89)
In article <8904012328.AA04233@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> UNCSPL@UNC.BITNET ("Scott P Leslie") writes: >Atari, > Could someone there comment on whether the TOS 1.4 hangs for >30 seconds when ATL-HELP is inadvertantly pressed and the printer >is not ready? By the way, what is the address of the vector for >screen dump routines? > If you inadvertently press [alt-HELP], press it again. pressing the key a second time cancels the printer screen dump. I'm not sure where I read it, but it is a documented feature. Brian Walkerb, University of Colorado at Boulder walkerb@tramp.colorado.edu ...!{ncar,nbires}!boulder!tramp!walkerb There come a time in the history of every project when it becomes necessary to shoot the engineers and begin production.
kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher) (04/05/89)
In article <8904012328.AA04233@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> UNCSPL@UNC.BITNET ("Scott P Leslie") writes: |Atari, | Could someone there comment on whether the TOS 1.4 hangs for |30 seconds when ATL-HELP is inadvertantly pressed and the printer |is not ready? The 30 second "hang" is a required timeout for dot matrix printers. Yes, TOS 1.4 still does it, because it is necessary. Even if you press ALT-HELP a second time to cancel the screendump, the print screen routine will do the timeout. -- Ken Badertscher | #include <disclaimer> Atari R&D | No pith, just a path: Software Engine | {portal,ames,imagen}!atari!kbad