gvrod@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU (R Eldridge, VAX Systems) (03/05/91)
ProDOS 8 Technical Note #23: ProDOS 8 Changes and Minutia, September 1990 says:
o New selector and dispatcher code was added for machines with 80
columns. The old code is still present for machines without 80-
column capability.
However, no examples of *how* to make an enhanced QUIT call were given.
Can anyone tell me how to make enhanced QUIT calls? Can I specify which
file is to be selected and executed upon QUITting?
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rod eldridge (GVROD@ISUVAX.BITNET or GVROD@ISUVAX.IASTATE.EDU)
iowa state university (phone: 515-294-7498 fax: 515-294-1717)toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) (03/05/91)
gvrod@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU (R Eldridge, VAX Systems) writes: >ProDOS 8 Technical Note #23: ProDOS 8 Changes and Minutia, September 1990 says > > o New selector and dispatcher code was added for machines with 80 > columns. The old code is still present for machines without 80- > column capability. > >However, no examples of *how* to make an enhanced QUIT call were given. >Can anyone tell me how to make enhanced QUIT calls? Can I specify which >file is to be selected and executed upon QUITting? Whoa. There's a difference. The new quit CODE they are talking about is a menu based program selector to replace the infamous 'enter prefix or return to accept' quit code. I spit on Apple's quit code because it actually requires 128K so it can hide somewhere in the back of the machine, while I was able to write a 40 column any-apple quit code that does more than Apple's without requiring any extra memory. The enhanced quit CALL is something that is only available on a GS after you have booted GS/OS and run a P8 program. Todd Whitesel toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu
aford@pro-mansion.cts.com (Adam Ford) (03/08/91)
In-Reply-To: message from gvrod@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU
The quit call is accesses from BASIC with the BYE command, and from other 8
bit programs. It replaces the:
ENTER THE PREFIX OF THE NEXT APPLICATION
ONLY if you have 80 column. It highlights ALL the SYS type files, and
shows ALL SUB-Directories. If anyone has Byrd's Better Bye, you know what
I mean. They are almost alike. Anyway, to change volumes just press TAB.
I found ONLY 1 bug so far is, when selecting PRODOS (the one that starts up
the System Disk) it crashes.
Adam Ford
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aford@pro-mansion.cts.com (Adam Ford) (03/08/91)
In-Reply-To: message from toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu How do you get the > and people's posts here? I need that... >The enhanced quit CALL is something that is only available on a GS after >you have booted GS/OS and run a P8 program. That I entered in myself.. NO. I have copied ProDos 8 v1.9 onto other disks and NEVER boot GS/OS and the menu quit call ALWAYS works. Now for the IIgs, it should work, because it is in the ProDOS 8 Technical Note, which I have, and it doesn't say anything about a IIgs. I do know that it requires 80 column and 128k Adam Ford ---- ProLine: aford@pro-mansion Internet: aford@pro-mansion UUCP: crash!pro-mansion!aford ARPA: crash!pro-mansion!aford@nosc.mil BitNet: aford%pro-mansion.cts.com@nosc.mil
daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang) (03/09/91)
In article <7871@crash.cts.com> aford@pro-mansion.cts.com (Adam Ford) writes: >In-Reply-To: message from toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu > >How do you get the > and people's posts here? I need that... I don't know how you do that on a Proline system... with the 'rn' newsreader, you just type "F" and it will post a followup article and include the old article with ">"s in front... >>The enhanced quit CALL is something that is only available on a GS after >>you have booted GS/OS and run a P8 program. > >NO. I have copied ProDos 8 v1.9 onto other disks and NEVER boot GS/OS and >the menu quit call ALWAYS works. Now for the IIgs, it should work, because >it is in the ProDOS 8 Technical Note, which I have, and it doesn't say >anything about a IIgs. I do know that it requires 80 column and 128k It's not the same!!! I believe the orignal poster was asking about the ability to launch another program with the quit call, not the menu thingy that's always there in P8 1.9 (if you have 80cols and 128K). You need to have booted GS/OS first, then when you launch a P8 application, the P8 application can quit to another program. I remember that you put an "$EE" byte somewhere in the parm list form the quit call. So... the menu quit call always works, but the extended quit call doesn't work unless you boot GS/OS first. There is a difference :-) > Adam Ford >---- >ProLine: aford@pro-mansion >Internet: aford@pro-mansion >UUCP: crash!pro-mansion!aford >ARPA: crash!pro-mansion!aford@nosc.mil >BitNet: aford%pro-mansion.cts.com@nosc.mil > -- David Huang | Internet: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | "Slight accidents with funny rays UUCP: ...!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!daveh | can have serious consequences" America Online: DrWho29 |