johnv@DIALix.oz.au (johnv) (01/31/91)
G'Day,
For those who may be interested, here is a copy of a FAX
from Micro-systems software about Scribble! Platinum.
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Users of AmigaDOS 2.0 will find that a Platinum series program
window is larger than the screen on which it opens. This places
the bottom and right edges of the window beyond visibility.
This happened because Commodore changed the method by which a
program identifies the existence of an A2024 monitor between
AmigaDOS 1,3 and AmigaDOS 2.0. Until such time as Commodore
provides backward compatibility, a patch is needed to have any
Platinum series program open a screen size window.
The Platinum series custom screen is checking for a Worbench
version greater than 1.3. If found the program tries to open an
A2024 screen. This patch nullifys that check and inhibits any
attempt to open an A2024 screen,
First, make a new working copy of the master disk. Then in an
object editor program (such as NewZap, Sectorama or Disk
Mechanic's WorkShop) look for this sequence of eight HEX bytes
on your working copy:
0C 40 00 22
63 00 00 84
^^ and replace it with:
0C 40 00 22
60 00 00 83
^^
Finally, save the change.
Notes:
The fifth byte in the sequence changes.
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Also if anybody wants the patch for Online! Platinum to
solve a similar problem I can repost it as well.