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  $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals... jcullenhome@comcast.net - 2013-08-30 07:14 -0700
    $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals... Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net> - 2013-08-30 07:59 -0700
      Re: $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals... jcullenhome@comcast.net - 2013-08-30 08:18 -0700
        Re: $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals... jcullenhome@comcast.net - 2013-08-30 08:39 -0700
          Re: $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals... "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2013-08-30 11:38 -0500
            Re: $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals... jcullenhome@comcast.net - 2013-08-30 10:35 -0700
              Re: $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals... "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2013-08-30 14:13 -0500
              Re: $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals... gids.rs@sasktel.net - 2013-08-30 12:40 -0700
          Re: $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals... Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net> - 2013-08-30 12:33 -0700

#833 — $FD6A,.. etc GETLIN and his pals...

Just curious...

The GETLIN routine at $FD6A, or it's other entry points, stores the input string at page 2 ($0200). It seems that the 1st 5 bytes of that location are always clobbered after I call this. I'm wondering if it's basic.system that's killing it? None of the documentation that I've read mentions any warnings, etc.. from old manuals up to the IIgs Tech reference.  Has anyone seen this?  I have not tried it direct as a .sys, and I've not tried DOS 3.3..

I don't care if I have to write my own input routine, this is just haunting me. :)

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#834

This is normal. All keys input go to $200.
From the monitor, type 200L and you'll see your 200L string starting at... $200.

A lot of games use that area as a protection, data is nearly always destroyed!

Antoine

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#835

Correct. Odd that the 1st 5 bytes are junk!  If my string is long enough, I can see the rest of it starting at $0205. I put a BRK after the JSR $FD6A so I can check $200 right away.. 1st 5 bytes are not my string. :(





On Friday, August 30, 2013 10:59:39 AM UTC-4, Antoine Vignau wrote:
> This is normal. All keys input go to $200.
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> From the monitor, type 200L and you'll see your 200L string starting at... $200.
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> A lot of games use that area as a protection, data is nearly always destroyed!
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> Antoine

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#836

HAHAHAHAHA!  Look at me!!

As Antoine just pointed out, all key input goes to $200!
What bytes are junking up my string???
Let's see.....  "200L"  ..that's what!!

My fault! I did it again! :)

Thanks again, Antoine!


On Friday, August 30, 2013 11:18:35 AM UTC-4, jcull...@comcast.net wrote:
> Correct. Odd that the 1st 5 bytes are junk!  If my string is long enough, I can see the rest of it starting at $0205. I put a BRK after the JSR $FD6A so I can check $200 right away.. 1st 5 bytes are not my string. :(
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#837

<jcullenhome@comcast.net> wrote:
> HAHAHAHAHA!  Look at me!!

I would be looking in a mirror if I did:)

Let this serve as an example for thoseof us who follow you! Good stuff!!! 
Now I may be brave enough to post some A65 code for some help too!

Bill

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#841

:)
I'll do all the dumb stuff so no one else has to!


On Friday, August 30, 2013 12:38:53 PM UTC-4, Bill Buckels wrote:

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> > HAHAHAHAHA!  Look at me!!
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> I would be looking in a mirror if I did:)
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> Let this serve as an example for thoseof us who follow you! Good stuff!!! 
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> Now I may be brave enough to post some A65 code for some help too!
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> Bill

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#843

<jcullenhome@comcast.net> wrote:
> I'll do all the dumb stuff so no one else has to!

My dumb is dumber and long predates and surpases your dumb. From my view 
anyway. If you look at the tip of my dumb iceberg that I have mustered all 
my courage to post, you will note two dumb things immediately:

1. Without any hesitation at all I have proceded to do work that may never 
have been possible in the first place without a large team and many other 
pieces that were long ago lost if they existed at all.

2.   I suggest that other people who are likely saner and more competent 
than I become participants in my delusional melodrama.

What you do is conscise and understandable. That part is not dumb...

Bill 

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#846

On Friday, August 30, 2013 11:35:11 AM UTC-6, jcull...@comcast.net wrote:
> :)
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> I'll do all the dumb stuff so no one else has to!



Even the smartest people are dumb at something.

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#844

On Friday, August 30, 2013 5:39:01 PM UTC+2, jcull...@comcast.net wrote:
> HAHAHAHAHA!  Look at me!!
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> As Antoine just pointed out, all key input goes to $200!
> What bytes are junking up my string???
> Let's see.....  "200L"  ..that's what!!
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> My fault! I did it again! :)
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> Thanks again, Antoine!

You are welcome ;-)
av

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