Write protected disk

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From: Scott Huskey
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1987 16:46

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Does anyone out there know how a program can check if a DISK
is write protected or not?  I would like my program (a game)
to NOT write out the high scores if the disk is write protected.
I do not want to bother the user (player) with a GEM error message.
Is there a GEMDOS call or some type of memory peek?  Do I need to
talk to the disk controller directly?

Scott Huskey
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From: scotth@metheus.UUCP (Scott Huskey)
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Subject: Write protected disk
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Date: Wed, 14-Jan-87 11:46:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 14 11:46:59 1987
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