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Article #30471Re: Mediach() function question
From: Landon Dyer
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1988 02:48
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1988 02:48
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> I have a question about the GEMDOS Mediach() function. My MWC manual says > this function can return a 0, 1, or 2, meaning "no", "maybe", or "yes." > What situation would cause Mediach() to return "maybe"? When you have a situation where the BIOS can't detect (for sure) if the media has been changed or not. For instance, if you have a write-protected disk in the drive, and the drive has been idle for over a second or so, the state changes to "Maybe". You can still yank out a non-write-protected disk and put it back in the drive. So the "Maybe" state really reflects the fact that the BIOS hasn't had a chance to match disk serial numbers yet. -Landon -- I speak for me.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!ames!amdahl!nsc!voder!apple!landon From: landon@apple.UUCP (Landon Dyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Mediach() function question Message-ID: <7339@apple.UUCP> Date: 6 Feb 88 02:48:25 GMT References: <8801292315.AA23295@orville.nas.nasa.gov> Organization: Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, USA Lines: 17