Re: Revolver/19.2K baud/awards

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From: Allan Pratt
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 1989 19:00

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In article <37800008@hpbbrd.HP.COM> marcog@hpbbrd.HP.COM (Marco Gommersbach)
writes:
> / hpbbrd:comp.sys.atari.st / 01659@AECLCR.BITNET (Greg Csullog)
> >   I cannot disable REVOLVER's loader on boot up by holding
> >   down the LEFT SHFT-ALT combo like the manual says. Has this feature been
> >   disabled? (HISOFT BASIC's info program says I have ROM version 1.2)

This smells a lot like another case of being B.A.D.  (Broken As
Designed).  There is a perfectly legal and compatible way to find out
what shift keys are down: use Bioskeys(-1).  However, some developers
use the address in RAM where the BIOS keeps this information, without
regard for the fact that the address is not published and changes from
ROM to ROM (as you have discovered). 

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Opinions expressed above do not necessarily	-- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.	  ...ames!atari!apratt

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From: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt)
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Subject: Re: Revolver/19.2K baud/awards
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Date: 8 Jun 89 19:00:58 GMT
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