Msg: 6501 *Conference*
05-07-96 13:34:20
From: RON WIESEN
To : GARY WEBER
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #6498 (LAPTOP IDENTITY PROGRAM)
It's been a long time since I looked at identity of IBM PC via a BASIC interpretor. I mean years. During those years it has worked for several PCs which at extremes are an old XT and a 486/66. Yes, we're PEEKing RAM of the PC, but as I recall a particular 64K segment is assured (and the content of 31009) due to the fact that BASIC or BASICA or QBASIC interpreter is in control. So this doesn't apply to compiled BASIC or other .EXE arrangements. That's all I can remember about the PC aspect Gary. Hope my memory is accurate. At any rate, use a PC BASIC interpreter and confirm that PEEK(31009) yeilds 49 which is the ASCII code for the numeral character "1".