Msg: 3307 *Conference*
10-12-92 19:28:29
From: HARVEY CHRISLEY
To : ALL
Subj: T200 PASTE BUFFER
Everyone else may already know this but here's something I discovered just the other day. If you go into basic on the Tandy 200 and type clear 0, maxram or clear 256,maxram you not only clear up string space but you also wipe out your paste buffer. Try this: Go into text and copy something to the paste buffer. Now go into basic and type "Clear 0,maxram". Now go back into a text and try copying from your paste buffer by hitting paste. Nothing happens, whatever was in your paste buffer is gone. Odd huh? I thought the paste buffer was a hidden file with a strange name and the only way to empty it was to select cut or copy from text without actually marking anything. I use to do that regularly because I didn't want the paste buffer taking up memory I needed to use. Now I realize I was wasting my time since I long ago created a 29 byte basic program that says "0 clear 0,maxram:menu" and I run it all the time to make sure I have all my memory freed up. Just thought I'd let everyone in on it. Like I said, I'm probably the last one to find this out. Later... Harv