Msg: 2251 *Conference*

04-05-92 00:35:04

From: LEX JENKINS

To : TRACY ALLEN

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #2234 (WARM.BA)

Tracy,
 
Actually, the bug is probably me.  I have noticed that some .CO programs are a
bit more interactive and user-friendly than others: CR&CR, DO2BA and some
others seem to share similar code - they'll show you the files in RAM and
prompt you for a response.  Others, like SORT.CO, rely on you to remember
what's in RAM and don't prompt you.
 
So, although I use WARM.BA (in one version) to load CASUTL, FLOPPY and PACK,
only PACK returns you to the WARM "menu", while the others return you to the
100/102 menu.  I do think there's a difference in the way .CO programs are set
up, but as I am quite ignorant of machine code and assembly, I couldn't begin
to say what the differences are.
 
By the way, I just received an extRAM for my 100.  I've read the documentation
- this thing sounds very clever!  I'm anxious to install it, after I upgrade
the 100 from its puny 16K to 32K.  Keep up the good work.  I hear a 128K extRAM
is on the way and, eventually, an extRAM that's 386-SX compatible for MS-DOS or
OS/2... (NOT!).
 
<Lex>