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- From: larry@lablues.UUCP (Lawrance A. Schneider)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: DOS 3.3 Launcher
- Message-ID: <P3wqqB5w165w@lablues.UUCP>
- Date: Mon, 07 Sep 92 15:24:00 EDT
- References: <1992Sep7.010309.14804@fawlty.towers.oz.au>
- Organization: L/A Blues BBS - Auburn ME (207) 777-3465
- Lines: 39
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- johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz.au (John MacLean) writes:
-
- > The DOS 3.3 Launcher v1.1 is now being distributed - so keep your eyes
- > out. [Don't ask me to post it to comp.binaries.apple2 - it's shareware].
- > In case you missed the previous description it lets you store old DOS
- > 3.3 programs and games that use RWTS routines (but not DOS) on your hard
- > disk, and launch them from the GS finder (returning when you're finished
- > via a CDA).
- >
- > A problem with this version is:
- > When using the control panel from a DOS program that uses the text screen
- > to store code or data, some parts of bank zero are not restored properly.
- > I suspect this is the screen holes, but haven't checked yet.
- >
- > Questions:
- > Is it safe to patch the control panel vector to save and restore screen
- > holes?
- > If so should this be done as a PIF, or just while the DOS program is
- > active (and why)?
- >
- > John MacLean.
- > --
- > This net: johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz.au Phone: +61 2 427 2999
- > That net: uunet!fawlty.towers.oz.au!johnmac Fax: +61 2 427 7072
- > Snail: Tower Technology, 1 Apollo Pl, Home: +61 2 449 5930
- > Lane Cove, NSW 2066, Australia.
-
-
- Letterslide and other shareware have been on c.b.a2!! Larry
-
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