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From: fitzpatrick@obsess.dec.com (Dave FitzPatrick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: [HELP NEEDED]:  Sending DOS commands after changing modes...
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Date: 14 Jul 89 19:37:48 GMT
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In article <20399@cup.portal.com>, Sirald@cup.portal.com (Andrew Lionel Dalrymple) writes...
>[HELP NEEDED]:  Sending DOS commands after changing modes...
> 
> 1700  PR# 3:X =  PEEK (49188): PRINT  CHR$ (15): HOME : PRINT : PRINT 
> 1701  PRINT "PLAIN text and INVERSE background."
> 1702  GOTO 9999
> 1800  PR# 3:X =  PEEK (49188): PRINT  CHR$ (14): HOME : PRINT : PRINT 
> 1801  PRINT "PLAIN text and NORMAL background."
> 9999  PRINT  CHR$ (4)"BRUN AE"

Your use of PR#3 is incorrect.  You are using the Applesoft command, when you
should be issuing it as a DOS command.  IE:

1700  PRINT CHR$(4) "PR#3"

This way DOS will not be disconnected and things will work as expected

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