Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!ucbvax!agate!apple!mattd
From: mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: //e ProDOS MLI Question
Message-ID: <33493@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 26 Jul 89 21:20:37 GMT
References: <3211@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <3211@uwovax.uwo.ca> 13001_6035@uwovax.uwo.ca writes:
>I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN POKING AROUND APPLEWORKS (AND THE PRODOS MLI) AND HAVE DISCOVERED A MYSTERIOUS UNDOCUMENTED CALL TO THE MLI.
>WHEN A PROGRAM EXECUTES THE QUIT / BYE COMMAND, THE MLI DOES A $65
>CALL (IE. THE PROGRAM CALLS THE MLI WITH PARAMETER $65.
>NOW, I HAVE THE PRODOS TECH. REF. MANUAL, AND IT SAYS ABSOLUTELY
>NOTHING ABOUT A $65 CALL, AND NOWHERE SAYS WHAT THE BASIC "BYE"
>COMMAND OR AW "QUIT" COMMAND ACTUALLY DOES.
>THEY ALL SEEM TO ISSUE THIS MYSTERIOUS $65 COMMAND. CAN ANYONE
>GIVE ME SOME DOCUMENTATION AS TO WHAT THIS IS DOING?  (THIS MAY
>HELP ME FIX THE PROBLEM I TALK ABOUT IN "AW 2.0 / MOUSE DESK"
>QUESTION)
>
>	     THANKS ,
>	         PAT SURRY
>.
(If I mention Caps Lock keys, I'll regret it.)

My hardcover P8 Technical Reference describes the QUIT call ($65) in detail
in section 5.1.5.2, "Quitting System Programs."  This starts on page 87.



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