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From: dickson@aludra.usc.edu (Jeffrey Dickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: System 5.0.2 and /RAM5
Summary: Activating TEXT mode from monitor
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Date: 13 Dec 89 04:55:22 GMT
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Reply-To: dickson@aludra.usc.edu (Jeffrey Dickson)
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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In Article 20857 of comp.sys.apple:
>From: nparker@cie.uoregon.edu (Neil Parker)
talking about the Finder crashing upon return...
> Sometimes it returns to the
>Finder, but as soon as I try to close a window, the Finder crashes into the
>Monitor (I have to type "e1/c029:1" to see the text--usually it crashed at a
>BRK instruction, but the address of the BRK instruction may be anywhere in
>memory).

On the ROM 01 or better machines, typing CONTROL-T at the monitor's prompt will
activate the text screen....it's a lot easier than that softswitch call.

BTW: To reactivate the graphics screen (usually with the mouse still moving)
just make the _GrafOn call from the monitor by typing:
                               \0 0 A 4\U


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