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From: stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Softswitches and Rom Routines
Message-ID: <1991Feb8.080002.15087@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 8 Feb 91 08:00:02 GMT
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In article <1991Feb7.193337.21459@ee.ualberta.ca> jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca (Jerry Penner) writes:
>
>>	Or, does anyone have any info about rom routine $f8fa?  When I
>>call it, it will poll the 3.5" drive, if there is a disk inside of it.
>
>If the manuals don't say anything, it's not a documented entry
>point and won't be supported in other ROM versions.  So don't call
>it from any commercial software you write, but if you want to explore
>that's a great idea (if you have the time).  Alas, I have no time to
>hack anymore.

	Actually, this routine is called by a piece of code that I
have.  What the code does is allows you to run p8 files from the
finder (some files don't work properly from the finder).  Basically
what the code does is it relocates itself, loads in the other start
file, calls $f8fa, and then jumps the the beginning of the routine it
loaded in.

	I guess this would answer my question....  Does anyone know
why certain p8 files don't run from the finder?  I believe games like
Task Force and Battle Chess don't work properly.

Thanks...

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