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From: nut@nuthaus.UUCP (Adam G. Tilghman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Cookie Jar information...
Message-ID: <8571204@nuthaus.UUCP>
Date: 5 Feb 91 17:49:48 GMT
Organization: Eleusesthai BBS, So. San Francisco
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  I am currently writing a program which, if the system's cookie jar 
does not already exist (or is too small) will need to create a new 
one.  I am somewhat familiar with the jar's specifications, but there
are some things that I need help with.
  First of all, do I have to install a reset-routine which clears
the $5a0 variable?  It makes sense to do so, since the globals aren't
cleared after reset, but if I don't have to write the routine, so
much the better (I like Pascal more than 68K!)
  Second, is it kosher for my program to remove the cookie jar (or
restore it to its old value) once it exits?  Do GEM or TOS place
cookies in there after system startup?
  Third, what are the default system cookies? I have heard mention
of them describing the system config, and if I am going through
the trouble of installing a jar, I might as well put them in also?
  
  As you can tell, I'm poor enough to not be able to afford the 
Developer's documentation.  Hey, Atari, do you want to apply student
discounts to the doc's?  Most hackers are in college, and probably
would provide a nifty new software base if given the doc's!

  -- Adam

P.S. - Does anybody have example code for the aforementioned
           system-reset routine?
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