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From: chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
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Subject: Re: Short Hello World
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Date: 9 May 91 13:45:04 GMT
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kilian@cinnet.com (Kilian Jacob) writes:
>From article <1804@tardis.Tymnet.COM>, by jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith):
>> In article <1991May5.011748.11595@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) writes:
>>>dvljrt@cs.umu.se (Joakim Rosqvist) writes:
>>>> OpenLib=-408
>
>[deleted]
>
>> But then I remembered that some of them HAVE changed.  OpenLibrary used to
>> be -408, now it is -552.  Offset -408 is still supported, however, as
>> OldOpenLibrary.  Using the old definitions is works, the program won't get
>> the newest features.
>>
>I think OldOpenLibrary() is used here on purpose. This way you can omit
>the moveq.l #0,d0 (or sub.l d0,d0 -- faster, I believe). Since no specific
>version (or higher) is need in this example using OldOpenLibrary is perfectly
>ok -- saves 2 bytes!! :-)
>
>-- /<ilian
>-- 
>Kilian Jacob - Cincinnati, Ohio - VOICE: (513)-489-1891
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But NOT guaranteed to continue to be supported.  they COULD remove
OldOpenLibrary in the next OS release.  They tell you not to use it.

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