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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: 15 May 91 00:25:01 GMT
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kilian@cinnet.com (Kilian Jacob) writes:
>From article <4872@orbit.cts.com>, by chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch):
>> kilian@cinnet.com (Kilian Jacob) writes:
>[deleted]
>>>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!! :-)
>> 
>> But NOT guaranteed to continue to be supported.  they COULD remove
>> OldOpenLibrary in the next OS release.  They tell you not to use it.
>>
>Why why should they remove it? It only takes up a couple of bytes.
>
>BTW: Who is 'they' ? Does *Commodore* say OldOpenLibrary should not be used?

Yes, "they" are commodore, and they have said not to use it for quite some
time.  ever since 1.2 i think, or was it 1.1?  i don't remember, but it is no
longer supported and NOT guaranteed to continue to be there.  supose they get
short on rom space for 3.0.. guess what will probably go, all the unsupported
functions.

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