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From: lbg@gitpyr.UUCP (Lee B Grey)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Electronic Arts Copy Protection
Message-ID: <1450@gitpyr.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 19:11:52 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 21 19:11:52 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 24-Feb-86 05:44:15 EST
References: <1323@caip.RUTGERS.EDU>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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Summary: Archon CAN'T multi-task.

In article <1323@caip.RUTGERS.EDU>, cthulhu@athena.MIT.EDU@caip.RUTGERS.EDU writes:
> However... there is no excuse for not making applications runnable under
> the workbench.  None....
>          ....  That's why the Amiga has screens.  That's why the Amiga has
> exec.  I don't know about you, but it detracts a lot from the usefulness of
> a game that I can't multitask it with something else (OK, Textcraft, you go
> print my document, and I'll play a game... BUT NOT ARCHON OR ANY OTHER EA
> GAME, SINCE THEY DON'T MULTITASK)  ....

On page 2-10 of the V. 1.1 ROM Kernal Manual, there is a CAUTION:

Section 1.2 describes the lowest level graphics interface to the system
hardware.  If you use any of the routines and the data structures described
in these sections, your program will essentially take over the entire display.
It will not, therefore, be compatible with the multi-window operating
environment, known as Intuition, which is used by AmigaDOS.

End-quote.

As you can see, the routines used by EA games are not compatible with 
multi-tasking capabilities.  Your Amiga can be a great multi-tasking
workstation, or it can be an awesome game machine -- just not at the
same time.

Lee