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From: gdr@pbhya.UUCP (Guy Ridley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Wanted: Assembler example with timer interrupt
Message-ID: <8502@pbhya.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jan 88 20:05:25 GMT
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
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I am writing some music composition software.  I want it to spend most of
its time making up music, but then at regular intervals send the next 
note (or note-off message) out the MIDI port.  I have read what ST Internals
has to say about the clock interrupts, but since there is no example given,
I am still murky about what I need to do and in what order.  As I understand
it, using the C timer, I am limited to intervals that are multiples of
1/200th second.  Is this true?  Also, I remember reading here that the
200hz clock is not always accurate.  Is this so?  And why?  I understand
that I have to mess with a vector, and then write a routine (that sends
notes) at the place to which the new vector points (I assume by using  
another ORG in the assembler code?).  But... how do I make sure that after
that routine is done, the main part of the program continues exactly where
it left off?  
 
I guess what I need is an example of code that uses a timer interrupt,
or else a clear, thorough book on interrupts.  Any suggestions?