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From: rich@lakesys.UUCP (Rich Dankert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ETRNL2 and new roms
Message-ID: <476@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 88 17:58:11 GMT
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Reply-To: rich@lakesys.UUCP (Rich Dankert)
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In regards  to the keyboard\shift

>
>Yes: it sounds like he used the unpublished, floating variable for the
>keyboard shift state, rather than the BIOS call which gives the same
>information.
>
>I can understand using the OS variable when it's time-critical, like
>in the main loop of a game, but why not use the BIOS call when it's
>just a one-shot?  Beats me.
>
>============================================
>Opinions expressed above do not necessarily	-- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
>reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.	  ...ames!atari!apratt

	Would seem tobe the reason that the menu bar lockout in Word Perfect 
and the alt\cntl\shift won't work in K-Switch or the Supra hard drive 
over ride won't work also. Any way to alter this by way of a small program 
that would be run in the AUTO folder at boot up?

-rich
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Disclaimer: Pick one, it works for me