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From: VBRANDT@DBNUAMA1.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: A scheme for updating/patching gemdos
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Date: 7 Sep 88 10:18:08 GMT
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In Digest #387, mcvax!hp4nl!philmds!prle!cstw01!meulenbr@uunet.uu.net
(Frans Meulenbroeks) writes:

>(...) Another problem is line-F.
>Solution is easy:
>There are only 16 or so line-A codes used, and 3/4 of the available
>line-F codes. Just map (through a smart algorithm) all line F codes into
>unused line A codes.
>*** FLAME ON ***
>Now this is what Atari should have done in the first place.
>Line-F's are reserved and we all know for years why.
>*** FLAME OFF
>Luckily here's a fine chance to recover Allen: why not change this in
>TOS 1.4. This will make life more some people a lot easier, and, since
>people are already explicitly discouraged to call line-F directly, will
>not break a substantial amount of existing code.

I strongly second this: maybe A.Pratt et. al. could expand on their reasons
why or why not to convert line F traps to line A ones in the forthcoming
1.4 release.

Finally, thanks to the people at Atari for the increased quality and quantity
of their postings to the newsgroup !  I really do appreciate that, since this
newsgroup is my primary source of accurate and up-to-date info on the ST.
(This, unfortunately, implies a flame directed at Atari Germany ...)

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