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From: jjung@nunki.usc.edu (John Jung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Help
Keywords: mouse,bload
Message-ID: <1636@nunki.usc.edu>
Date: 14 Oct 88 03:44:42 GMT
References: <4304@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: jjung@nunki.usc.edu (John Jung)
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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In article <4304@bsu-cs.UUCP> merlin@bsu-cs.UUCP (Scott McPheeters) writes:
>
>	Does anyone know an answer to these to questions?
>
>1. Can a ST mouse be used through the joystick port on a 8bit?

  Yes the 8-bits can use the ST mouse. I don't know how you get the
coordinates, but I used the mouse with the G.O.E. at the Atari Glendale Faire.

>2. Is there a way to binary load a file from basic using like an XIO comand?

  It depends on the DOS. If the DOS is something like DOS 2.0 or DOS 2.5 (from
Atari), I don't think there is any. If there is, I sure as heck don't know
about it. (Then again, I don't go looking for valid XIO commands everyday.)

>3. Is there an XIO comand for the regular load and list comands?

  I don't think so, because you can use those commands from within BASIC code.

						John