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From: GREYELF@WPI.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Daemon
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Date: 13 Apr 89 14:45:47 GMT
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gregp@PRO-CAROLINA.CTS.COM  writes:

>> 3) It requires a mousecard (Laser 128, IIc, IIe enhanced or not, IIgs)
>>    There have been no reports from gs users.

>> 2) Its shareware (I may be doing something about this detail).

>> 3) It requires dedicated drivers.  This limitation was imposed on purpose
>>    to increase reliability.  This too might be removed once Daemon's
>>    compatibility on existing machines has been confirmed.

>Ok, thats nice, but how about removing the mousecard requirement?  Not many
>][e users have one as little software needs it.  I can't figure why you made a
>program that required hardware the machine doesn't come with standard.  Why
>not use the joystick?  Or Both?


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The mousecard is required for regular interrupt generation.
Daemon is an interrupt processor, but an interrupt source is
required.  If you have some other card in your computer that
could generate regular interrupts, eg a clock card,
or interrupt card I'd be happy to make a Daemon driver for it.

This includes other people out there.  If you have the hardware
notes for how to generate interrupts, activate and deactivate
them, and serve them, I will consider making a Daemon driver
just for that device.

An old technique to route the VBL sync signal of a IIE into the
IRQ line might work, but I don't know till I try...

--
Michael J Pender Jr  Box 1942 c/o W.P.I.        I wrote SHELL and Daemon,
greyelf@wpi.bitnet   100 Institute Rd.          send bug reports, suggestions,
greyelf@wpi.wpi.edu  Worcester, Ma 01609        checks to me.

People keep asking me if Shell or Daemon are compatible with the IIc, IIe.
YES, I wrote them on my Laser 128.  Now Daemon also works on the GS.
Tell you what, you buy me a gs, I'll write stuff for it...
I guess the only apple Daemon doesn't work on is a mac (heh, heh).