Re: A86: DOWN+LEFT patch


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Re: A86: DOWN+LEFT patch




yes that works but _WHERE_ are we going to store each daisy-chained
program? it can't be in variables because that is to slow, at least it
is for the _alt_interrupt.

Dan Eble wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Kirk Meyer wrote:
> 
> > then we have to make another standard... but this raises some problems
> > though: for the _alt_on, _alt_off, _alt_slink, and _alt_interrupt there
> > are only 200 bytes each. where will each daisy-chained routine be stored
> > in memory? secondly, this will only work with the _alt_... programs
> 
> Well, if you must try to make a standard, then I suggest making the
> _alt_* routines managers of other program's routines.  Allow a program to
> make a call to install it's handler in the _alt_* list and make the master
> _alt_* routine iterate over the list.  Of course, this falls apart for
> ill-behaved programs, but so does anything.
> 
> --------
> Dan Eble (mailto:eble@cis.ohio-state.edu)
>          (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~eble)
> 
> "Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!" -- James 3:5

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