A82: Game Wizard crashes under Same Game...
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A82: Game Wizard crashes under Same Game...
Game Wizard v2.0 will crash when running Same Game if you do the following:
1) Turn on the calc and run the shell.
2) Run Same Game.
3) Run Game Wizard v2.0.
Same Game messes with volatile areas of RAM. Wait until v1.1 or greater
comes out before attempting to use Game Wizard v2.0 with it. Doing the
following will decrease the chance of a crash by 80%:
1) Turn on the calc and run the shell.
2) Run Game Wizard v2.0.
3) Run Same Game.
4) Deactivate Game Wizard immediately and do NOT re-enable it.
5) Exit the shell and "power-down"
6) It is safe now to turn the calc back on and re-load Game Wizard.
What happens:
When the calc is turned on, the RAM is set to its original conditions.
Since, Same Game changes the volatile parts of RAM, this is the safest
method of allowing you to use Game Wizard in conjunction with Same Game.
Without resetting the changed RAM, any game can be affected including Game
Wizard. Since Game Wizard latches onto an interrupt, it will crash more
often than games because it uses highly volatile areas of RAM that can be
changed instantly.
Thomas J. Hruska -- thruska@tir.com
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