Re: A82: few questions


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Re: A82: few questions




In a message dated 98-02-26 00:59:26 EST, you write:

> is everyone dead? perhaps the mailer is down (stupid thing to say)

I was wondering the same thing :-)

>  
>  anyway here's some questions that i'd like answered (please)
>  
>  1.  is the keypad on the 82 wired similarly to the 85? i need to know
>  that for the OTH_ARROW function used in usgard...

In terms of the port 1 matrix, yes; the keys are wired almost identically

>  
>  2. i know what UNPACK_HL does, but what about UNPACK_HL+2? just a brief
>  description would be nice.

hl/a; quotient (sp?) in hl, remainder in a

>  
>  3. the rom call (just call, actually) "READ_KEYPAD" (or similar) on the
>  85.... is it the same as the key handler on the 82, or is there a routine
>  in the 82 rom that mimics this? it'd save some space in various 85->82
>  progs if i knew this.

Don't know

>  
>  thanx in advance.... oh, yeah.... "PlainJump" is easier to convert than
>  it seems (maybe)... there isn't any engine, just a line index... easy
>  enough to change, right?  i have to see if the ball detection mechanism
>  works based on that table too.
>  
>  thanx again-
>  -Greg

You're welcome

~Adamman