Re: A86: 86 interrupts?

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Subject: Re: A86: 86 interrupts?
From: TGaArdvark@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 02:14:49 EDT
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> Thought so. So, where exactly are the link port calls in the 86? I
> remember looking at the code in one of the higher ROM pages but don't
> know exactly how to call that code... does it ret like normal or jp
> somewhere funky?

I forget.  It's in some include file somewhere.  It gets a byte off the
link (or sends one to the link) and RET's.

> Failing that... <newbie alert> how do I disable interrupts? Is there
> something in the status register or something?

Did you try the command, DI?  On the Z80, DI disables the
maskable interrupts (which would cover the linkport).
(Stands for Disable Interrupts I think.)

> Thanks, and sorry for the lame "Hi again" =P

Haha, it was a joke, Bryan.  I was just getting you back for
kicking me in #ti (but it did sound lame :-).

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