Re: A86: 86 interrupts?

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: 86 interrupts?
From: TGaArdvark@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 04:38:47 EDT
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> I'm going to try and break this to you easy:  there is no link port
> interrupt.  You can disable the interrupts if you want, but you aren't
> doing anything.  Silent linking is handled by _getkey.
> 
> If you want me to prove it, try doing this: graph an equation that takes a
> long time to graph (use diff mode), and then plug in your link.  The link
> has no effect.  The interrupt is running, but _getkey is not.

First of all, that's not the best proof.  Silent linking, CBL com-
munication, and TI-Basic variable transfer are also disabled
during graphing.  Second, you may be right about it being
_getkey.  I truthfully have no clue what routine it is.  But if
it is _getkey, then _getkey happens to be the linkport
interrupt he was looking for.  I didn't say there was a
separate linkport interrupt.  I just said there was one.
Thirdly, what does _getkey have to do with the link and
why would TI have it handle the linkport?

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