Re: A86: 86 interrupts?

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Subject: Re: A86: 86 interrupts?
From: Dux Gregis <assets@eden.rutgers.edu>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 18:34:22 -0600
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TGaArdvark@aol.com wrote:

> I can tell you this for sure.  Silent linking, CBL communication,
> and TI-Basic variable transfer are all done by an interrupt.  I don't
> know what routine it is or how it works, but I can guarantee that
> they are.  Disassemble the ROM.  Ask Pat.

Hmm.  I was just looking at _getkey and I found something interesting.
[sqrt]KEY is called twice: once if bit 5 of iy+$23 is set, and a second
time if bit 6 of iy+$24 is set.  I can't tell yet what they do
differently.  Maybe someone wants to test it out?

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