Re: A86: turning the run indicator off

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Subject: Re: A86: turning the run indicator off
From: ComAsYuAre@aol.com
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 16:53:04 EDT
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In a message dated 5/15/99 3:52:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, McBorder@aol.com 
writes:

> What is the difference between doing <call _runindicoff>   or doing         

> 
>                       <res indicRun,(iy+indicflags)>
>  i know that using the call make the prog smaller but does using res 
>  indicRun,(iy+indicflags) make it faster (b/c it doesn't have to save pc 
then 
> 
>  jp some where in the rom and then come back)

technically, it's faster, but there's really not that much time saved.  
besides, a new rom version might change how the run indicator is turned off, 
and the call would just go to the new routine while the flag wouldn't.

summary: use the call

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