Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!topaz!lachac From: lachac@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Gerard Lachac) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga Multi-tasking Overhead Message-ID: <8065@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Sun, 21-Dec-86 23:20:43 EST Article-I.D.: topaz.8065 Posted: Sun Dec 21 23:20:43 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 22-Dec-86 02:36:43 EST References: <1986Dec2.102542.4658@utcs.uucp> <1085@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> Reply-To: lachac@topaz.UUCP (Gerard Lachac) Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 22 In article <1986Dec21.165050.4430@utcs.uucp> wagner@utcs.UUCP (Michael Wagner) writes: > >command TD_REMOVE. This nominates your routine to get control when a >disk is removed. I guess you could use this support to put up a requestor >and say PUT THAT BACK! or something. Sounds marginally useful. The >trackdisk driver promises to check and tell you, in any case, when you go >to do I/O. I believe Marble Madness does this. I remember trying to figure out how to back the thing up when I first got it. I tried using the "not booting" backup I made by switching disks in the middle of the game. It knew I did that and if I remember properly it either asked me for the REAL Marble Madness or it crashed. This was so long ago and finals do tend to waste one's mind.... -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Isn't fun the best thing to have?" lachac@topaz.rutgers.edu