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From: mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget)
Subject: Re: Gem List
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 12:24:48 -0600
Precedence: bulk
Hello Daniel,
>>I'm truly getting annoyed here, and I apologize to gem-list readers for
>>having to re-iterate myself due to Dan/Ken's posting of vastly
>>incorrect and unchecked `information'.
>
>I don't quite think you know what you're talking about at this point,
>Warwick.
Ken, in this case the mistake was clearly yours. You stated that
the GEM++ library was nearly 500K. Warwick corrected you. Leave
it at that, huh?
>Besides, I thought this conference was for discussing standards, and not
>arguing over stupid little piddly crap like this.
It is; we've gotten off topic, and we should start drifting back to where
we should be.
>Simple: Get cookie "MiNT" and check TOS version. Or, you can use the
>GemParBlk to find the global[1] variable which tells you if it can multitask
>or not. -1 = Multitasking, 0 = Not multitasking.
You need to do both, I would think. MiNT can exist without MultiTOS,
so the fact that MiNT is present really does not mean much, except that
the system is most likely MultiTOS *IF* global[1] == -1.
>> 3. How do you detect the presence of Geneva?
>Check cookie "GNVA"
Actually, it is "Gnva". For Mag!X, it is "MagX". MiNT is "MiNT".
Universal File Selector is "UFSL".
>> 5. My compiler (Lattice C 5.6) has full support for MultiTOS... what do
>> I do about Geneva?
>
>But it and get the header file and developmental docs.
But it? You mean, bu[y] it? (Ken keeps correcting my spelling, so I
could not resist this opportunity.)
Not everyone can afford to buy every third-party OS enhancement, so I
think his question was valid. To make a program that works with
Geneva, you just need to program for MultiTOS. Geneva has a few
quirks, but for the most part you can just write for MultiTOS. I
seem to recall that Gribnif offered at one time to test new products
with Geneva. You might want to ask Rick if the offer still stands.
--
Michel Forget \\ mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca //
Electric Storm Software \\ ess@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca //
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