Re: Overflow?-- Mystery House

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

David Empson writes ...
> 
 .... 
> If it really is error number 5, that is actually an "END OF DATA" error,
> but Mystery House might be misreporting it (e.g. an ONERR GOTO handler
> which is printing out its own error message, including the error number,
> with its own interpretation of the meaning).
> 
> An END OF DATA error means that a program attempted to read or position
> past the end of a file (usually a text file).  The most likely cause is
> a damaged file (or a bug in the program).
>
 ....

     A program bug seems unlikely since Sauer mentions that the game worked
okay when booted on a IIe and IIgs.

     The idea that she is getting a messed up "END OF DATA" error report could
locate the source of problems in the II+'s Drive 1. Possibly it is off-speed
or misaligned (or, the head needs cleaning).



Rubywand