Re: ROM 03 IIGS slot 4 and Mouse in Bard's Tale

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Greg Buchner" <apple22@mn.rr.com> wrote in message
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> In article <eMTVa.8310$gU6.977605@twister.nyc.rr.com>,
>  "Scott V. McGuire" <fake@f.a.k.e.net> wrote:
>
> > In my ROM 03 IIGS, I put a card in slot 4 and set the corresponding
> > control panel entry to "Your Card".  As I expected with a ROM 03, I
> > could still use the mouse in GS/OS.  However, I found I could not use
> > the mouse in Bard's Tale (but can without the card).  Is this how it
> > is supposed to work?  Can anyone summarize or point me to a summary of
> > when I can expect ports to function when I am also using the slots?

Scott, I am not sure this will work, but put Bard's in it's own
folder on the hard drive, and also a copy of an 8-bit ProDOS.
The version of ProDOS 8 in GS/OS will not utilize things the
same way as the regular old versions of ProDOS. Give it a try.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises };-)
Web Site - http://garberstreet.netfirms.com
Email - willy46pa@comcast.net

> You can basically expect it to work when the program has been written to
> make it work.  GS/OS has been, Bard's Tale hasn't.  At least I assume
> that you can write an 8-bit program to access the mouse when it's set to
> your card.



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