Re: ProDOS Error Message re "NO BUFFERS AVAILABLE"

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

KP wrote:
> On May 28, 5:11 pm, Toinet <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> > On 26 mai, 07:53, KP <kjpm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > On May 26, 1:31 am, Toinet <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> > > > On 26 mai, 04:25, KP <kjpm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I am getting a "NO BUFFERS AVAILABLE" error message after moving a
> > > > > binary game from a DOS 3.3 floppy to a ProDOS hard disk, whenever I
> > > > > try to either "-" or BRUN the game.
> > > > > Any way to resolve this?
> > > > Hi There,
> > > > when you type in the CATALOG command under Basic system, what do you
> > > > get below Endfile (or length)?
> > > > av
> > > ENDFILE for that program is 30704.  Does that help at all?
> > David also asked for the auxiliary address which I forgot to mention.
> > With both info, we will be able to tell you what to do with the
> > program.
> >
> > BTW, are you using a IIgs or another machine? The info may help,
> > antoine
>
> I get the same message on both a IIe and a IIgs.
>
> ENDFILE is 30704
> SUBTYPE is A=$07FD
>
> Does that help?

One nicely brute-force way to run the game is:

]BLOAD <file>,a$800
]mtr
*7fd<800.7ff0m
*7fdg

-michael

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