Re: //gs control panel changes

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <315nhl$q7q@carroll1.cc.edu>,
Ron Higgins <rhiggins@carroll1.cc.edu> wrote:
> 
> This guy in our user group has some sort of InkJet printer hooked up to
> the parallel card in slot 1 (your card) and an ImageWriter II hooked to
> the printer port.
> 
> I have no idea what program(s) he's running, but he'd really like to be
> able to swicth between them in the //gs control panel without re-booting.

OK, it basically depends on whether he wants to do this in GS/OS
(impossible) or ProDOS-8 (possible as long as you're careful, and you
have an appropriate program).  To be on the safe side, the slot should
only be switched while you're in a ProDOS-8 program selector, not in
an application, and you should restore the original slot setting
before returning to GS/OS.

[This sounds like it might be a useful feature to add to my
QUITTER.SYSTEM program, since it could gain control before returning
to GS/OS.]
-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand