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

[Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com>]

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?

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.

Greg B.

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