Re: Reading directory on two drive channels at the same time. Can it be done?

From: Spiro Trikaliotis (ml-cbmhackers_at_trikaliotis.net)
Date: 2004-06-12 20:20:03

Hello Jim,

* On Sat, Jun 12, 2004 at 12:44:20PM -0500 Jim Brain wrote:
> Spiro Trikaliotis wrote:
> >Why don't you try that out? It's the easiest way to find out.

> Because I want to know if it works in spite of the standard (i.e, it
> is not supported, but some drives accept it), or if it is part of the
> actual standard operation. 

Standard? I don't think there were "standards" defined by Commodore. It
just worked the way it worked.

Anyway, from my understanding, I would assume that it should work.

> As groepaz notes, it seems to work on the '41. 

Did he? I cannot see any mail like this! Did he answer in PM?

> I can't see in the drive RAM where there are variables to keep track
> of two directory traversals.  Can anyone point me to the relevant
> locations?

sorry, these are not the parts I'm good at. It's better to ask me about
the transfer routines. ;-)

Regards,
   Spiro.

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Spiro R. Trikaliotis
http://www.trikaliotis.net/

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