GPL Version 6.0 Copyright (c)1998 by 9640*News and Contributors (Fixes made by Tim Tesch unless otherwise noted) USAGE: ------ To use the new GPL, simply copy the supplied GPL over your existing GPL file. No other modification is required. 16 May 1998 ----------- Version change. No modifications made to the program. Only reason for doing this is to make sure people are using the most recent version, and to keep some semblance of order! 30 June 1996 ------------ 1) Changed the menu around - DSK1 Emulation is now F6 2) "ROMPAGE" may now be activated from the GPL menu screen by pressing F5. GPL will first page out the master DSR then will perform the equivalent function of ROMpage. Once that is done, you are put into GPL and may use the "WDSx" device. Once you SHIFT-SHIFT-CONTROL back to the menu, the master DSR is restored. The rompage standalone program did not do this. Besides cleaner entry/exit, you don't have to worry about the CRU address of the HFDC - GPL relies upon MDOS for its information, meaning no need for hex editing. MDM5, SpellIt, and other programs which make use of the "WDSx" name and the ">2x" routines are usable with this new feature. Sometime after October 31 1994 but before January 1, 1996 --------------------------------------------------------- Programmers note: The mapper page for GPL task page zero is stored at location >8100. This was done to facilitate paging to Geneve mode for certain applications, such as the S&T BBS Geneve version of assembly which uses the master DSR for all file access. If you would like to learn how to do this please contact me for more information. This modification is also present in the GPL Cheater program. 31 October 1994 (version 2.2) ------------------------------------------ 1) Changed GPL Interpreter screen around a bit. Copyright changed to reflect 9640*News & contributors. 2) Added option to toggle DSK1 subdirectory emulation on hard drive #1 from GPL interpreter screen using F5. (same as DISK1 ON/OFF in MDOS) 3) Changed the GPL Keyscan per Jeff White's modification in MDOS; also added to EXEC 2.11 01 March 1994 (version 2.0) ----------------------------- 1) CTRL-ALT-DEL is no longer the only exit to MDOS from the GPL loader screen. The user may now press ape to exit to MDOS, avoiding an inadvertant system reset. 2) The joystick lines were reversed. Joystick #1 now operates as #1, not as #2 - and viceversa. 3) The FIREBUTTONS are now independently processed. The GPL status byte was not being correctly set/reset for each joystick. This caused rapid- fire in certain programs such as Barrage and Tennis. Also, with the buttons being checked in this manner, there ought to be less probability that the buttons are missed. 15 January 1994 ---------------- This version of GPL should work properly with the new combined MDOS for all users, regardless of whether they have a floppy controller, HFDCC, SCSI, or combination thereof. Since the fixes we made to the power up routine in MDOS were successful, only minor changes to the GPL power up were necessary. GPL now clears previously untouched video registers. Included are the color, sprite, and blink tables. Prior versions did not reset these registers, causing strange results in various graphic modes. ** END OF MOD LIST