Re: Help/info needed

From: silverdr_at_srebrnysen.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:24:15 +0000
Message-Id: <D255CFCC-B820-42C5-A26D-8EE0761EDA3F_at_srebrnysen.com>
> On 10 Jul 2026, at 11:11, ruud_at_baltissen.org wrote:
> 
> Hallo allemaal,
> 
> 
> I have programmed a lot in assembly for the Commodore but thinking back of what I did, about 99% concerned the Commodore drives. Hardly the computers.
> 
> So I could do with some help or info on two items, please:
> 
> - Checking if a device is present. Of course I did some homework. At $F237 starts the routine for 'opening a channel for input'. I have to provide a secondary address, which is $60 IMHO, and at $F249 StatusIO, serial status byte at $90 should be checked. Bit 7 tells us whether the device is present or not.
> Is this good enough or did I miss something?

It's been a long time since I wrote this so I don't remember everything but in my lib there is this file:

https://cld.silverdr.com/s/xGWSZSZ2m5EfN3b

which I used many times later.

-- 
SD
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