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Re: [MiNT] ()

To: Petr Stehlik <stehlik@cas3.zlin.vutbr.cz>, mint <mint@fishpool.com>
Subject: Re: [MiNT] ()
From: Michael Schwingen <rincewind@discworld.dascon.de>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:48:43 +0100
In-reply-to: <199902141905.UAA26222@mail.zln.cz>; from Petr Stehlik on Sat, Feb 13, 1999 at 03:29:48PM +0000
References: <199902141905.UAA26222@mail.zln.cz>
Sender: owner-mint@fishpool.com

> TSR programs run in interrupts completely. Corner clocks are usually
> written as TSR programs. Otherwise they would not be usable in singleTOS
> because they would block the whole OS/active application.

Why? You can easily write this as an accessory - this works fine even in
SingleTOS.

When I am running a non-GEM program in SingleTOS, there is no menu bar, so I
would not even *want* a clock drawing over whatever my program displays
there.

> What I wanted is to add a support for DATE/TIME cookies into MiNT
> because I think it´s nearly a standard supported by BigDOS and other
> (few) programs. I simply wanted to enhance FreeMiNT but if you say "no"
> I can manage that.

I think it would be a completely wrong direction.

cu
Michael
-- 
Michael Schwingen, Ahornstrasse 36, 52074 Aachen

References:
- Re: [MiNT] ()
  - From: stehlik@cas3.zlin.vutbr.cz (Petr Stehlik)

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