On Freitag 29 Februar 2008, Ullrich von Bassewitz wrote: > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 05:07:00PM +0100, Groepaz wrote: > > On Freitag 29 Februar 2008, Oliver Schmidt wrote: > > > 1. Is it correct to presume that the underlying "DOS" supports (at > > > least) 8 open files so that the C-library limit can be used up? > > > > cbm dos supports 15 files, however the first two are reserved for stdin > > and stdout. so yes, 8 open files should work alright. > > Beware: The kernal may support that many files, but the drives do not. If I > remember correctly, the 1541 has a maximum of three open channels, and one > is used (and kept open) by the library for the command channel. yes true, the 1541 can handle 3 files at once ... when reading :) when writing, its only 2 :) i think the 1581 can handle more, maybe 1571 too (the limitation is because of limited memory in the drive, each open file needs one page for buffering) -- http://www.hitmen-console.org http://www.pokefinder.org http://ftp.pokefinder.org PROGRAM n. A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages. tr.v. To engage in a pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo@musoftware.de with the string "unsubscribe cc65" in the body(!) of the mail.Received on Fri Feb 29 17:40:44 2008
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