[DSP-10] ver380

[Bob Larkin]

Hi Luis,

Another idea.  Since it is the help screen that triggers the crash, it may 
have to do with memory allocation.  When the F1 help screen is invoked, it 
saves the waterfall to memory.  If there is not enough memory available to 
do this, it should produce an "E17 - No Mem" in the lower left corner.   If 
you see this at all, then it is most likely the problem.  The error control 
for this case is not tested, as I have enough memory.  Maybe someone else 
has experience with this?

The program has grown over the years, and this may show up with some 
version for you.

Getting more memory has to do with the DOS .SYS files and the possible TSR 
(Terminate and Stay Resident) programs.  I'm sure there are people that 
know a lot more about this than I do!  Maybe someone could respond?

Or maybe that is not the problem. Still thinking.

73, Bob  W7PUA

At 12:24 AM 1/15/2009 +0000, Luis Cupido wrote:
>If you all report it to be working fine it got to be
>me with something very stupid happening here. My hardware
>ia a very traditional P1 board that I never had any
>issue of incompatibility with whatever application as
>far as I remember.
>
>I have the bench in a mess with another work and isn't
>really practical to get the DSP10 there and play.
>As soon as I get more space/time I'll try to figure out a
>bit more. I wouldn't be too surprised if it is a corrupted
>file somehow.
>
>You are sure that by getting the file from your web site
>all works fine, right ?
>
>
>  >F1... How many, if any, do you see?
>Shows first help screen and stays there forever !!!
>
>Wonder if it executes an HCF instruction ;-)
>P1 != Motorola ;-)
>Maybe nowadays all have that after all hi ;-)
>
>Luis Cupido.
>ct1dmk.
>
>p.s. for those who don't know this fantastic
>piece of computer history go Wikipedia on HCF (HCF-halt and catch fire)
>instruction.