Date   : Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:31:33 +0100 (BST)
From   : Steve Fewell <kranser@...>
Subject: Re: DFS Execution address of BASIC program

 --- Sprow <info@...> wrote: 
> *EXEC just opens the file and types the bytes into
> the input buffer as
> though entered from the keyboard so you shouldn't
> expect it to do anything
> (other than beep at you and probably give loads of
> error messages) and
> *RUNning it will just load the program at PAGE and
> restart BASIC.
> You should be able to list the program at that point
> though,
> Sprow.

Thanks for the information. It is interesting that the
BASIC version *should* be determinable from the BASIC
Warm starting place address!

What I want to know is, if *RUN loads the BASIC
program and calls the Execution address (BASIC ROM
start), why doesn't BASIC set the execution address to
be the start of the RUN keyword execution (&8F15 on
the Master), so that the program is run instead -
wouldn't that make more sense?

Kranser.


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