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   Message 2,142 of 2,243   
   Felice Murolo to Danny Bee   
   Re: Amiga assembly, bootblock developing   
   19 Oct 23 15:54:28   
   
   MSGID: 2:335/206 65313515   
   PID: FidoEditor 1.2a   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.4.0-sta 16-02-06   
   On 18-10-2023 13:15:46, Danny Bee writes:   
      
   >  FM> > that is, are you telling me that bootblocks like the ones in the     
   > > images     
   >  FM> > do nothing more than load a normal program allocated somewhere else    
   >  FM> > t    
   >  FM> > https://fel.hopto.org/test/demo.png     
   >  FM> > https://fel.hopto.org/test/demo2.png     
   >  FM>     
   >  FM> I answer myself: no, not all, at least.    
   > That's what I'd assume should work.     
   > 1. You format the floppy disk with within a system    
   > 2. install df0: to copy/create boot sector on such disk    
   > 3. and then it should look for df0:S/startup-sequence for instruction how    
      
   ok, but this is the standard way to launch any program on the floppy disk.   
      
   Instead, I wanted to modify the bootblock by inserting a routine inside that   
   shows a text like "(c) by Felice Murolo - Press the left mouse button" and   
   waits for the left button to be pressed.   
      
   Maybe then enriching this thing with a gradient background color (I've already   
   managed to do this, playing with the copper registers).   
      
   Any ideas?   
      
   Regards.   
      
      
   Ciao.   
   Felix   
      
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