FM> Do you want a separately compiled ASM function you can call
 FM> from VB?

 BV> Just get him to make you a DLL with the MKS$ function and
 BV> whatever else you need.

   ...so you can use it too, you bastard!

 BV> The Windoze version of VB can not have any sort of inline ASM
 BV> or other stuff like the older QB where you could hand assemble
 BV> a small snippet (or a large chunk if you were an idiot) of ASM
 BV> code, place the HEX dump in an array and then jump to the
 BV> address of the array. I guess it was all very nice stuff if you
 BV> needed it, but you can't do anything like that with VB for Win.

  Yiar... but you can in VB/DOS (if you can believe the book). You can
make your own quick library and just call it like a dll in Windoze.
I'll have a go at it one of these days...

 BV> Actually, in all seriousness. I've been thinking about a few
 BV> things lately and I reckon I've got the ideal use for Franks
 BV> talents.

  How many women could he service a day, anyway? He's big enough, but
has he got the endurance?

 BV> Having seen the gusto and enthusiasim he employed when jumping
 BV> into Krazy Keno, not to mention the craftwork he produced. I'm
 BV> starting to think that some games could be the go. As you know,
 BV> I've given up on writing broad-based commercial software. It is
 BV> near impossible to compete with companies like Mikey$oft
 BV> because if you can really make some money with it they will
 BV> produce something which is half-arsed and bug-ridden but they
 BV> give it away for free just to piss you off.

  It's an international conspiracy...

 BV> Writing application software has got knobs on it. No matter
 BV> what you do it's not good enough or you charge to much and you
 BV> end up looking after dickheads that shouldn't be in business
 BV> anyway and will shaft you the first chance they get.

  I thought all business was like that. It's worked any other way for
me...

 BV> Meanwhile, the game market just keep getting bigger and has
 BV> much more scope. If it don't work on one dickheads machine then
 BV> you tell them to piss off or to upgrade their crap. Much easier
 BV> and good fun too. Whadaya reckon. Wanna chat about it elsewhere
 BV> ?

  Yair - alright. Bring your own Vegemite.

Regards,
Bob
 
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