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    12-Aug-90  11:29:44
Sb: #5409-#Is Basic out of date?
Fm: Mike Knudsen 72467,1111
To: Mark Griffith 76070,41 (X)

OK Mark.  Well as I said, "I hope I don't HAVE to," and will certainly try not
to POKE the I/O and such.  And I will certainly warn others of the consequences
in portability and the hazards -- thanks for reminding me about the "Level 1"
vulerability.

So far I've worked it out with the MM/1 hardware folks that honest /MIDI device
drivers will permit not only playing, but even recording, with no funny
business.  So yes, you can count on my support.

The trick is to support each other into getting the HW/SW developers of the MM1
to put in the system routines that will make it un-attractive to cheat.

BTW, UltiMusE-III "cheats" in only one place -- writing directly to the serial
and parallel MIDI ports on the Coco3.  Everything else is system calls.  VDG
screens are "legit" too (tho I don't want to rewrite all that grafix code for
the MM/1, and Kev D already has it to the point where I don't need to.)

Say, thyanks for the flattery -- it works, grin.  --mike k Hope to meet you in
Atlanta -- you going?

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