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Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

Copy protection: PARAMS2

[BBC Micro disc version, Loader 1]

Name: PARAMS2 [Show more] Type: Variable Category: Copy protection Summary: OSWORD parameter block for accessing a specific track on the disc (not used in this version as disc protection is disabled)
Context: See this variable in context in the source code References: This variable is used as follows: * LOAD uses PARAMS2
.PARAMS2 EQUB &FF \ 0 = Drive = &FF (previously used drive and density) EQUD &FFFFFFFF \ 1 = Data address (not required) EQUB 1 \ 5 = Number of parameters = 1 EQUB &69 \ 6 = Command = &69 (seek track) EQUB 2 \ 7 = Parameter = 2 (track number) EQUB 0 \ 8 = The result of the OSWORD call is returned here