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Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

Copy protection: PARAMS1

[BBC Micro disc version, Loader 1]

Name: PARAMS1 [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 PARAMS1
.PARAMS1 EQUB &FF \ 0 = Drive = &FF (previously used drive and density) EQUD &FFFFFFFF \ 1 = Data address (not required) EQUB 2 \ 5 = Number of parameters = 2 EQUB &7A \ 6 = Command = &7A (write special register) EQUB &12 \ 7 = Parameter = &12 (register = track number) EQUB 38 \ 8 = Parameter = &26 (track number) EQUB &00 \ 9 = The result of the OSWORD call is returned here