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   I am Rob to All   
   Re: SmartPort Query   
   24 Aug 23 06:55:46   
   
   From: gids.rs@sasktel.net   
      
   > Hi Rob,    
   > Smartport deals with devices, not slots/drives.    
   > Is your mapping done once ProDOS 8 is loaded?    
   > Antoine   
      
   Right.  But even the Smartport would need to use the softswitches to access a   
   slot card.  Which should mean there has to be a mapping of some kind to know   
   which slot a device is in.  I have come across an instance where it would be a   
   benefit to be able    
   to translate between the two.   
      
   As far as I know the mapping has nothing to do with Prodos 8.  If you follow   
   the routine at $C70D (entry to the Smartport), it ends in COP 82.  This   
   co-processor routine must have a routine to map a slot to a device number.   
      
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