A82: Re: On-calc editing

To: <assembly-82@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: A82: Re: On-calc editing
From: "Dines Justesen" <c958362@student.dtu.dk>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 23:07:44 +0100
Reply-To: assembly-82@lists.ticalc.org
Being able to write good scientific programs in assembly language would be
really great, and as some of you might know i have been working quite a lot
on this topic. Math programs are possible on the TI82/5, I have a bet
version of a math program written in assembly which converts the value in
ANS to a fraction (including sqrts), and it actually runs alot faster than
the basic version. So this kinds of programs are allready possible with the
information we have know, the only problem is tha rom differences. To use
the build in math functions you need a lot of functions in the rom, which
are all placed in a part of the rom which makes it hard to include support
for them in a shell. It might be possible to solve this problem using the
first function i found to run basic functions, but this have not been tested
yet. The other function should make it possible to use all basic function in
assembler, which would make it possible to make some really neat programs
(which includes menues). The problem with this is that the function is meant
for some thing different, and we do not know the function of most of the
addrs used yet. Making this work will require some work, but it should not
be impossible. Good games are nice to have, but i could be fun to see
something else too.

Dines
-----Original Message-----
From: David Eriksson/2GooD Productions <david@2goodsoft.com>
To: assembly-82@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-82@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: 6. november 1997 22:19
Subject: A82: On-calc editing


>Hi,
>
>Whatever on-calc editor anyone wastes time on making, it's still much
easier to develop on the PC.
>
>And if I had the time, I would do what Dines Justesen has already begun
doing, as far as I understand: try to find how all functions of the
calculator can be reached from asm. If I knew all about how to manipulate
the OPs etc I could make nice "scientific" applications that are now in
BASIC, like second degree solving.
>
>And the built-in menu function is really neat, and in basic only a "lite"
version is available, I'd sure like to know the assembly interface ti's own
functions use to make menus. But I'll save my tries it until I find time,
until then I sure hope some people can use their time for other things than
gaming... ;-)
>
>
>Regards,
>                     -/- David Eriksson -/-
>
>2 G o o D   P r o d u c t i o n s  ->  http://www.2goodsoft.com/
>