Re: A82: PROPOSAL: TI-82 "Enhancement" Project
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Re: A82: PROPOSAL: TI-82 "Enhancement" Project
You're kinda correct...
An emulator makes a table of the system calls/instructions and then runs
each instruction in machine code of the file. If the file says "jp", then
the emulator refrences its CPU table and figures out what to do next...
>In the intrest of understanding this entire mailing thread.. how exactly does
>an emulator work? I have assummed that it just reads the source code and runs
>it directly, but I know that is wrong, how do you make one?
>
>In a message dated 98-02-21 16:48:43 EST, you write:
>
>> Grant Stockly wrote:
>> >
>> > I had about 25% of a unix OS ported, but stopped when the LCD came...
>>
>> Unix? That would RULE! *grin* But, WHAT Unix? And how did you manage
>> to test it? TI or other Z80 emulator?
>>
>> And, yeah, in terms of LCD, that would probably be the most difficult
>> piece of TI hardware to interface with (next to possibly the keyboard)
>> as we have no specs on it, and I really doubt TI would release any.
>> *sigh* Another problem...
>>
>> Well, still, I'm not giving up hope yet. :-)
>>
>> TTFN,