[A82] Re: TI82 ROM Version 19.006


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[A82] Re: TI82 ROM Version 19.006




> Van: Thomas J. Hruska <shinelight@crosswinds.net>
>
> At 09:22 PM 7/1/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >> ...unless you want to completely disassemble CrASH...
> I never intend to make a shell with the disassembled source or distribute
> the source.  I've got better sense than H@ys.  If I do write a shell,
I'll
> write it from scratch...besides it's been 3-4 years since I've seen the
> source or written a line of Z80 ASM.  I actually disassembled CrASH to
> verify a memory clobbering issue with Game Wizard.  As I suspected, it
> turned out to be the shell that was causing the random crashes with Game
> Wizard (Game Wizard used interrupts to do its thing).  I never got around
> to messing with the VAT to fix Game Wizard since other projects and
> schoolwork took over my life.

Indeed a Venus/Rigel like shell would come in handy on the Ti82, no more
messed up VATs.

> Actually, I just deleted the source...removes any temptation I might
have.
> I regret disassembling it in the first place, but as I said, 3-4 years is
a
> long time.  I did some foolish things back then and that was one of them.
> Besides, who needs any more shells?  There are a bazillion for the 85 -
the
> TI-82 really doesn't need that many.

The question was if some one could make a shell for a new (?) ROM version,
so haveing one for another ROM version doesn't help the guy much...

> It is pretty amazing that this list is coming to life again...  We might
> even get blessed by the presence of the administrators thinking that
> someone is spamming the list ;)

Don't you know there are no list-admistrators at Ticalc, at least I haven't
mentioned one on the other lists... (H@ys is still around at asm83)

	Henk Poley


BTW: z88dk developers could just easely compile their source for both the
Ti82 and Ti83(+), so there is not much of a problem there, oh yes, people
around here hate Z80 compilers, forgot that...




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