[A83] Re: Small Letters

To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: [A83] Re: Small Letters
From: Ronald Teune <RTWolf@gmx.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:18:20 +0100 (MET)
References: <F249GJ2TUSzbAUfKRfc000137ef@hotmail.com>
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Another way to do it:
Start CalcSys, Hexedit, goto 8A14, read the value, and write the value+8
to the location (eg. 01->09, 00->08)
 
> It is actually an option that is part of MirageOS and has nothing to do
> with 
> symbolic or your calculator.  I know that starting from my 1.12 (and 
> upwards) lowercase works (i'm pretty sure it works on all of the roms 
> though).  You enter Mirageos, and then after that you press alpha, in one
> of 
> the choices (i'm not sure which one, might be the last one) There is a 
> choice that allows you to enable lowercase.  Symbolic isn't needed to
> enable 
> lowercase.
> 
> You would use the code
> 
> set 3,(iy+$24;2 enable
> res 3,(iy+$24);2 reset
> 
> Got this from an 83plus asm help thing
> 
> > >
> > > I recently got my 83+, and after playing around with some apps, I
> > > discovered
> > > a benefit that I thought could be isolated and used in the TI-OS.It 
> >seems
> > > when you have Symbolic installed on a calc, then send MirageOS to that
> > > calc,
> > > >from another calc (not a pc), this sometimes unlocks a small letters
> > > options
> > > by pressing ALPHA twice, or 2nd, ALPHA, ALPHA for lock (Like the 86,
> my
> > > other calc), during normal TI-OS operations (home screen, prog editor,
> > > etc).
> > > So far this has only happened on OS 1.14, but all the calculators I
> have
> > > tried it on (happened by accident once, tried on 3 more - 2 worked and
> 1
> > > didn't(it was reconditioned ??would that affect it???)) have had this
> OS
> > > so
> > > it might work on others. I think it might be a left over interrupt 
> >routine
> > > or something that causes this (I am used to 86asm, are interrupts used
> > > much
> > > on the 83+?). Does anyone know what would cause this and if it could
> be
> > > isolated as a single prog/app that installs this function to your 83+?
> > >
> > > Martin Smith
> > > smity42@yahoo.com
> > >
> > > P.S. I only know 86asm, where can I learn some 83+ asm and how to
> write
> > > flash apps?
> > >
> 
> 
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[A83] Re: Small Letters

From: "Jason Lo" <jasonlo_home@hotmail.com>