[A83] Re: Applications...


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How many RAM in total does the 86 have, actually?

----- Original Message -----
From: David Phillips <david@acz.org>
To: <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:26 PM
Subject: [A83] Re: Applications...


>
> Programs are copied to an 8k area when run (_asm_exec_ram).  Programs are
> not automatically copied back after they run.  This is an advantage.  It
> lets you to trash the exec area, allowing things like self extracting
> programs.  This is what sets the 8k limit for programs.
>
>(...)
>
> There are probably some other techniques that can be used, but this should
> cover most of them.  The 86 is very flexible, and is a lot of fun to
> program.  Unfortunately, I can't say the same of the 83.
>
> > Doesn't the TI86 also have it's limits, like you need to split huge
> > programs, and writeback isn't automatic?
>
>
>





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