Re: LZ: memory space


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Re: LZ: memory space



Scott J. Rein wrote:
> 
> At 09:18 PM 9/5/96 -0400, you wrote:
> >i don't think we need a zipper but, we need to think of immidiate ways of
> >making the programs smaller with out changing the play at all. what about
> >the title screens? sure that opening screen to Plain Jump and Z-Pong and
> >stuff are cool but, they are just wasting valuble(did i spell that
> >right?) space. maybe we could just put all the info from the home screen
> >and the end screen in menu format and relace the home screen with that?
> >this is how i think it might look(*KINDA*)...
> >(i'll use "M"'s for menu and "D"'s for regular size)
> >----------------
> >DPlain Jump v1.0
> >M By: A. Ess
> >M etc etc etc et
> >M c etc etc etc
> >M etc etc etc et
> >M c etc etc etc
> >M pressf1f2f3etc
> >----------------
> >
> >or can i do this by disassembling it with dasm?
> >
> >what do you all (that would like a zipping program) think????
> >
> 
> I agree completely!  I was just trying to download a few simple programs
> to my calc, but they are all bloated with bad code and a bunch of crappy


How can you say that some ZShell games are bloated with bad code?  For
one, thing, unless you reverse engineered the prgoram, you have no idea
what the code s, good or bad.  Secon of all, have _you_ ever tried to
write a 3-5k game? it's _not_ easy to get a game into such a small
space.


> title screens.  Sure they are great, but we could lose them.
> 
> Still, though, the idea of being able to keep even more programs on your
> calculator is an interesting proposition.  Plus, if we can compress them,
> then we can continue to improve on the graphics (title screen), sounds, etc.
> that make the games so impressive.
> 
> --      Scott Rein
>         srein@rain.org


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