Re: LZ: RE: ZShell and Beyond...
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Re: LZ: RE: ZShell and Beyond...
I think that -=-EXPERIENCED-=- ASM programmers on LZA amd LZ should hold
a conference on IRC or something and start making plans for a
backwards-compatible shell that is not HUGE, and doesnt have some
spiffed up GUI to just take up space. Some people have been talking
about, but lets stop talking and start doing! You will be a hero to the
entire TI community :-)
>Vote and choose a "standard" shell?!??!!?
>YEAH RIGHT!! Let people make shells if they want to!! I doubt we'll
have many
>compatibility problems, because game authors want their programs to be
>playable on all shells, so they'll make them for ZShell, because most
or all
>of the other shells are fully ZShell compatible. If another shell
emerges
>which is obviously and truly better (like has double the rom calls and
is
>small), then people will choose it.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org On Behalf Of
Chief28933@aol.com
>Sent: Thursday, June 05, 1997 2:40 PM
>To: list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org
>Subject: LZ: ZShell and Beyond...
>
>When ZShell came out every one was glad and was happy with it. Then
OS-85
>came out and it was not much cause for rejoicing.
> !!!NOW!!! !!!NOW!!! !!!NOW!!!
>We have ZShell, OS-85, CShell, Usgard, Supernova, OpenZ, ARsfZP, and
possibly
>another one that I forgot. The point is that ZShell should be used as
a
>springboard to develope a second generation ASM Shell for the 85.
ZShell is
>the basis the we ---n---e---e---d--- to build a new shell. Backwards
>compatability should only be for the ROM CALLS USED IN ZSHELL and if a
new
>shell adds new rom calls then don't worry IF YOU WANT TO RUN A PROGRAM
FOR A
>2nd GENERATION SHELL THEN GET THE SHELL THAT IS NEEDED. OK now for the
way I
>think this could be done
>1) Determine by use which shell is the best NON-EXPANDER SUPPORT shell.
We
>need to vote and effectively pick the next ZShell for any more third
>generation shells and beyond. We don't need to worry about expanders
for the
>basic version.
>The one we pick should be for a reference point to the next shells not
the
>only shell in use.
>2) We really should compile a new list of the ROM CALLS supported by
all of
>the new shells and then make the shell we voted on in #1 support all of
those
>thus we get parallel compatability with all the shells so that you
don't have
>to wipe out your memory every time you want to play a different game.
>3) Now all the 2nd genration shells are compatable with each other an
you can
>have the one you want and can play the games you want.
>
>1...2...3... PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>Go ahead flames... do your worst!!! :-o-<-< HA HA HA
>
> -Chief28933@aol.com
> "I hate a Roman named Status Quo"
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