A85: Re: asm knowledge

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Subject: A85: Re: asm knowledge
From: "Nathan Haines" <stuntman@cyberverse.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 20:15:37 -0700
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How does one write a shell, anyway?  I know simply enough that you just load
your favorite ZShell or Usgard backup and overwrite the variable to get it
at the top of the VAT, but what does the shell contain?  (I know; I should
check ticalc.org... I'll do that now.)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richardlewis <richardlewis@cedarcity.net>
To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998 2:25 PM
Subject: A85: asm knowledge


>
>->  I was just wondering where all of the knowledgable people on this
>-> list get there knowledge on asm programming.  Could one of the smart
ones
>-> please inform me.  Is it from free literature that Zilog isn't sending
me
>-> or is it from this email list before people started to abuse it?  I
would
>-> really appreciate it because I want to be one of the smart ones.
>->      - Mike
>
>www.ticalc.org (search through the archives), the z80 books that zilog
>gives out, this list (though lately its mostly just junk mail), the
experience
>of writing MISh (My shell), other programming experiences...
>
>By suggestion: make your own shell.  That will teach you all the in-depth
>stuff about the compiler, plus ZShell, or any other shell you chosse to
>emulate.  You can best understand something by building it piece by piece.
>