Re: A85: Re: Tyrant ports

To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A85: Re: Tyrant ports
From: Patrick Gray <pxgray@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:29:52 -0800 (PST)
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This is true.  It would be more resourceful to port it to Usgard in
order to save space.  Since almost no one uses ZShell anymore, it
would be a wiser decision.

-Gray



---David Phillips <electrum@tfs.net> wrote:
>
> 
> But aren't programs for Usgard smaller and faster in size, due to the
> programs being relocated?  I thought every absolute jump or call
inside the
> program had to be fixed to add the program address.  Or is the code
patched
> as it is being loaded?  (I like the 86, code is relocated by the
TI-OS :-)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Humberto Yeverino <humberto@engr.csufresno.edu>
> To: Assembly-85 <assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org>
> Date: Thursday, November 12, 1998 12:01 PM
> Subject: A85: Tyrant ports
> 
> 
> >
> >A couple days ago I started the rewrite for Tyrant, my first game. 
The
> >code was real messy and bug ridden, so starting over seemed like
the best
> >thing to do.  But on to the real news, when it is complete there
will onlt
> >be versions for Rigel and Zshell.
> >WHY?
> >Because if I simply ported to Usgard by inserting &s the compiled
string
> >would explode it size.  There are several calls to 32-bit math
routines
> >and space saving routines.  Since I would basically be fixing this
problem
> >the same way for Usgard as Zshell, I decided, why waste the time.
> >btw the fix would be relocating the subroutines to graph_mem
> >
> >Aside from that it's coming along.  Expect to see a demo (just for 1p
> >mode) soon.
> >
> >Hey what do you know, a message about programming for the 85 on the
Asm-85
> >list, how unique.
> >
> >-Humberto Yeverino Jr.
> >
> >"I kick ass for the Lord."
> >-Dead Alive (1992)
> >
> >***********************************************************
> >Home Page:
> >  http://www.engr.csufresno.edu/~humberto/Home.html
> >
> >Ti Page:
> >  http://www.engr.csufresno.edu/~humberto/tex.html
> >
> >z80 Source Page:
> >  http://www.engr.csufresno.edu/~humberto/z80source.html
> >
> >Official Tyrant Home Page:
> >  http://www.engr.csufresno.edu/~humberto/tyrant.html
> >
> >E-mail:
> >  humberto@engr.csufresno.edu
> >***********************************************************
> 
> 

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