A85: Re: Conversion from 82


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A85: Re: Conversion from 82






l0rdg0at@juno.com wrote:

> the VIDEO_MEM on the 82 was erroneously called "GRAPH_MEM", when in fact,
> there's TWO "GRAPH_MEM" locations, one for video, one for graphing.
>
> the original 82 asm people state that it's called GRAPH_MEM because there
> really isn't any video mem on it, just a buffer that a programmer must
> manually call the display controller.
>
> as for doing any porting to the 85 from the 82, just replace all
> "GRAPH_MEM" with "VIDEO_MEM".  plus, you'll have to fix any "new line"
> commands, like moving the video pointer to the correct spot (add hl,12
> would be add hl,16)
>
> in the extra 32x64 pixels you can put status and other stuff.
>
> btw, what prog?
>
> -Greg

Thanks for the help... Im working on converting some the RPGs (which there
seem to be a lot of) to the 85.. (seeing as how Im an RPG fanatic)


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