Re: A85: new 85 hardware...
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Re: A85: new 85 hardware...
On Wed, 2 Sep 1998 13:06:52 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
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>It seems to me that everyone wants bigger better games. Lately I noticed
>that the answer was adding new hardware to the existing 85(DHOS & wave
>device.) I tried not to get involved because I disagree and didn't want
>to rain on anyone's parade.
i agree. i think that games should only be using what is readily
available hardware-wise. additional hardware is fun to make and play
around with, but most people won't bother. i'm sure most game
programmers like to have people play their game.
>When someone posted about pressuring TI to make a better calculator(really
>more of a hand held) someone said "you can only push the z80 so far."
>What confuses me is why most people(or just active message posters) would
>rather build new hardware than write a better shell to use the z80 to it's
>full potential.
>
>I'm still amazed that programmers haven't switched to Rigel. The programs
>are smaller, faster, the code is just straight z80 (no &s here and there)
>and the shell is also smaller. The only thing Usgard has that Rigel
>doesn't is VAR routines. But I never see them used that much.
What is faster about Rigel?? they are both of equal speed while
executing programs as far as i know. but i do like the fact that the
shell is smaller, and programs are also smaller (i can't remember at
the moment but Solytare for Rigel seems > 100 bytes smaller and it's a
pretty small game... probably 5 to 10 % smaller).
>The only real problem I have with external hardware is that if I write
>something for it it only gets to those who have the hardware, since there
>is no wide distirbution my audience is VERY limited.
>
>Hope I get some feedback on this...
>
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