Re: A86: my new ti86


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Re: A86: my new ti86



If ASM programs are written using routines found from a 'dump' of the ROM then
there is a
good chance that there will be problems across ROM versions. ALL of the
routines that I
give addresses for are located in a 'call table' that will stay the same across
all versions
of the ROM. I have over 1500 routines in that table and most likely the ones
that are hacked are
located in the table. I need to know which routines are currently being used
outside of the table 
and I will give the address of them in the table if they exist. 

Later,
Pat

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From: pricem@juno.com (Matthew R Price), on 9/11/97 5:57 AM:

>does this mean we're going to have to remake an assembly game 
>everytime a new
>ROM version comes out?  and what about the assembly progs for the 1.2? 
> are
>they eventually going to disappear or no longer be made?


We're hoping not.  I was under the impression that the info that TI gives
us, hopefuly in the near future, will be ROM independent.  The problem
now is that we are using the same approach with the 86 as with the 85 ie.
hacking up a mem dump to see what things do what.  The two ROMs are
different enough that this approach is giving us info that is too
detailed.
Those games that are written before TI releases the docs should probably
be rewritten to ensure that they will work on all the current ROM
versions.  Now some games don't work on all versions.

	Matthew



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