Re: A86: Shell Development Question
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Re: A86: Shell Development Question
ahhhhhhhh dude just let the man make a program. we dont need a shell that
has a power saver. :)
-----Original Message-----
From: TurboSoft@aol.com <TurboSoft@aol.com>
To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Saturday, February 07, 1998 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: A86: Shell Development Question
>
>In a message dated 98-02-07 02:04:22 EST, you write:
>
><< I am designing a new ASM shell for the TI-86. It will have many of the
> same features as Rascall and ASE, and many of its own features. Since
> some of the ASM programs that I run are TI-85 ZShell/Usgard programs, I
> was wondering if anyone had any information about emulating these
> programs on the TI-86, like ASE and Rascall do. I would appreciate any
> information that anyone could give. >>
>
>You're really making a new shell for the 86? Good.
>
>When making your emulation part of it, try to start with that of Rascall.
l
>hear that it emulates at least as many programs as ASE does, and it
includes a
>method of escaping if the program locks up.
>
>Include similar password protection as that of ASE.
>
>Try to make something that will do things like...
>if the ON button is pressed, it will turn the contrast all the way down or
>turn off the calculator, but when it is pressed again, whatever you were
doing
>would be restored (such as when solving equations for Algebra and you have
to
>write the equation and stuff down for a few minutes between using the
>calculator) to save power possibly.
>Keeping the memory from being reset from the MEM menu. Toggle this option
on
>or off inside the shell.
>
>Also try to have it be able to delete/rename programs and to rename groups.
>l think that one of the coolest designs would be to have it look sort of
like
>a rolodex from a side view, like having a 3dimensional view of part of the
>rings that keeps it together and "pages" with your programs, and to have
>"tabs" on the right that you can use certain buttons to select.
>