Re: A86: directories


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Re: A86: directories




Hmm.  That's not a bad idea.  So like a program name points to a program, the
directory name would point to the VAT to be swapped..  The only problem would
be what to do with the original VAT, you'd have to put it in a variable
somewhere.


David Phillips wrote:

> What about this:  create a program to manage the directories.  When you
> change directories, it swaps the VAT of the current directory with the new
> VAT that it  has stored somewhere.  You'd have to create dummy vars to take
> up space so the TI-OS doesn't overwrite your other variables.  Maybe
> directories could be stored as a special type that would contain it's VAT
> and all the vars in it.  That way, you wouldn't have to worry about the OS
> "defragmenting" its memory--the directories would move with it.  Then you
> could use any program without any trouble.  Maybe the directories could be
> stored in a compressed format, and uncompressed when "changed" to...
>
> At 08:58 PM 5/16/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >If it's really possible to create new variable types, what do you folks
> >think about creating a directory variable type, that can be accessed
> >with a token called "cd".  "cd games", when typed to the home screen,
> >would switch to the games directory.. The unused byte in the VAT can be
> >used to place each variable in a directory.
> >It would be pretty neat -- you could have directories that require root
> >access, or directories that have disabled sqrt programs..
> >Does that ring like worthy idea?
> >
> >
>
> // David Phillips
> // mailto:electrum@tfs.net
> // AIM: electrum32




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