[A86] Re: What about LISP?

To: <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: [A86] Re: What about LISP?
From: "Henk Poley" <HPoley@DDS.nl>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:53:43 +0100
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org


> Van: David Reiss <davidr42@optonline.net>
>
> The distinction I was trying to make is between these two scenarios,
> both of which are, in theory, possible to implement on the 86:
> 
> An "interpreter" that would be a single 86 program variable that would
> read Scheme text in 86 string variables and run it. This would allow
> easy on-calc development.
> 
> A "compiler" that would run on a computer and translate Scheme text into
> a 86 program variable that you would transfer to your calc and run
> directly, without requring any other files. On-calc development would be
> impossible with this system.
> 
> (Both of these would have access to a library of common routines
> implemented in hand-tuned assembly. Whether they're statically or
> dynamically linked won't make much difference.)
> 
> I predict something implementing the first option would run programs
> about as fast as TI-Basic programs, which is fast enough for some
> things, but not fast enough for a lot.

A big speed improvement over Ti-BASIC would be the use of (un)signed chars
and ints, you don't always need FP.

	Henk Poley <><