Re: Zshell to 82asm
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Re: Zshell to 82asm
A pre-translator is certainly more feasible than an on-calc emulator, but it
would still work only with the simplest of programs (almost certainly no
games) simply due to the calculator differences. The translator would not know
what the program is trying to do when it sees the program writing to certain
memory locations, and would be unable to convert most programs.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Open discussion of TI Graphing Calculators On Behalf Of Garcia
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 1997 6:32 AM
To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: Zshell to 82asm
Couldn't someone make a shell for the 86 that would serve as some type of a
translator for ZShell games. For example when there is a ROM call the
shell would read the call and then make the appropiate call on the 86.
Just some thoughts,
Andres
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> From: Jeff Tyrrill <Jeff_Tyrrill@MSN.COM>
> To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
> Subject: Re: Zshell to 82asm
> Date: Monday, July 07, 1997 6:52 PM
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> You can't just make an ASM program for the TI-86 that emulates ZShell and
be
> able to run TI-85 ASM programs. The whole calculator is different. Most
> programs make use of more of the calculator's resources than just the ROM
> calls, and the memory locations are certainly all different.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Open discussion of TI Graphing Calculators On Behalf Of Tony
Lieuallen
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 1997 2:51 PM
> To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
> Subject: Re: Zshell to 82asm
>
> > It should be possible. Someone is working on a way to recompile
> > z-shell
> > progs to the 86.
>
> Shouldn't it be possible to write one asm program for the 86 that would
> perform the same functions as zshell, instead of having to recompile
> them? There are some programs whose authors have 'dissapeared' or left
> the programming scene, and no source to recompile would be available.
>
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