Re: Is it SOS v1.5 bug or else?


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Re: Is it SOS v1.5 bug or else?



Sumit wrote:
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> Ok, I downloaded SOS v1.5 to my 83 and ran it.  Everything was fine.
> I ran Breakout from SOS and it went well.  Then I quit the game and
> tried to run it again.  SOS v1.5 wouldn't run it and the name
> "BREAKOUT" dissapeared from SOS GAME LIST.  Then I ran "Diamonds".
> Same thing happened to it.  Then I ran "Avalanche".  I couldn't play
> the game because all the blocks fell at the same time and there was no
> chance to move.  I thought that was just weird random but same thing
> happened three or four times and finally "Avalanche" wouldn't run.
> Then I quit "SOS" and tried to run "SOS" again.  I got "MEMORY ERROR".
>  I went to delete some program and I was amazed after what I saw.  I
> saw "Breakout taking 54230 RAM, Diamond taking 17029 RAM.  Then I
> deleted "Breakout" and ran SOS again.  It worked and when I tried to
> play "Avalanche" the calculator froze and I had to take out the
> batteries.  So, anybody has any explanation for this??????????????

I'd say there's a bug somewhere causing the code to self-modify (giving
you the 'random' syndrome).
Somebody screwed up the machinecode on this one.

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          Rene Kragh Pedersen
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