[A83] Re: 83p os


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[A83] Re: 83p os



how bout C++++? 86k calcs use a vbscript. maybe asm script?



At 06:04 PM 4/17/03, you wrote:
>Are you guys just trying to get embedded Java running on the
>calculator?
>
> >> >In fact there is a "solution". Instead of running native machine
> >> >code, the applications could be run through an interpreter,
>much like
> >> >TI-BASIC. All we need is a powerful script-like language.
> >> And a really fast one too, otherwise the OS is of no use. I think
>that
> >> if  the os simply checks every z80 instruction that is executed,
>you
> >> will have a faster program.
> > It depends on what the OS is made for. For me it would make
>more sense
> > to create a relatively simple language which provides access to
>the
> > hardware (LCD, keyboard, link port), has builtin integer/fp
>arithmetic
> > and lets you use basic control structures (functions, for, while,
> > switch,
> > if-then-else...) and pointers with automatic address verification.
> >
> > What I usually miss about the TIOS is the possibility to draw
>graphs
> > and run programs in the background while e. g. reviewing
>preceding
> > results on the home screen. It would be nice to retain user
>interaction
> > while running a long calculation.
> >
> > PG
> >
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