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Re: LZ: Re: your mail
On Sun, 25 Aug 1996, Andrew Haninger wrote:
> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 10:54:41 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Andrew Haninger <ahaning@freenet.columbus.oh.us>
> To: list-zshell@defiant.rbk.sollentuna.se
> Cc: list-zshell@defiant.rbk.sollentuna.se
> Subject: Re: LZ: Re: your mail
>
> On Sat, 24 Aug 1996 c684852@showme.missouri.edu wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, SAM STAUFFER wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 24 Aug 96 18:17:00 -0600
> > > From: SAM STAUFFER <sam.stauffer@aquila.com>
> > > To: list-zshell@defiant.rbk.sollentuna.se
> > > Subject: LZ: Re: your mail
> > >
> > > -> On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, Andrew Haninger wrote:
> > > ->
> > > -> > would it be possible to write a program (to be used on a pc) that
> > > -> would > be based on what the calculator does while it starts an 85p
> > > -> file. what i > mean is, isit possible to write a program that would
> > > -> convert an 85p file > to an 85s file. i am aware that this would be
> > > -> very difficult and so maybe > i should ask if anyone knows if such a
> > > -> file exists.
> > > ->
> > > -> You mean you want a PC program to tokenize a .85p file. I seriously
> > > -> doubt this exists. The time it would take you to send it to your
> > > -> computer, run this program, then send it back, would not likely be
> > > -> less than just running it on the calc.
> > >
> > > I think he meant, something that will convert a 85 Program (TI-BASIC) to
> > > an assembler program.
> > >
> > If that _IS_ what he meant, then it is very possible (of course), for a
> > PC to convert a ti-basic program to a z80 asm program. Don't know if it's
> > been written yet. heh. For that matter, I don't know if it's worth
> > writing :P
> >
> > Pixel Dreamer
> >
> why isn't that worth writing? there are plenty of worth while 85p programs
> out there and wouldn't it be nice if they were smaller and faster? i know
> i would wrrite zshell progs if i understood it all.
>
>
> Andy Haninger
> aka &y
> ahaning@freenet.columbus.oh.us
>
>
>
Andy (or anyone interested) -
Running ti-basic programs through a compiler on a pc and converting
them to z-80 machine code, would not signifigantly speed up the programs
execution (not enough to write a basic compiler for anyhow..). This is
because TI-BASIC was hard coded into the 85.. When a basic program is
run, it is interpretted line by line.. It really just isn't worth the
trouble.
My suggestion - Learn z80 asm.
Pixel Dreamer
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