Re: LZ: RE: TI-86 and shells


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Re: LZ: RE: TI-86 and shells



On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Jeff Tyrrill wrote:

> It is quite impossible to make a shell on the TI-86 that will emulate the 
> TI-85 environment in such a way that 85s programs will work. To emulate a 
> computer environment, you need a computer much more powerful than the one you 
> are emulating, even with the same processor and many similarities.

Well, the 86 is just an 85 that has been pumped up with some memory and
some other stuff. It sill runs all 85 basic stuff, it can link to an 85
without problem. So adaping a shell ot the 86 wouldn't be harder than
doing it for a new ROM version (which has be done many times)...

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