[A85] Re: Running assembly programs


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[A85] Re: Running assembly programs




This has nothing to do with what's been discussed. I
just want to get off this listserver but I keep
failing. What's the correct method to get off?



--- Henk Poley <HPoley@DDS.nl> wrote:
> 
> > Van: Dines Justesen <dines@aub.dk>
> > 
> > It is possible to start assembly programs from
> BASIC programs by using
> the
> > same method as the shell on the TI82 does (infact
> the TI82 hack was first
> > carried out on a TI85 and then moved to the TI82).
> Using the method the
> > program does however have to be at a fixed
> address, unless the shell
> > supports it. By adding some fairly simple code to
> the shell, all programs
> > which includes a special header can be started
> from a BASIC program/the
> > prompt.
> 
> Oh, yes, I'll have to take a look at the shells used
> at the Ti-82 too...
> 
> Hmm, I do know thst on the Ti-82 there's some
> special BASIC prog that
> 'copies' two Matrixes to each other. It overflows
> and then the shell is
> executed.
> 
> I guess the shell then has to lookup where the
> program is (if program is at
> a fixed location this isn't needed) and execute it.
> 
> Does this 'copying' gives problems with the VAT
> (exept when deleting the
> 'gigantic' matrixes...)? AKA, are the file-pointers
> still correct?
> 
> 	Henk Poley <><
> 
> 


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Francisco A. Rojas
Computer Science Student @ Virginia Tech

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