Re: A86: ROM Versions (NOT about copying :)


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Re: A86: ROM Versions (NOT about copying :)






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>> I have an 86 with ROM v1.3, and I am using Rascall with no problems.  But
>> when I give my memory to an 86 with ROM v1.4 or higher, it becomes very
>> unstable (especially with the 85 emulation!)  Has anyone else had this
>> problem? Is ASE more stable on the newer calcs?
>
>The problem is (probably) that different ROM versions store your calc's
settings
>in slightly different places in memory (usually - I can't say for certain
that
>1.3 stores them differently than 1.4, but it's one of the more common
changes
>between ROM versions on _any_ calc), and the TI-OS is finding strange
numbers
>where it expected, say, the size of your graph window.  Try sending the
>variables (programs and strings) rather than a mem backup, and see if it
works
>better.
>


I don't think so, certain areas of the calc do not change from version to
version, such as RAM, ROM page $0d and parts of ROM pages $00 and $01