Re: A86: AShell Enhanced 1.2 Released

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: AShell Enhanced 1.2 Released
From: "Bill N." <b.nagel@usa.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 20:47:26 +0000
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TurboSoft wrote:

> In a message dated 98-01-20 15:14:08 EST, you write:
>
> << The input routine is what caused all of that crashing.
>  It was removed in 1.3, I've had no reports of any bugs in it.
>  If you dont clear your mem before upgrading, ASE will probably
>  crash, thats why n X t's 86 crashed.
>
>  Bill >>
>
> will this allow MegaRacers to run without the screen contrast freaking out
> like it does with ASE 1.2?  Also, can l still rename programs?  that feature
> works fine on mine.

Believe it or not, renaming programs is what caused MegaRacers to screw up,that
input prompt had to be removed, so you can no longer rename progs, but
you still can rename categories.  In the next version, I'll imporve protection in
case
a friend gets a hold of your calc.

> Also, l still think that the clearing of memory on the TI-86 should be looked
> at.  program names and parts of programs would appear in text on the Graph
> screen one time when my calculator crashed.  the programs that it was
> displaying were cleared when l first went to MEM to reset the memory.  lt
> seems that there could be a way to expand the user memory on the 86 to allow
> for more programs.

The 86's ABS addressing system is set up so that the memory could be expanded...

Bill

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Re: A86: AShell Enhanced 1.2 Released

From: TurboSoft <TurboSoft@aol.com>