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> Assembly-86 Digest Tuesday, January 19 1999 Volume 01 : Number 771
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> Index of topics in this issue:
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> Re: A86: Unix shell
> Re: A86: Unix shell
> Re: A86: Unix shell
> A86: Re: mod(
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> See the end of the mail for information about the list!
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> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 08:34:02 PST
> From: "Curtiss Howard" <po_boxx_823@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: A86: Unix shell
>
> >like the idea... but sadly I don't have time for such a project
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >Sphincter Boy wrote:
> >
> >> Has anyone ever writen a Unix based shell? It would be really nice to
> >> have one. Not that the calc doesn't already offer a cli and text
> >> configuration, it would just be nice for unix freaks like me. Group
> >> project time?
> >>
> >> --
> >> As he atempted to say, "Do you both love pork," In his mangled
> English,
> >> it came out, "Do you both have sex with pigs."
> >
> >
> >
>
> I think something along the lines of Bash for the TI-86 would be really
> cool, but most of the TI programmers and users are MS drones <g>. If it
> doesn't have k3wl icons and point-n-click, they don't want it :).
>
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> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 10:49:20 -0800
> From: rabidcow@juno.com (Joshua J Seagoe)
> Subject: Re: A86: Unix shell
>
> the main problem with this is the keypad. that's gonna be hell with
> anything that requires a lot of text commands. (until someone builds a
> linkport keyboard adapter)
> how much like unix do you want anyway? the calc's data storage is
> completely different from anything running unix (afaik)
>
> - -josh
>
> On Fri, 15 Jan 1999 23:38:11 -0500 Sphincter Boy
> <sphincter@columbus.crosswinds.net> writes:
> >
> >Has anyone ever writen a Unix based shell? It would be really nice to
> >have one. Not that the calc doesn't already offer a cli and text
> >configuration, it would just be nice for unix freaks like me. Group
> >project time?
> >
> >--
> >As he atempted to say, "Do you both love pork," In his mangled
> >English,
> >it came out, "Do you both have sex with pigs."
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 14:04:06 EST
> From: ZeromusMog@aol.com
> Subject: Re: A86: Unix shell
>
> In a message dated 1/18/99 8:34:26 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> po_boxx_823@hotmail.com writes:
>
> > I think something along the lines of Bash for the TI-86 would be really
> > cool, but most of the TI programmers and users are MS drones <g>. If it
> > doesn't have k3wl icons and point-n-click, they don't want it :).
>
> First of all, let me state for the record that I currently have Linux
> installed on my computer, and it's a great OS. It's way more stable and can do
> much more than Win95. But I really don't blame us ASM programmers for being
> attracted to 'k3wl icons' and 'point-n-click', because ASM is complicated
> enough, forget about worrying about a BASH prompt. I shudder while thinking of
> editing ASM programs in vim, or the bloated command line required to assemble
> a program and have it output a file that can be used on the calcultor. It
> seems that, in Linux, if there are less than 50 options available to perform
> any simple task, it's not enough, and more must be found immediately. Where do
> you think the verbose flags came from? :)
>
> Now would I assemble a program with Linux? In a second! I'm a geek, remember?
> :) But I can't blame anyone for wanting to press ctrl+F5 to error check,
> assemble, and send an ASM program to a calculator. It's really nice, and
> accomplishes the same thing in a single keystroke that having three terminal
> windows open-one to write code, another to assemble, and yet another to send
> the program- would. I tried using vim to edit my bashrc yesterday. Anyone who
> only uses windows will never understand how complicated save and quit can be.
> :)
>
> So my point: Linux is cool, I'd like to see it on a calc, and I'd like to see
> some programming utilities for it. However, remember that it's unnececarally
> complex sometimes, and there really is nothing wrong with using a GUI every
> now and then. :)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 14:10:14 -0600
> From: "David Phillips" <david@acz.org>
> Subject: A86: Re: mod(
>
> The command "mod(" performs a modulus on two numbers, the same as the MOD
> command in BASIC or the % operator in C/C++. m modulus n will return the
> remainder of m divided by n. The _FPDIV rom call will divide OP1 by OP2 and
> return the quotient in OP1 and the remainder in OP2:
>
> call _op1set4 ; OP1 = 4
> call _op2set3 ; OP2 = 3
> call _FPDIV ; OP1 / OP2 = 4 / 3
> call _disp_op1 ; disp OP1 = 1.333333333333
> call _op2toop1 ; OP2 -> OP1
> jp _disp_op1 ; disp/return OP2 = 3 (remainder)
>
> - --
> David Phillips <david@acz.org>
> http://www.acz.org/
>
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Jeanne9005@aol.com>
> To: <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 1999 4:34 PM
> Subject: A86: mod(
>
> >
> >I got an answer to how to do a mod( of two numbers, but then I was told not
> tp
> >use it. How do I perform a mod( ?
> >
> >Glen Solsberry
> >ZAPO
> >
> >
>
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