Re: A89: ** Doors OS v0.8 released **
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Re: A89: ** Doors OS v0.8 released **
But any program/library will work under any of the two shells right?
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Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Xavier VASSOR - The Doors Team wrote:
>
> >But haven't you two decided on a "common file format"? If so, then what
> >will be the differences between the two "shells"?
>
> The differences will be the extra features we will include in our shells.
> In Doors OS for example we implemented the anti crash protection.
> We will add other features in next versions.
>
> >--
> >Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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> >
> >On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Xavier VASSOR - The Doors Team wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> At 06:09 20/10/98 +0200, you wrote:
> >> >
> >> >Is Rusty still going to develop PlusShell too?
> >> Yes. He is currently working on it.
> >>
> >> >--
> >> >Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
> >> > File Archives, News, Features, Newsletter, and HTML
> >> > the ticalc.org project - http://www.ticalc.org/
> >> >
> >> >On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Xavier VASSOR - The Doors Team wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> We've just released Doors OS v0.8:
> >> >> It is an assembly shell for both TI89 and TI92 Plus.
> >> >> It uses the common file format we've decided with Rusty Wagner and which
> >> >> allows the use of the programs on both TI89 and TI92 Plus.
> >> >>
> >> >> The Anti Crash protection is implemented !
> >> >> When a error occurs, Doors takes control of the calculator and exits the
> >> >> assembly program.
> >> >>
> >> >> Included are a few sample programs and two libraries:
> >> >> - userlib: idle_loop, random, exec, WriteCharXY etc.. are included here
> >> >> - graphlib: about 20 graphical functions:
> >> >> - gray4 and gray7 support
> >> >> - 2 clear screen functions (display status line or not)
> >> >> - draw dialog boxes (2 types of dialog boxes)
> >> >> - draw horizontal, vertical lines; draw frames
> >> >> - 3 putsprite functions
> >> >> - a fill function: black, white or video inversion: it is fast !
> >> >> - All can be used with grayscales !
> >> >> - only 1.9 Kb for this all.
> >> >>
> >> >> We included a 'moremem' program: it makes you have 64Kb Archive memory
> >> more !!
> >> >> There are a few samples progs:
> >> >> - hello : the classic one
> >> >> - graytst : a 4 grayscale test program
> >> >> - graphtst: dialog box example.
> >> >>
> >> >> We added a few docs: RAM&ROM, file header, keyboard matrix, kernel info.
> >> >> They are not completely finished and our english is quite bad but this
> >> >> should help anyway.
> >> >>
> >> >> To programmers:
> >> >> Please read the docs to be sure that your progs will run on both 89
> and 92
> >> >> Plus.
> >> >> To port programs from Fargo, you should include the compat.h file. It
> >> >> contains aliases for some functions and variables. But it may be not
> >> >> sufficient for everything (VAT, a few keycodes,...)
> >> >>
> >> >> We hope you will enjoy it.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> PS: If some one wants to help us to improve our english in the docs,
> he's
> >> >> very welcome !
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Xavier VASSOR
> >> >> ---The Doors Team
> >> >> E-mail:xvassor@mail.dotcom.fr
> >> >> Doors Homepage: http://doorshome.home.ml.org (not updated for Doors OS)
> >> >> ICQ:10241721
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Xavier VASSOR
> >> ---The Doors Team
> >> E-mail:xvassor@mail.dotcom.fr
> >> Doors Homepage: http://doorshome.home.ml.org (not updated for Doors OS)
> >> ICQ:10241721
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> Xavier VASSOR
> ---The Doors Team
> E-mail:xvassor@mail.dotcom.fr
> Doors Homepage: http://doorshome.home.ml.org (not updated for Doors OS)
> ICQ:10241721
>
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