Really good, go on Lesteven!

sorry for the useless comment, but that's my first first comment!
and this kernel is the beginning of game possibilities on rom 2.3

So are you saying that ROM 2.3 doesn't allow programs like SMQ to work?

amicek

At least for now...

It's ROM 2.03 not ROM 2.3. :)

I think 2.03 is going to be a bigger problem than 1.05 ever was as far as compatibility goes. I don't think there'll be a quick fix patch like there was the first time.

Well, a nice patch to fix keyboard input would be a plus.

I think this kernel is great

Launch program is useful because of ti's limitation on ASM programs to 8ko

you can simply make:
launch("phoenix")

In fact problem is with handles who have changed

Another problem is keys functions as you can see in tetris like for rom1.05

In my correspondence with TI, they gave me the impression that the 8kb limit only applied to the '83, and not the '89/'92.

I just have a stupid question to ask. Can you switch back to v1.00 after installing version 2.03? I am guessing that you can't, but I thought I should be sure anyway.

Yes:with HW2, you can return to 1.05, anf with HW1 to 1.00

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back it up there. Are you saying that I can't install back to ROM Version 1.00 if I have Hardware Version 2.00? I think that is crap, but I don't have that version, so... I have Hardware Version 1.00, but I think I will end up getting 2.00, because my linkport screwed up on my Hardware 1.00, ROM 1.00 TI-89. If I send it to TI, they will just give me a brand new one, with 2.00, and I want ROM 1.00, or the ability to go back to it. Don't break me here. I am counting on the fact that I can change back...

I'm not sure, that's what I've read:
TI 89 and 92+ with HW2 are sold with 1.05 installed, and you can't downgrade to 1.00 or 1.01. You can downgrade the new ones, sold with 2.03 (or the old you have upgraded), to 1.05.
The calcs with HW1 can be downgraded to 1.00 or 1.01, even after you have installed 1.05 or 2.03.

I think if you email texat instruments, then they will give you old rom versions. Thats what I heard.

That's right, but if you have HW2, you won't be able to use 1.00 or 1.01 anyway...

I have got another program to work with it and you do not have to write the launch thingy.Its blackjack sure it does not work perfectly but it is ok.

there is another program which works:
topskater!
it is not a very beautiful game but it is cool!!!

"launch(main\pheonix) is just sooo long" haha
89 users are lazy! "It's too hard to copy the previous command and change the game to the one i want to play" haha

j/k

They should just make kbdprgmX programs for that.

EX:

kbdprgm1()
Prgm
main\launch("games\phoenix")
EndPrgm

This is very simple and then you only have to press [DIAMOND] + [ 1 ] to play Phoenix.

Anyone whinners that haven't done this should be smacked.

Let me know when SMQ works.

if anyone cares, ill probably make a shell so u could launch programs without having to type in launch(...), itll im guessin 3 to 4 week before i upload it to ticalc.

<b>B</b>a<b>S</b>ic right?

This is also easily done in ASM, all you have to do is something simialr to this (code after message) from inside of a shell. Someone could modify PlusShell do this quite easily.

_main:
move.l tios::top_estack,a0
subq.l #1,a0
clr.w -(a7)
move.l a0,-(a7)
jsr tios::SymFindPtr
addq.l #6,a7

move.l a0,d0
beq notfound

move.w 12(a0),d0 ;handle of prog in d0
move.w d0,-(a7)
jsr util::exec
addq.l #2,a7
RTS

notfound:
pea pastrouve(pc)

jsr tios::ST_showHelp

clr.l (a7)
clr.w -(a7)
jsr tios::GKeyIn
addq.l #6,a7

RTS

pastrouve dc.b "Program not found",0

end

all help is welcome