Re: A82: Hex editors

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Subject: Re: A82: Hex editors
From: "Wouter Demuynck" <kadem@unicall.be>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 21:49:43 +4
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> 
>    Exactly what is a hex editor used for? How is it used?
>      Just curious, I see there are 2 of them in the CrASH archives. 

hex editors are used to change bytes in the memory.

For example: if you take picross and you know what byte to change, you 
could change the $00 of BestLevel to $20. This way, you can start at level 32 
immediately.

If there was $3E $10 (ld a,$10) you could change it to $1E $10 (ld e,$10)

It is also possible to change text with a hex editor. Some people like to 
change the authors name on a program to their own so they can impress 
their friends.


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A82: Hex editors

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