Re: A83: Running programs
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Re: A83: Running programs
Right, that's another way to do it. But that still requires a high-level
language to intermingle with the cool, fast, spiffy, low-level language
(ASM), thus slowing it down, and, as you said, making it less 'elegant.'
-Dimitri
On Sat, 18 Apr 1998, Linus Akesson wrote:
>
> Whoa! This guy has stolen my idea! =) He uses basic to run other programs.
> (His "dosshell" can only run three
> predefined programs, and he's using a basic program that calls the asm stuff,
> then checks X and runs one of
> the programs.) Well, my idea is to have a main basic program that first runs
> the asm stuff and then runs a basic
> program. The asm code would then change that basic program to do a
> prgmSomething and a Return. Easy peasy,
> but not very elegant...
>
> On 17-Apr-98, Conway wrote:
>
> >I did read that somewhere, but I can't rememeber how. Now I remember, Do you
> >know AHmeds tutorials? Any way if you don't just go to TI-philes because
> >Ti-calc dosn't have them, and look in the tutorials link. There are a good
> >seven, and one is all about a program called Dos Shell. Any way he does
> >mention a routine that executes a program there, although he dosn't use it.
> >Any way check it out, and tell me what happens..
> >From
> >Conway
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dimitri Hammond <dimitri@dynet.com>
> >To: Linus Akesson <lairfight@softhome.net>
> >Cc: Assembly-83 <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
> >Date: Friday, 17 April 1998 15:20
> >Subject: Re: A83: Running programs
>
>
> >>
> >>I wish. I know theere is one hidden in the depths of the 83-ROM, but
> >>lord knows where... I tried asking TI, but they didn't seem too fond of
> >>answering it...
> >>
> >> -Dimitri
> >>
> >>
> >>On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Linus Akesson wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Is there a system routine to run other (basic-) programs?
> >>>
> >>> Linus
> >>>
>
>
>
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