Re: A83: Platforms
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Re: A83: Platforms
The other known way of allocating memory is more complicated as far as
programming is concerned. SQRXZ uses it.
And yes Linus, I believe this method is truly dynamic though I've never used it.
SOS (or AShell for that matter) doesn't work on a few ROM calls that change the
size of variables.
Joe Wingbermuehle
http://joewing.calc.org
----- Original Message -----
From: ceebje <B.J.Ellis@hw.ac.uk>
To: assembly-83 <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: A83: Platforms
>
> >The bottom line is, if you like SOS, use it. If you don't, then don't use
> it.
> >I've discovered that most people have wildly different opinions on this
> list so
> >it isn't beneficial to ask something of that nature.
>
> Sorry!
>
> To be honest, i thought the responce i would get would be along the lines
> off: Yeh, we all use SoS these days.
>
> I wasent really making a technical comparision, i was just trying to see if
> a standard had formed round SoS.
>
> Its odd, though i like SoS from a users point of view (nice description
> bit -clear easy interface) its a nusiance when it comes to development.
> Not because of its technical side, but because it is anouther shell, with
> very noticible support.
>
> A single format would be great, wouldent it?
>
> Just like windows and microsoft. (which is the other side. Who wants a
> pants single format?)
>
> If only TI had used their weight early on and produced a proper loader
> (none of this two-byte bytes sillyness).....
>
> Anyway, it was beneficial to me...I guess to allow the 'general pubic'
> propper access to games, we can't ignore any format. Including Zasmload.
>
> So, on a personal note, i will use SoS for development, testing and
> debuging.
> My games (being small and Boxey;) do not do anything fancy (well, ill remove
> the score write back in Mousey) thus (i think) they work on both SoS and
> Zasmload.
> Ok, a few bytes will be wasted for the 'description' tag in Zasmload,
> but...its worth it. One program, which works on the two main loaders/shells.
>
> >SOS does allow dynamic memory allocation--just create another program!
>
> I thought the same...
> Achually, i thought this was the only method. Whats the other one?
>
> >Anyway, SOS's inability to support certain ROM calls isn't exactly a bug
> and it
> >cannot be avoided in a sensible manner [chop]
>
> Er, thats a new one. Which Rom calls...? I dont remember seeing any mention
> on the 'developer faq'. My games seem to work - so i dont think it affects
> me?
>
> rock on,
>
> Bill J Ellis
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> Bill James Ellis
>
> B.J.Ellis@hw.ac.uk
> http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~ceebje/
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