Re: A83: On-calc ASM programming.. possible ?

To: ". homonerdicus" <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: Re: A83: On-calc ASM programming.. possible ?
From: Linus Akesson <lairfight@softhome.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 18:29:33 +0100
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On 04-Mar-99, . homonerdicus (bomber912@hotmail.com) wrote:
>-snip-
>But I have an idea .. 
>What does the 83 do exactly when it runs a BASIC prog. We all know that 
>the z80 does not understand BASIC so there must be something like 
>compiler and assembler somwhere in the ROM that converts the BASIC 
>program into hexadecimal for the CPU (you know what I mean).
>Why are BASIC programs so slow ?
>Because they are .. compile-as-you-run type. 
>Is there a way that we can modify the ROM routines so that they compile 
>the BASIC program once and for all, store it as a new program and that 
>we run it using send(9xxxxx aferwards.
>Basic progs will be a lot faster and we could modify it to accept ASM 
>commands too.
>BTW. What exactly does tasm do and why can't we write a similar prog on 
>the calculator.
>It is just an idea but I think it is possible......... is it ?
>I know that when it crashes all the RAM will be lost but that's 
>different question. If it is relly good, maybe Texas Instruments will 
>include it in the ROM of a future model of calc (a 86 plus maybe).

No.

Linus
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A83: On-calc ASM programming.. possible ?

From: ". homonerdicus" <bomber912@hotmail.com>