A83: Re: starting out with assembly
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A83: Re: starting out with assembly
> Anyway, I'm going to get a Ti-86 in about a week, is
> writing in assembly for the 86 any different from the
> 83? And if so, how?
Yeah, it's different. The 86 is the easiest calculator and, imho, the best
to program. It doesn't have crappy shells and libraries. It has static,
fixed relocation and as much scratch memory for use during program execution
than all the other Z80 calcs have altogether. It has a much better display
and does grayscale. And the screen is bigger. You definitely want the 86
:)
> Could anyone give any tips as to if there is better
> software to use, a better tutorial, or just anything
> in general I need to know to get started. I need
> someone to point me in the right direction :)
Download Assembly Studio and VTI:
http://asmstudio.acz.org/
http://vti.acz.org/
Install asm studio and look at the sample programs. Change the text, change
where it displays stuff, etc. Figure out exactly how and why they work.
Put the cursor on an instruction and hit F1 to get help on it. The same
goes for most ROM calls.
> Also, I'm about to go to Barnes & Noble to buy a book
> about programming the Z80 processor. Is this a good
> idea?
Don't bother. You won't find anything.
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